ISHT - Lucky American Girl edition

Well America, sometimes you lose faith and sometimes, just sometimes, it is restored to you.

I did believe my office would be closing at 5PM today, like it does every day, and yet…we are closing at 2! YAY TWO!

I will be going to get a mani/pedi before I go watch fireworks and eat food and snuggle in freezing cold Chicago with my handsome fiancé, on a blanket, and be happy and celebrate and be thankful. YAY!

So, 146, which is fine, considering I went out last night and ate a huge chunk of corn-fed beef, beef that has lived a life of luxury and fulfillment. It was odd to eat such a big chunk of beef and I definitely felt a little off afterwards, but it was DELICIOUS.

My real thing this week, a rediscovery I make every summer, is my bike.

I love it just so much. I cannot express to you all who are trying to fit more exercise into your life, what a perfect perfect thing the bicycle is. It is fast, it is easy on joints, it is hard on muscles, it is so easy on the brain (you must be very aware though! VERY AWARE), it is just the most …. Fulfilling thing, it truly is.

I’ve been riding to work almost every other day, it saves me from running or doing cardio when I get home, after I walk the dog, and it really saves me some time. But I’m also very much an after work exerciser, so I hardly ever get the rush morning exercise people get.

BUT MANNOMAN!

I leave a little early, so I have plenty of time to get to work, so I’m not rushing…and I ride at a nice brisk pace. I get to work early, get some breakfast, read, relax, enjoy my morning rush and really…all day feel better. And then, I GET TO RIDE HOME!

Do you understand what I said? I GET to ride! I get to, like its something wonderful I get to do, instead of a big horrible thing I have to do, like all other exercise in the world. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve had some great runs and strength workouts and they make me feel good, but they are have to’s. Not get to’s.

So, here is to my bike, to summer, to me, to John, to Remo, to the dogs on their way from Iowa, to my work, to my boss, to 146, to 2PM, to mani/pedis and most of all to the fact that I am lucky enough to enjoy all these things.

Have a great weekend everyone!