Spring Training

There was a great sentiment expressed during the "News from Lake Wobegone" on "A Prairie Home Companion." It was something about how nice the first few weeks of summer are because people are still really excited about sitting outside. And as I sat on my front porch, reading a science article, drinking iced tea, and listening to Garrison, it perfectly described our weekend.

It was the first weekend that really felt like summer, about 80 degrees and just gorgeous. And thanks to our crazy training schedule for our upcoming triathlons, we got to be out enjoying it. Main highlights of the weekend :

Trent's awesome idea to bring a bottle of wine to Weaver Street and buy some fancy cheese and crackers for our Friday dinner date. Sitting out that evening was a perfect way to unwind.

I joined some older bio grad ladies for a fundraiser 5K on Saturday morning, and came away with second place and lots of gift certificate goodies. That was awesome! It made me realize that my training is paying off.

Saturday afternoon, we went to a fabulous bbq/tennis party. Really yummy food and excellent coaching by Steph. It will be fun to play at night with the bright lights this summer.

Our weekend-ly mountain bike ride was amazing. As always. And newbie biker Deirdre was a total trooper.

Lots of swimming and cycling on the trainer, in between all this. One tired Jean and Trent by the end of this crazy weekend. But we hunkered down with some excellent pasta with lots of vegie goodies from Whole Foods, and Casino Royale last night, which was quite recuperative.

Hope you all had fabulous weekends as well. This week is our last week of coursework for the semester, I can't believe how quickly it went. Have a great week!