only 21 more days of school left!
i can do it!

we had a fun weekend with the edwards family. we camped up in santa cruz county on the coast (matt and i had stayed there two years ago). the beach was just a short walk down from our campsite, where we read magazines and threw the aerobie. we also went into santa cruz for the day and had coffee and wend shopping. we missed out on the pier, which was a bummer, but the trip ended up being nice and relaxing.

except for the 65 mile bike ride, which was not relaxing! ha! what a fun ride, but so tiring! and it was completely beautiful riding through the mountains, strawberry fields, along the coast, and through a beautiful wooded area with a creek. we started at 8:00 am and finished at 2:15/2:30 and it ended up being about 5 hours of riding (not including breaks). they had rest stops along the way for lunch and other food/drink items. there were three big hills and lots of rolling hills for a change in elevation of 4000 feet, which doesn't sound like much, but it was. matt, mary and i all stuck together for the first 15 miles or so and then we all split up and went at our own pace. mom and dad edwards were waiting at the lunch place and then at the finish line (well, finish area).

mom edwards asked if we would ever do that ride again. and we (matt and i, that is) said not that particular ride. we both want to do a century (100 miles) someday. but someday later when we both have time to train for something that long!!! bike riding is fun, but the long races take so much training time--i think i'm with you, mare--i'll stick with triathlons/adventure races! we won't see mare for another 6-12 months, so it was good to have one last event of 2005 with her!!!

then on monday we had a nice visit with our friends max and deb, from toledo. they were in town so we all went out to dinner: sushi--finally! matt was outnumbered and i got to go! it was sort of pricey, though. i guess i'm used to cleveland's sushi rocks, where it is so cheap. oh well, i'll just have to plan another visit back there soon!

we had some friends over last night to watch the seattle supersonics game (and for some tortilla soup!). unfortunately, i ended up getting a migraine in the middle of dinner and had to miss out on all the fun. i tried to be a trooper and just laid on the couch for awhile, but then i started feeling too sick to my stomach, so i moved downstairs. i'm still feeling pretty bad today-i hope it clears up soon! probably stress+excessive exercise+hormones+pressure change= this migraine, i never really know anymore.

i am looking forward to this weekend--we'll be getting together with our friends to plan our memorial day weekend in mexico. then on saturday we will head up to LA to visit the andys and chill there. they live in hollywood, which is gross, but LA is usually hotter than san diego, so maybe we'll get in some good beach time!

i hope everyone is doing well...