Photos from MS 150 ride weekend

Getting ready to start - day one

Deception bridgeLunch stop - only 50 more miles to go!


Kicking back after 75 miles of pedaling our asses off - AAAaaargh!
Day two - woo hoo - it's FLAT!


Team mates back at the team tent

At last... it's over!

The longest coming event EVER!

Finally! We are doing the MS 150 this weekend. I swear to God(dess) this has been the longest, most drawn out event I've ever experienced. I'm sure prepping for Burningman is just as long and drawn out - but I'm "into" that - so it doesn't FEEL like this does.

Tom, some ex-coworkers from Europe through the back door and thier friends make up a team of about 17 total. We're calling ourselves the Eurostars - even had our own jerseys made up (I created the design). We raised over $6500 as a team to donate to the Multiple Scolrosis foundation (thanks everyone who donated!). That feels pretty good.

Just for the heck of it - we chose a theme for ourselves and our team tent: "Pirates of the European". Sillyness is bound to ensue - and I'm looking forward to that part of it. Mostly... I'm looking forward to the end of the stress of putting this thing together, and the guilt for not riding enough (according to Tom). I really can't wait to be done. And crash... and drink beer... yes - beer. Pedal - beer - pedal - beer... I think I can do this. Wish me luck - and lots of dry thoughts!

Laws of attraction - documentary

Watched this documentary the other day - it's been bouncing around and around in my head: http://thesecret.tv/home.html.

Basically it's about the laws of attraction that and states that whatever we focus on the most the universe will supply. So - if you have a problem and you are focused on that problem - then it will only get worse. The idea is to focus on something positive - the solutions - and you will attract that in your life.

One thing it suggests is to write your positive visions out - as if they've already come about. So... I did and I'm posting it here to remind me where I'm headed everyday.

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I am grateful now that I live in the home I own near the city and own my piece of land out in the country. I’m really enjoying remodeling and improving my home and yard – and my pups are so happy with their new, huge, tree littered, yard. I love my porch and the sound of the birds twittering and tweating in the green, green trees there.

I am grateful now that I have my own workshop and space to encourage local artists to dream up and create new and innovative art pieces. I truly enjoy the act of building functional art that I sell to the public – and love that I can barely keep up with the demand!

I am grateful now that I am financially stable and comfortable and want for nothing. I enjoy being able to help those around me out when they find themselves in need.

I am sooo very grateful now that I am involved in loving and supportive relationships that support and inspire my love for art, social interaction and community. I am so happy to have found a way to share these passions with people I love and in turn support their art, passions and sense of community.