my hyggelig: Friday Hyggelig

Friday, February 3, 2012

celebrating 40 hyggelig style...

Alt Summit Part 1

When I turned 40 in 2011,
it felt like once again there I was ~ dragging my feet.
Being 30 something was so great!! What happened?!!

Never quite willing to admit to change, I was living in denial.

My newly 40 friends were throwing bashes for themselves, planning trips to climb Everest, and even H had built a kayak over the winter and launched it on his big day.

I thought to myself,
I can wollow in this denial,
or I can take charge and celebrate this important milestone,
celebrate me.

Sunday, May 8, 2011

it doesn't matter where you are...

his...hers...

We have been talking about it
for months,
and last night
we were finally able to do it.
Warm Weather 2011 Bike Dates.

The Goals:
Time together.
A 'different' form of exercise.
The Rules:
Close proximity to the homestead.
Take the bicycles.

We always enjoy our Lover's Rides,
but in the last umpteen years, we have both ridden a lot
solo.
This summer,
because of where we are at mentally,
where we are at physically,
and where we are at literally,
we want to spend a little bit more time together,
on our bicycles,
doing something old,
that is new again.

I feel like I keep saying it,
but it has been one hell of a last 6 months.
One day your life changes,
and there is nothing you can do about it.
Sometimes the change moves in excruciatingly slow motion.
This seems to be happening a lot,
and it is filling us with stress,
apprehension,
anxiety,
and I guess a little fear.
We've been bummed,
and we are trying to work our way out.

It's time to
retune,
refuel,
redirect,
reconnect.

FINALLY!
A most oustandingly beautiful day.
Sun, 70, and outside ALL day.
Capping it off with a nice pedal
to our local Japanese restaurant.
Perfect!

they had THE coolest little lights at the restaurant.
hyggelig!!

left: H built up a new 'city' bike
out of an old racing frame, some parts cannibalized off of other bicycles, and some new parts.
had to fix one thing after we got going...still tweaking.

Right: of Course!
2 miles from home I remember~
I forgot the key to my bicycle lock!
need to stop doing that, it's a real bummer.
thank goodness for the spare cable lock!

headed home...

Success.
We had a lovely time.
We engaged.
We rode.
It doesn't matter where you are,
when you embrace what you have,
make what you want it to be,
and share it with the one you love,
suddenly the world looks different,
and so do both of you...

for those of you who pay close attention,
you may see something here that raises an eye brow,
or two.
more on that soon...

Saturday, February 19, 2011

family date...

It's been a long time
since I took to the skies,
and used the word
travel
in my vocabulary.
I've been in three Cities
in less than a month
and I feel alive,
with mixed emotions
of a life well travelled.
A bit like George I suppose.
I miss the old me.
but I don't miss traveling alone.
I miss the old me,
I love being mobile again
and seeing how life ticks along
in other places.

But it's good to be home.

We started out the weekend
with a Family Date
to the Dog Wash.
A first for all of us,
more nerve racking for one of us.
But time together well spent.
A walk this morning with the pups,
time to reconnect.
A dinner, wine, and good cheese tonight,
time as a family.

I am working on one more
important Spring trip,
with incredibly good
but difficult implications
for this family of mine.
Life,
You never know where it will take you.

In the meantime,
I am looking forward
to sharing more
of my adventures
with you all
in the days to come.

Treasure those moments...