I am average

Alright, so it has been a while. We shall see if any of you still check this thing after a week and a half off.

First, Congrats Sunny............. It is from sesame street however it is not elmo. It is these pigs in boas. La la It was a good try and you were on the right track but sunny one up'd you.

After a week off i am not sure whether to blog it all or save some stuff for another time. Get back onto it slow i guess hey?

Well, In that case, i will tell you a little about my Grouse Grind experience. As some guy behind me said......" they don't call it the grind for nothing" For those of you that know me, you know that i moan and complain up any hill, mostly on rollerblades but still. this is hiking. Last time i went hiking i ended up with a fractured elbow. Not fun. Especially when you have friends who can't even do a pony tail for you (mel)

My first few steps started off strong. i was in high spirits, excited for this new challenge. Well that lasted all of about 20 steps. My partner in crime for this hike was many steps ahead of me, urging me to hurry up. "NOT HELPING!" about an 8th of the way up i had had it. I was "over it" ready to walk down and wait until my friend finished up. How i ended up continuing to put on foot in front of the other is beyond me. I ditched the pink back pack. Which was helpful when looking up to find where my friend was.

My first quarter mile took about 1/2 hr. not good. the second was at 15 min. Goooooooooooo Heath!!!!!! In the end i learned the following:
-Despite my first mile i did end up as an " average hiker"
-Don't hike with someone who is not willing to wait for you a bit. or feels he could jog it. NOT GOING TO HAPPEN FOR ME!! I will give him credit. he probably could have done it in about an hour if it were not for me.
-bring 5 bucks unless you want to walk down.

Two days later me legs still don't hurt. Maybe that whole slow and steady thing really works.


Quote of the day
"climb every mountain"
- The Sound of music

My thoughts................. I won't be climbing them.

Walking woman

Alrighty friends, Today we start off with a pop quiz. Who knows where this song is from............

“ I got a new way to walk. Walk walk. I got a new way to walk. Walk walk. I got a new way to walk and i feel like dancing!”

I will reveal the answer in my next post but will award you sometime, not sure what yet but something very fun if you can name where that is from.
Now on that topic, walking, I would like to say this....... I LIKE IT! When i first moved here i thought that walking to the internet cafe was too far at times. It is maybe 4 blocks away. Now, i walk everywhere. Even in the rain i will opt for my own to feet instead of the bus or a cab. Now don't get me wrong, after a long day of work or after a bar and my heels are on, i am all for the cab but today i am appreciating my walks. Maybe it is that the summer air smells so good and fresh and clean. OR maybe i have just adapted to the Vancouver way of life who knows...... I just know that i have enjoyed my walks today.

Finally i have come around and my mel goes and gets herself a car. Man, I am going to hate walking soon.

I would also like to say that you can tell a lot about a person by the way they walk. I walked home with a floater and a bouncer today. The floater walk is very sexy. Just gliding along. Me myself, i think i strut. Yah i said it........ I am a strutter, my hips move and float and bounce all at the same time. Hey baby, if you got back, you got back you gotta do it.

Quote of the day
“oh the songs we hide, singing them only to ourselves”
-Theodore Roethke
*i would like to add that today's quote is dedicated to mel who put up with the songs i DID NOT hide during our walk in kits beach on Monday.

crown

If i won the super 7 i will buy you all a crown. Mine will have pink gems.

Super 7

Well today i got a text from my one reader to update. Seeing that i worked all weekend and then spent my day off resting and fighting my cold i am not too sure what it is she would like me to write about today.

Let's see............. i guess we could talk about how i am hoping that i am now the proud owner of 35 million dollars. You see, i know that i am destend to have money. Maybe not that much but i already know what i am going to build with this money so seeing that i have already spent it, i better get it. Maybe i will earn it, maybe i will win it, either way........... I will have it. I am too scared to check my ticket and i am sure the winner has already been on the news. If this is the case and you already know i am not a millionaire, don't tell me. I need some believers on side.
Big presents for all my readers if i won. Yes Mel, you can have a present.

Quote of the day
“give me the luxuries of life and i will gladly do without the necessities”
-Frank Lloyd Wright