Back at the Gym

When I first met Joanne, she was a member at a gym downtown named ACDP.

It was a great gym and I quickly joined as well.

We both went to the gym in the winter months 4 to 7 days a week, and made a bunch of friends.  Unfortunately the gym changed ownership, made some bad changes, and most of the membership including us left.

So, Joanne and I transitioned to working out in our basement that we converted to a private gym.

Our basement gym works great, but is unfortunately lonely.  No interaction with other people and no group classes to break the monotony.

So, we joined a new gym that most of friends joined after ACDP.

http://www.coloradoathleticclubs.com/locations/Tabor_Center/Virtual_Tour.aspx

It's main attribute is 8 years of friends and acquaintances!

Junko, Yuki, Renae, Jeffrey, Mike, Miguel, Chris, Patty to name a few.

The friends we made in the old gym led us into trying bicycle races like The Leadville 100.  It will be fun to see what adventures they will lead us to next.

Going Outside!

Fritz and Rex LOVE to go outside and run around the neighborhood!

Unfortunately, the cold snap has kept them in all week, which leads to a lot of whining and the occaisional pent up energy smack down.

It warmed up a little today and Joanne said they could go outside if I wiped them down before the came back in.

Fritz and Rex were not the only ones who wanted to go outside!  

Joey shoveled off snow, ran errands to keep us all in food for next week, and I took advantage of a sunny day to drag out the table saw.

It was nice to have a sunny day and a high of 43 deg, but our household is impatiently waiting for the long, dry, sunny days of summer!    :~)

Golden's First Blast of Winter

Golden and the sorrounding plains have been stuck in a Fall drought.   While the mountains to the West have been getting lots of snow, we have had unseasonably warm and dry weather.

The drought was a lot of fun for people who like to ride their bikes outside, but I am sure hard on the trees, etc.

The last two days of 2010 finally brought snow and cold.

Today, on the first day of the new year everyone venturing or living outside is wearing something fluffy and warm. 

A good day to stay inside, catch up on chores, and wonder what will be in store for us in 2011.