ridin' bikes...

After years of all talk and no action...rb has finally forced me to put my money where my mouth is by buying me a rode bike for Christmas.  I took the KCMultisport Power Hour Spin class that lasted through March and now I'm technically ready to ride.  The Power Hour class included riding my bike on a trainer two times a week...obviously for an hour.  ;)  But, when we tried to ride a measly one mile to the gym I panicked. The road bike is not like riding the trusty ol' mountain bike.  With the new bike my shoes click into the pedals, locking my feet to the bike, the brakes are in a "new" spot, and i feel like i have to look like a professional while I'm riding this fancy pants bike. It's all just tooooooo much pressure!



And yes, my bike shorts have padding in the boo-tay...

Inside of shorts 

Front of shorts 

Back of shorts 

Ryan's 33rd birthday picture...  :)



welcome to the orange table cafe...

i'd guess that most D.I.N.K. (dual income, no kids) couples can relate to eating nearly every meal on the couch in front of the tv...talking only between commercials, assuming no dvr shows are available for viewing, running through life and working solely for the weekends.  well, we've been doing this for a long time, rarely eating meals at our overpriced dining room table that we just had to have. this has bothered me for sometime...feeling like it is not "normal" family activity.  as luck should have it, rb's momma gave us a two-top table that fits perfectly in our kitchen and is nearly unavoidable when walking towards the living room to eat.  now, we have a permanent reminder to sit & enjoy each other's company...which, i'd say is happening approximately 50 percent of the time.  hey...baby steps people...we're talking about a life changer here  ;) 

if you could be any animal...what would it be?  (maybe we should only consider regionally animals) don't get me wrong, i absolutely love dogs...but, i think i would be a squirrel. they are so cute, can run so fast, and climb really high. we have a lot of squirrels running around out back.  kooper loves chasing them & i love feeding them squirrel corn...guess you could call it a win/win for the 2 of us...

don't worry...he's got his eye on the prize in the backyard here..while dozing on the heated blanket



fall again...

It's fall again...dark when I get up, dark by 8...dang.  I'm not looking forward to the cold weather. So, to bring us back from the fall funk, here are some pics from our recent summer rendezvouses...

evening 1 of our ill fated july 4 camping trip.  we left approximately 20 hours after being at the campsite...we'll save that story for another time :) 

 rb is pointing out that he's 2 toned

 on a road trip

 gavin's point dam...ground zero for this year's floods...

 h2o kept getting in my mouth...i was not impressed 

 just a cute little pose next to the garden that looks like it's going to be the garden of the year...total bust...we maybe got 10 cherry tomatos & then everything died...we've got to stay postive for next year...

pre-warrior dash (mud run) photo...

 bus ride post-warrior dash...it was nice & hot that day... 

 during warrior dash photo...lookin' a little muddy...

pile of post warrior dash donated shoes for peeps in africa

 this is what happens when you climb 22 feet up a rope with no protective gear...dang thing hurt terribly, but i climbed it 3 times...

some of my fit pit peeps...

 more fit pit peeps...

arthur & i prior to completing our duathlon...oh yeah, did i mention we came in 3rd place! :)

Until Next Time...Stay Classy...

beep beep...

It's been a long time...but, don't think I forgot about you.  I think about the blog every Sunday evening...and then don't do anything about it.  Dang.  A lot has happened since Easter...we went to Vegas (had a fantastic time!), our garden got bigger, we went to see Gavin's Point Dan, and I did something especially crazy...I bought this...

i'm still a little scared to drive it...

rb can't decide which one to take to work tomorrow...

please notice the (swinging) pull up bar above rb's head to his left...

vespa's taking MINI's spot...MINI's not happy...i think she's frowning 

ryan & brian with their footballs... 

my brother & me... 

the vegas crew... 

our finches...

new buildings in vegas...pretty cool 

ryan at the dam...

katie...

salad from the garden... 

ryan & koop looking out into the farm abyss...

happy easter!!

Made some sweet cupcakes as well as a sugar-free cake for my cousin who can't have sugar (obviously).  According to my cuz, eating too much of the sugar-free stuff will upset your tummy...but, I think he liked the cake anyway. However, he did not want to blow the candles out because when one blows them out, they spit on the cake and he did not want his spit on his own cake (if you know me...he does have a good point, I think I may steal it). He ended up taking one for the team, we (terribly & totally off key) sang happy birthday, and he blew out his candles. The cake actually tasted pretty darn good...I mean, I did make it :) We went to my aunt's today...eventful is an understatement. Never a dull moment at the Peterson's...
 

initial cupcakes

peeps added...

Randy & his cake...   

 

the writing is a little rough...it's been a few years, okay! :)

1. baker likes his (sugar-free) frosting 2. it's 8 in the morning...lol 

Koop had a long day running around the farm...super cute...love this guy

awesome possum...

Kooper has recently aquired this fanaticaly crazy habit of standing at the back door and barking, jumping, and spinning in circles (we have blamed this on the recently departed one and only Zeke)...Anyways, on occasion, we feel that we can distingush between barks; cats, possums, squirels, chipmunks, and the like.  This evening (Friday), Mr. Kooper was getting especially crazy.  I looked out back (scanning for foriegn invaders...God forbid) and the dog scrambled straight to the tree along the fence line.  I was struggling to catch up (1/2 through a bottle of $2 (now $3!!) Buck Chuck and saw a freaking possum!!  Koop went up to him, the possum lunged at Koop (maybe not that dramatic, but that's how I freaking saw it okay!), I yelled (okay squealed at him), and he jumped further away from Petey the Possum (thank God).  The possum was able to run a couple of feet up the tree...I ran to get my shoes on & yelled at RB1 to get the camera.  Boom!

Petey in the house (actually up the tree)!!! 

Look how hard core Kooper is!!!

chi-town...where they created all that bass sound...

Hello everyone!  We hit up Chicago last weekend for a friend's surprise 30th birthday. We went to a rooftop bar to watch the Chicago Cubs win a game against the Pirates.  It was fun but cold and fun was had by all.  Bad part was waking up Sunday morning, getting ready to go to the airport to catch our flight home, & learning that our flight was cancelled due to Southwest's planes' roofs flying off...oh no! We had a good drive back to KC though...7 fabulous hours of quality time with the other half...

Ryan's always get his eyes closed...geez! View downtown from the rooftop bar

View of the field...

Rooftop bars...

Wrigley Field...

Guys...

Gals...not sure why I wasn't looking at the camera...geez... 

Public transportation...omg...

I'm thinking botox is needed here...

Long road home...

Garden Update Below...

Peas, lettuce, broccoli, spinach, carrots, & hops...

Onions, tomatoes, peppers, jalapenos, habenaros...watch out!

 

Kooper loves his Frisbee...

Check out that reach/form!