This and That

Is it really July 1st today?  Where did June go?  I've been filling a lot into my days so I guess that's the reason the time is flying by...that and the fact that time really does go quickly the older you get!


Since we got back from our mini-vacation to Wyoming, we've done two big hikes...Mount Chapin (12,454') and up the Longs Peak trail to Chasm Junction (11,518').  Still training to hopefully hike a 14,000' mountain in mid-August.  We're shooting for Greys and Torrey Mountains...it depends on the weather and everyone's schedule.


We had a wonderful visit with good friends from our Minot days...Kevin and Heidi Conrad!  We met them up in Estes Park and spent the afternoon with them.  We're looking forward to seeing them again in Estes Park in January, too!  They may be Coloradans before too long, too!


We went to our first Colorado Rockies baseball game versus the Washington Nationals a few days ago and they managed to beat the Nationals in 11 innings, 11 to 10!  We had a lot of fun with some of our friends and look forward to another game.


We've also seen Sara and Sophia a few times and really enjoying visiting with them!!!  Sophia is such a little charmer, too!  She has 8 teeth now and looks almost identical to Sara when she was that age!  The only difference is Sophia has brown eyes and Sara has steely blue eyes!


And finally, I continue to workout 6 days a week to stay as fit as I can.  I was hoping that by doing the cardio, I would boost my HDL and lower my LDL and total cholesterol and thus allow me to stay off my cholesterol medicine; but I don't think that is the case.  After 3 months of being off of the medicine, I had my first re-check and the numbers weren't very good.  I may see if they'll stabilize after 3 more months and then determine if I need to go back on the medicine.  I have to admit, I was pretty discouraged when I saw the latest numbers...I now know that my cholesterol numbers are definitely a result of genetics and not due to bad diet or non-exercise.  I've even dropped 26 pounds and that didn't make one bit of difference!  Oh well...I feel better anyway and am enjoying a smaller clothing size so it's worth the effort!


So, with June behind me, we are now looking forward to a visit from Holly, Zoe, and Ezra in just 17 more days!!!  We have lots of fun things planned and are so excited to see them again.  (Wish Erich could be here, too, but he has to work.)  Sophia is going to LOVE playing with her cousins, too!