Now my July obsession is out of the closet. If you have any interest in watching the Tour de France, the next three days of mountain stages in the Pyranees are going to decide the winner and it is promises to be SUPER exciting. Andy Schleck and Alberto Contador are duking it out for first place and it will be a doozy. I have already revealed who I want to win (Andy!) If the cycling doesn’t do it for you, the fans on the mountain stages are great as well especially in the Pyranees with all of the crazy Basque fans as well as other crazy fans from around the world. And if that isn’t enough to entice you, they are in the south of France which is ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS and historical, begging me to visit EVERY day I watch the tour.

Reason #498 why I love Idaho in the summer: Mountain biking with my sister on a BEAUTIFUL DAY!

Has summer finally arrived? If I get a say in it, let’s keep this weather up. What a perfect weekend!

As we got closer Ray kept saying everything was going to be okay while I kept saying, “I don’t know if I can go around him.” We both ended up being correct as Erin and Ray passed the bulls and I promptly turned my bike around and started going back up the hill again. I started wondering what exactly I thought I was going to accomplish with this and forced myself to turn around and face the bulls. Meanwhile, Ray was talking to the bull telling him to ignore me and pay attention to him.

Last weekend I reluctantly participated in the Bogus Basin Hill Climb. I say reluctantly because I really didn’t feel in shape enough to participate but my father in-law, Ray, had had everyone else bail on him so I signed myself up. The two glasses of wine the night before coupled with an extra ten pounds [...]

Discussing different parenting styles with our friends Scott and Laura.

Getting up at 4am after very little sleep to ride up Bogus, in an effort to get back into shape, post baby.

The 2009 Tour de France if finally here, and Lance is back!

First immunizations, a trip to Stanley and much more post-baby too much information (TMI).

The summer was really a whirlwind. I kept myself very busy since Andy was still in China. I worked A LOT, I exercised A LOT and then I spent as much time as I could outside of those activities with friends and family.