Monday, July 26, 2010

5 Weeks off- Week one

Well, this past weekend was the first of our 5 weekends we have off in the 2011 WMX series. We raced in Millville, MN on July 17. Before Millville was Hangtown, Freestone, Thunder Valley, and Red Bud. At Spring Creek my whole bike was rebuilt, and I'm going to be testing later on this week. This past week, i took completely off. I worked until Thursday, took some awesome gym classes, and took off Thursday night for Jacksonville, FL. I stayed with family friends for the weekend. It was the most incredible. relaxing weekend! I learned to surf on Friday, the water was so warm! I definitely swallowed over my portion of salt water though! On Saturday we went down to Titusville to go SKYDIVING! We jumped 18,000 feet. I definitely recommend it. It is the most indescribable feeling. The first 5 seconds when your arms are clasped to the sides of the plane and the initial jump owns the adrenaline feeling.. but once your airbourne, relaxation and a sense of peacefulness overcome your flight and its the most amazing 15 minutes of your life.. I cant wait until my next jump. My goal is to get certified to jump solo in the next couple of years. The weekend ended with a Mini Trip down to St Augustine, some rafting in a pool, and soaking in the Florida rays. I flew back into Chicago this morning and am back at work now. Maria and I are leaving for Loretta Lynn's Friday night, I'm going down to work for Arenacross next week. It will be my first year not racing and qualifying.. hopefully next year I'm able to do it again! With the WMX schedule, the races and regionals conflicted with each other. I'll update again soon :)

Linds