lofty goals??

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Mon, 05-03-2004 - 1:48am
I was just wondering if anyone has any fitness goals that seemed really impossible when you were first starting (or maybe it hadn't crossed your mind at first) but now seem more attainable and achievable. I mean like running a marathon or something.

I live in Western Washington State and I was driving to my sister's house the other day and saw Mt Rainier in all its glory and do you know what I thought?? I thought, "I should climb that" !!!!

What?? I have NEVER had any desire to climb a mountain...but for some reason, I do now. maybe because I feel like I could do anything right now?? I don't know. But it really seems like something I could do one day in the not so distant future. In fact, I am looking in to what I need to do to train for a climb like that...and there's a 50 mile hike I'd like to do around the base of another local mountain. One day, one day...lol

I just feel really empowered lately and climbing a 14,000+ foot peak seems not so impossible...lol. I thnk I'm going mad...rofl.

It's just strange to me that I thought that and didn't say, "you're crazy. You can't do that"...I guess my self-confidence is back! :o) woo hoo!

So anyone else have these kinds of thoughts or aspirations??

Sarah

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In reply to: suamomi
Fri, 05-07-2004 - 4:58pm
No, I got married and moved out of State. But as I said, we did keep the house and try to get out that way every year. One thing I miss most is Christmas in Seattle, or the Seattle area generally. It's always so magical. And I've never missed Bumbershoot!
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Fri, 05-07-2004 - 5:08pm
I worked in Downtown during the Christmas of 1999 (and the WTO riots) and you're right, it is magical, somehow...there's just a different feeling in the air.

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In reply to: suamomi
Fri, 05-07-2004 - 7:16pm
You all are convincing me to take a trip to Seattle! I have a friend doing a post-doc out there, I should call her up and tell her we're coming to visit... Hmm...

Erin

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Fri, 05-07-2004 - 7:43pm
You are afraid of heights and you are going to fling yourself out of an airplane ?

Way to grab the bull by the horns, honey! As Kyle would say, 'go big or go home'.

Pack an extra chute for your huge brass balls, too!

Amy

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Fri, 05-07-2004 - 7:57pm
I love the heat, but not the humidity. Last year I went to phoenix (Tempe) for a week by myself for fourth of July. J-U-L-Y. 118 degrees! Who smoked a big 'ol pile o' crack ?

Well, I walked out of the airport and was knocked over backwards by the hot air. literally. I fell over my suitcase and laid there on the pavement for a moment....

BUT - it is SO DRY. Like dessicate dry. One day I hiked for 2 hours through the Desert Botanical Gardens (NOT the place to trip and fall-it's all cactus), then walked on the bike path thru Papago Park to the Phoenix Zoo, walked around there for 3 hours, saw NO animals (they ain't stupid - they sleep during the day)and then went back to hotel. walked a mile each way to go to dinner. I calculated it and I hiked over SEVEN miles that day in 118 degrees, and YEAH I was hot, but could NEVER have done that in NH because of the humidity. I spent the evening after dinner floating in the pool with a Corona with lime and fell asleep. IN THE POOL. I woke up because my beer tipped over onto my crotch and it startled me so badly I sat up really fast and flipped right off my floatie.

I think I have two goals for physical activity..be able to do a full backflip on the snowboard and nail the landing with a little more finesse, and get more comfortable taking stadium-level jumps on the horse without second guessing myself. (For those of you who don't ride, imagine sitting on an animal who's back is taller than your head and taking it over a five foot fence. How high are we? 9, 10 feet off the ground?)

Amy

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Fri, 05-07-2004 - 8:01pm
If Kyle and I move to Arizona, I'd love it. And Texas is a whole 'notha PLANET.. I have seen commercials and brochures and I am FASCINATED. It looks so beautiful.

Amy

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In reply to: suamomi
Fri, 05-07-2004 - 9:58pm
I went to Arizona on a vacation in November 2000, and it was *divine*.

Not a cloud in the sky, and not too hot!

Everything's too expensive though.

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Sat, 05-08-2004 - 8:34am
Texas is amazing. There aren't many states that can have all the climates and enviroments represented in this country. I love the fact I can go to thick forests to the priaires of the midwest to the rocky hills and deep rivers of the hill country to the tropical lushness and warmth of the valley and still end up in desert.

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Sat, 05-08-2004 - 8:38am
I didn't really notice the expenses, as I didn't do a whole lot as I was by myself. We have no sales tax here in NH, but in MA we had 5%. I think AZ was 8%.

I did a bit of shopping, but went to the Botanical Gardens, a movie, shopped in Borders (OF COURSE)and hung out with a very wacky group of people at Rula Bula, an Irish pub. The patrons, bartender and I played a crazy bar game involving beer coasters and such a good time, I bought a t-shirt from the bar and had everyone sign it with a message. I took some pictures and they let me climb to a high spot so I could ge the whole bar and all 20 people in it, all raising their drinks. That is one of my favorite picures from my trip.

We are leaving Monday morning to go back for a week, and staying in Scottsdale. I can't wait.

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Mon, 05-10-2004 - 1:07pm
Sarah,

Somehow "magical" isn't the word I'd use to describe downtown during the riots. I wasn't there, obviously, but it certainly looked scarey on television from out-of-State. One thing we always did at Christmas was go over to Candy Cane Lane in the U-District. As you may know, the homeowners association there has the entire street, all the houses, decorated and they hand out candy canes, cocoa, and have the Dickens carolers. I could never be in a bad mood around the holidays with that going on. And the stores downtown (even with the new mall taking up space...okay, it's not new anymore), it was just my favorite way to spend a Saturday.

Forte

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