Weekend

Dave talking some jibberish about bikes.

Well I know it is already Tuesday afternoon, but I was really busy yesterday so I didn't have a chance to post anything. We finally have wonderful weather! It has been steadily getting warmer since Saturday- and I love it! Today it is the upper 70's and tomorrow/Thursday- the 80's! I LOVE this time of the year- when the warmth is a welcome change (as opposed to September when something cooler sounds nice). I have been trying to enjoy it as much as possible. I don't know if Pookie is happy about the good weather or not. On the one hand she gets to go outside more often, but on the other hand, most of her walks are death march long (for her) and she usually can't wait to get back home. Anyway, I am going to enjoy it while I can.

So let's see this weekend. Well, it went too quickly, but that's the standard. Saturday Dave and I joined the Woodbury's at the Miller Motorsports Track out in Tooele. The Woodbury's are racing (motorcycles) again and we were there to support them (Dave helps as "pit crew" and I bring the snacks). And the best part? It was a beautiful day- and just the right temperature.

Dave and the Woodburys lined up beside the track to watch the start of the race.

BJ (Left/Back) and Tom (Right/Front): Other members of the "pit crew"

Me and Anne Woodbury (Spectators)

Saturday night was a small family get together at Dave's sister's house. It was fun to hang out with everyone. Nothing really exciting there, but it was good to see everyone and chat. :) It's also probably a sign of things to come- family getting together more often during the summer.

Sunday was a quiet day. We took Pookie out to the park across the street and played fetch for a little bit. It seemed like everyone else in the neighborhood had the same idea as well. For a park that doesn't allow pets, there sure were a lot of dogs. :)

And just for fun: Pookie snuggling up with Dave.

And then back to work.

Good Bye Motorcycle (we hardly owned you)...

Well Dave took a big step yesterday... he sold his baby- his motorcycle (Ol' Red Pipe). I feel really bad about, but Dave did a good job getting it sold (it was his graduation present- and here we are selling it a year later).

In honor of the bike, here are some pictures of Dave on his motorcycle....

I wrote a post in my head....

On the way to work and I have completely forgotten it. I remember that it was funny and witty though.

I have to go back to the dentist today. Yesterday the whole side of my jaw hurt so incredibly bad (the side where I had my crown lengthening done last Friday). So I called the dentist last night and he prescribed me stuff to get me through the night and I'm going in to see what's going on. Hopefully the pain will pass quickly or it will be easily fixable.

Dave rode his motorcycle to work today. According to the weather report today is going to be the last of the nice, warm days we'll have for a while. That means the motorcycle is going into storage for the winter.

It's going to be a quiet weekend, I think. We don't have anything exciting planned for ourselves. I hope you all have something fun to do. :)

Sick... blah

I caught Dave's cold (who's surprised?). This cold sucks so much it makes me feel bad that I wasn't nicer to him last week when he was sick. Oh well. Now I get to suffer this week.

The weekend was pretty quiet- went to the Woodbury's Endurance Motorcycle Race on Saturday. It was a 4 hour race- nice day, mid 70's, Dave and I didn't bring any sunscreen so we got so sunburned. About three hours into the race the chain on the motorcycle broke (no spare) so the Woodbury's were out of the race. Such a bummer to ride for that long only to end the race prematurely anyway.

Yesterday was another beautiful day out here- low 80's, little bit of wind, clear blue sky. I have noticed that the intensity of the blue sky depends on the temperature. On warmer days the blue looks more intense and on colder days it looks a little bit more watered down (a little paler). (I promise I have not been chugging cold medicine this morning just in case you were wondering).

Did the church/family thing yesterday. Had a chance to sit down and talk to two of my sister in laws that I don't talk to very often (Steph and Darcie)- that was so much fun. Nick and Darcie have decided to move to Arizona at the end of this year (December) so there's that.

It's going to be a pretty quiet week. Dave and I have to get back into the habit of going to the gym (this should be interesting with a cold).

I've got nothing

It's Friday afternoon and the end of the day can't come soon enough. I think I am getting sick from whatever Dave had. We'll see. Tomorrow is another motorcycle race to go to. If I'm sick then I won't go, but otherwise, it could be fun. It shouldn't be too hot so that makes standing by the raceway a lot easier (the first race we went to it was like 100 degrees out there- blah).

Last night I went out with my friend April. It was the first time we've hung out in like a month (sorry April!). I guess I'm finally starting to feel like going out again. We had lots to catch up on and she's always so much fun to be around. I think we're going to throw a Halloween party together and I am pretty excited about that. It will be so much fun. I think my sister is going to send us her Halloween costume from last year (she went as a bear). If it fits, Dave is going to dress up as a teddy bear... mwahahahahahaha. :) I'll definitely have lots of pictures of that.

I just wandered over to the Clark Planetarium to look at Telescopes. Dave is big into astronomy and it could make for some nice romantic nights out under the stars. I just got a crash course in the various types of telescopes (refracting uses lens and reflecting uses mirrors) as well as what to look for in a beginner telescope. So I've got some ideas brewing. I also learned that bigger isn't always more expensive...

I can already tell that this weekend is going to be too short. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.

Motorcycle Racing

So this big excitement from this past weekend was that Dave and I went to a motorcycle race. It was fun to watch- these guys go whipping past us at like 160 miles per hour. The Woodburys (Mark and Jason) are a team in endurance races- each event is 1.5 hours long and they have to keep going the entire time but can switch off riders as often as needed (or not at all). A pit stop is required at least once per race. We saw two guys go down in this past race, thankfully neither were hurt (but one had been in first place).
Dave and I go help out as "pit crew." Which means I sit there and chat (and occasionally take pictures) and Dave gets up and helps the two switch riders (watches for the signal that the rider is coming off the track, holds the bike, helps to refill the gas tank, etc). The longest race of the season is coming up in a few weeks- it's a four hour endurance race. Dave and I will definitely be there for that.
Anyway, it was mentioned that maybe Dave should start practicing/training for these races so that he could start racing. Hmmm... I'm not so sure about that. I have been told that racing on a track is safer than riding out in the streets, but still- he'd be going 150 MPH! Not to mention that a new pair of tires is required for pretty much every race. So we'll see.