Curse the Kansas weather...

So this weekend was supposed to be our debut for the MTB season, but alas, it became the 4th race to be cancelled for the year. It seems that most of those that were planning on racing ended up doing a similarly beneficial ride/workout, but Steve & I were super lazy and took a day to relax. I decided that I would go ahead and not study since I had already marked it as a day off on my Boards study schedule. We started out with a Pancake breakfast (I feel that my pancakes are worth bragging about, along with my homemade pizza creations) then took Jackson to Loose Park and threw the frisbee for him all over the park. The day was absolutely beautiful! Jackson has finally learned not to run away from us and he actually brings the frisbee back when we throw it rather than running in the opposite direction. Since Jackson was so good at the park we drove down to the Plaza and stopped at the Three Dog Bakery. The gals that work there always feed Jackson about a million samples and he shows off his good dog behavior-anything for carrot cake & peanut butter cookies. We strolled around the Plaza for a bit and then hit up Smoothie King on the Way home. Later we decided to get our exercise by riding bikes down to the Plaza to have dinner at P.F. Changs because my wonderful dad sent us a gift card. He also sent us a Cold Stone gift card so we got some ice cream to go and rode back home with our ice cream in our bottle cages. I'd say we had a pretty fabulous day even though we didn't get to race. Now it's back to studying...

Procrastination is my game...

This is the tick that I brought home with me from Perry Lake the other day...don't worry I used tweezers and got the head out.

This is the view from where I've been sitting for what seems like 48 hours straight studying for my Reproductive final...

This is Jackson's way of helping us fold laundry. He has an insanely sneaky way of finding each and every dryer sheet...then he eats them.

And who watched The Office tonight?? Holy freaking hilarious.

And I'm back in the game!

So this is my new Gary Fisher Paragon...
This is the first 29er that I've ridden and also the first hardtail that I've ridden in a super long time. My first ride on it was quite a bit less than awesome for many reasons and I was afraid that I had made a mistake with this bike. But, after switching tires, making the wheels tubeless, adding a women's saddle and swapping out a few other things (more accurately-after Steve did all of these things for me), it has turned out to be an absolute blast to ride! I'm still getting used to the whole hardtail and 29" wheel thing, but overall I am very happy with this bike and have been taking every opportunity to get it out on the trails. I'm hoping to race it this weekend at the Heartland Series Race #2 in Trenton, MO...crossing my fingers that it didn't rain as much there as it did in KC. I'm also crossing my fingers that the 29er crew gear arrives in my mailbox before the weekend-I can't wait to see the jerseys!

SCHOOL NEWS...
I am taking my Reproductive finals this week, my OMT practical next Wednesday and then it's hardcore Boards studying time until June 18th.

JAYHAWKS are NATIONAL CHAMPS??
I'm not gonna lie, I was rooting against the freaking KU Jayhawks (Rock Chalk Jayhawk?? How ridiculous is that chant?) but Memphis became painful to watch in the last few minutes of the game and completely fell apart under the pressure...so I guess KU deserved the win. I do happen to think Lawrence, Kansas is one of the coolest cities in the country so they do have that going for them. I think I've received too much flack from obnoxious KU fans in the past 2 years for graduating from the University of Florida, that I just can't muster up the support. Way to go, though.

FAVORITE COFFEE SHOP OF THE WEEK
The Filling Station at 30th & Gilham...totally worth a try. They have fantastic coffee (the barista guy made me a surprise concoction and it was tasty) and fresh giant muffins, cookies, sandwiches, etc. It's kind of a funky, trendy place with metal tables and fixed gear bikes parked out front...I'm a (new) fan.