Jason claimed that he would write a post about his new car. But since he hasn’t done it yet and probably never will judging from the frequency of his posts, here’s the skinny on it.
We needed a new car for two reasons. One, Jason’s once red ’96 Mitsubishi Mirage is now pink and air-condition-less.
Secondly, I won’t be able to drive a manual for three months due to my recent surgery.
Both cars we owned were manuals so we decided that it was probably time to buy Jason a new car.
Jas with his sweet new ride
After shopping around we finally bought a ’04 Nissan Maxima. Though this car is a little older than we planned on buying, it was too plush to pass up. It has a leather interior, seat warmers, steering wheel warmer, dual moonroofs, Bose stereo system, six-CD changer, and it handles beautifully. I have never been much of a car person but, as one of my friends pointed out, feeling the power of that car makes me giggle like a little girl. I admit, I like it, I like it a lot. All these luxuries may be old news to those of you that are avid car freaks but Jason and I have always been happy with any car as long as it was reliable and comfortable. As a result, we have never put much money into our cars and the sports sedan thing is new to us.
Who’s hotter with the car? Me or Jas?
And yes, this will be JASON’S car. I won’t use my girliness to trump his turn at having a new car. (I hate when wives always take the nicest car and leave their husbands the rust covered piece o’ shiz that barely runs.) I won’t complain though that I get to drive our new purchase for the next few months while my tendon heals.
Tomorrow is my surgery day. I must admit I am a bit anxious about the whole affair. And I’m less than thrilled about being practically useless and helpless for a while. I like to stay very busy and feel like I’m spending my time productively. So being stuck in bed like a worthless lump is liable to drive me crazy. But since I don’t have a choice, I’m sure, as always, my stubbornness will see me through.
I have been pushing my ankle the last couple weeks. Usually I don’t run it totally ragged but knowing that surgery is, at this point, inevitable and that I won’t be able to use my ankle much for months, I have been rather rough on it. In turn it has swollen up nicely and reminded me just why I am doing this surgery. Thanks for the not so gentle reminder ankle; you have rid me of any doubts.
I look forward to being on the other side of this event and moving toward recovery rather than waiting for the unavoidable. Here’s to the fabulously healthy ankle I will hopefully have in 6 months!
As the date of my surgery quickly approaches the long list of things I need to get done beforehand continues to grow. Although I could definitely keep myself busy with these endless tasks, I’m also trying to make sure I make time for some fun too.
Last weekend Jason and I squished in a lot of recreation! We went boating on Utah Lake with Cam, Fran, Jim, and Cindy. Cam and Fran bought a new boat and we were more than happy to let them show it off to us. Jas did a little wake boarding and I got to demonstrate my minimal knee boarding skills. Jas, Cam, and Jim took a couple spins on the tube together. Those three large men sandwiched together on one tube looked absolutely ridiculous, but they seemed to rather enjoy it (silly boys).
Oh the manliness!
Although we were burnt (very burnt in my case), tired, and sore after boating we weren’t ready to stop. We played our usual Saturday soccer game and I couldn’t let the whole weekend go by without doing some mountain biking.
Jas is sooooooo tired!
We decided to go up American Fork Canyon and bike from Tibble Fork Reservoir to Silver Lake. Aaron, our biking buddy, joined us. Those of you who have journeyed between these reservoirs know that the ride is a very steep one. We opted to go on the horse trail heading up to Silver Lake instead of taking the dirt road. This turned out to be a very bad idea. The dirt on the horse trail was extremely loose due to the equestrian traffic. This, combined with the steepness of the slope, made most of the trail impossible to travel on a bike. We ended up hiking-a-bike through the majority of it. The boys were a little disgruntled by what they termed a “Rachel trail”. So half way up we decided to abandon the trail and continue on the dirt road. The rest of the climb went much faster.
I wouldn’t recommend that horse trail to anyone riding a bike. The dirt road is a much better option. There’s not much traffic on it and personally I am always in favor of pedaling, rather than pushing, my bike up the mountain.
We took the Old Sheep trail coming back down. This single-track trail proved to be a lot of fun and worth the miserable uphill experience.
The Old Sheep Trail
Aaron has become one of our regular biking companions. He’s tolerated the “Rachel trails” very well even though he has been riding the old Trek 800 I got for my 16th birthday. I think he probably got twice the workout we did dragging that heavy contraption up to Silver Lake. Way to go Aaron!
Jas is weak again?! At Scott’s Pond on the backside of Sundance
Yesterday we were ready to hit the trails again for one final ride before surgery puts an end to my biking season. This time we went to Sundance Resort. It was awesome! Except for the part where we got lost on the wrong side of the mountain due to some poorly marked trails. That wasn’t so cool. But otherwise, it was a nice final day of riding for me.
Off the cliff!
I would recommend Sundance for those who like to do technical biking without the whole strenuous climbing up a mountain thing, since lifts take you and your bike to the top of the mountain, there is relatively little uphill biking required. It’s funny how many mountain bikers don’t actually like biking up mountains. I enjoy having to work for my downhill, but if you don’t, Sundance might be the perfect biking spot for you.
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