Favorite Things

Some favorite things:

1. A long afternoon bike ride.  Last Saturday Arthur and I did a tour of local country roads by putting in about 30 miles on our bikes.  It was a beautiful day and a great ride.  We are preparing for a 65 miles group ride in a few weeks.  Frankly it hurts my backside to even thinking about it.

2. K-State football season- It has begun and we really enjoyed a watch party with our Bible study.  The social aspect was good but we also appreciated someone sharing their tv so we could watch the game instead of just listening.

3. Our Bible Study group- we spent Saturday afternoon watching football together and then played sand volleyball on Sunday night.  It is nice to have a group of couples our age to hang out with- and someone else plans the fun and we just show up since we struggle with being spontaneous sometimes.

4. Running in the cemetery- Since it is cooler I have been able to run to run earlier in the evenings which means the gates to the cemetery are still open.  For some reason it's one of my favorite places to run-- quiet and not many crowds.

5. Cookies and milk- Arthur and I have been sharing cookies and milk before going to bed the past few nights.  Does life get any better?

6. Opening the windows- I love sleeping with the windows open or sitting on the couch reading with a cool breeze.  Finally the weather has been a little cooler to allow for this.  It could also be the reason our allergies have gone haywire.

7. Evening walks- When we don't run or bike we usually go on a walk in the evening.  Recently Arthur picked the route which literally took us to the wrong side of the railroad tracks.  We tried to cross back over the tracks but a train was parked crossing almost all the intersection in town for 20 minutes.  We walked as far as we could in one direction searching for a route but the road ran out and there is a creek on that side of town with the only bridges being on the opposite side of the tracks.  So we walked back the other direction and finally the train started rolling. The walking back and forth added quite a bit of distance to our walk and we were getting tired.  However we recalled some of the long walks we took while we were dating (these walks were probably more in the realm of forced marches in terms of length).  We still enjoy walking together but since we get to go every night we don't have to walk so many miles to catch up on all the things we want to talk about.  Omnia Vincit Amor.