On Vacation

David, Trenton, Margo and I have been in Park city since last Saturday evening. T likes to hike and is developing a new affection for road biking (David's heart be still!). Margo has taken to down hill mountain biking in addition to the hiking. She convinced me to take her in to look at the local gymnastic facility and has worked out twice during their open gym times. Christy is back home holding Blanca's undivided attention when he is not at The Arbor. While David's primary intentions were to hike and bike with the kids, his thirst to ride his road bike has put him through a series of life lessons. The first couple of days his lungs, accustomed to his flat land life on the coastal planes, really gave him trouble. His legs felt good but his struggle for air left him quite deflated (if you'll pardon the pun) and feeling old and washed up. The glory days of the dynamic Cox Brothers off the front seem even farther away every July (those Shcleks aren't helping); this just made it worse. By day 5 he is acclimating well and yesterday took on a challenging 50 mile ride with steep climbs, fun descents and a lot of Pioneer Day traffic to add to the excitement. He was wiped out in a really gratifying way when he got home, feeling much better about himself and pining for a longer next ride.

My hope for this break was to write something clever for this blog. Unfortunately, I only came up with a dry account of the days leading up to Dad's death. I'm sorry I didn't have time to write it all down when it was fresh. Although good to have on paper, at this point its going to require a lot more contemplation to be able to put into words how peaceful it all turned out to be. So, while my active family is out and about having a healthy time I have stayed around this wonderful house and enjoyed warm and, more importantly, low humidity weather, the quiet, the birds, the tall Aspens and fir trees and the occasional visit by one of the neighbors' dogs. And the Utah State liquor store has an extensive selection of fine wines from all around the world!

We have closely followed The Tour de France as a family this year and I ache to someday follow the race in person. I'm ready for our family to drop out of the traditional life we lead, move to France and start a tour company as well as our own professional cycling team with David at the lead position. This is my official solicitation for a multi million dollar sponsorship, if anyone is interested.

That's all for now. David and T & M have gone for a bike ride on something called The Rail Trail and I am to meet them with a picnic that we will be taking to Mirror Lake. How storybook does that sound!?! I hope they have public bathrooms up there!

XOXO