The New Bottles Are IN!

Sweet. My new water bottles came today. Well, they're the same as the old ones. . . .I just ordered MORE of the larger size. Of course they're the GOOD ONES and they have my First Weber logo on them. . . . .the whole "Sell or Buy with Brittany Nigh" logo.

I'll have to take a pic and blog them for you. . . . .but right now they're out in the truck and I'm just too lazy to go out to the truck, pull one out, take a picture, come download the picture and paste it in here.

So if you're on the edge of your seat wondering what these things look like. . . . . .well, then you need to get a life!

Would you like one of these fine specialized, big mouth water bottles? Just catch me at one of the races and ask. I got them for all my peeps. Just give me a shout out.

I guess I'd better get my lazy buns to the gym before all the kids are there after school. Taking a little work break right now is a good idea anyway. The 2:00 sleepies will be setting in any minute!

Snow, snow and more snow

While I'm enjoying the snow. . . .it seems crazy to be getting THIS MUCH SNOW at the end of February! After that gimps of nice weather last week. . . .the chance to get outside in some NICE weather and get an enjoyable ride in. . . . .it's hard to enjoy this "dumping" Mother Nature has given us.

I guess for now, I'll just have to curl up on the couch. . . .watch a movie. . . .and dream of better places to be.

Like this place.

With these people.

A "Marti Gras" night

We went to see some "old" friends last night, who fortunately live about 3 miles away from us, since the drive home looked like THIS. . . . . .and that was just LAST NIGHT. I can just IMAGINE what tonight is going to look like!

Seems that the more of these that were consumed. . . . . . .

The funnier stuff like this became. . . . . . . sadly, it was pretty funny BEFORE anything was consumed. . . . . . .

I guess there's one good thing about having kids. You get to play with these all the time!

Although the viewing of the dinosaurs almost prompted a "talk" for the kids. . . . . . .but it was decided a talk of "the birds and the bees" was probably done a little more effectively when NOT in the presence of a group of half drunk adults creating dinosaur porn.


Please note the "repeat offender" who's hands you can see POSING these things is NOT ME.

Also note she seems to know a lot of poses. . . . . . .


And of course once again "the Pyramid" came out. Only this time I was on TOP, someone was underneath, and those darn dinosaurs were trying to make their move again.

It's on the way. . . . . .

So now they're saying the snow could start as early as tonight and it will set in heavy tomorrow night and continue through Sunday with as much as 8-12 inches for Washington County, even more expected to the south.

Be sure and make your weekend plans wisely kids. You don't want to be stuck some place Saturday night that you don't want to be on Sunday morning. . . . . .cuz it's looking like that's exactly what's going to happen.

The Captain and I are going to make snow angels. A whole yard of them. I can't wait.

NICE ABS

Yeah, I want abs like THIS.

Wow.

The Wind in Your Face

Yesterday was a BEAUTIFUL day to get out for a bike ride. I am so thankful I was able to juggle my schedule to allow me to do that. While I wish it could have been a ride on my NEW MOUNTAIN bike. . . . .I was still glad it was outside none-the-less.

Riding outside after spending many long, hard hours on the trainer is rather refreshing. It's also SOOO easy to ride SOOOO much harder than you "should". I was reminded of that yesterday too.

I also remembered how much I miss being able to sort through the "problems of life" while feeling the breeze on my face, the sunshine on my back & face, and taking in all the "aromas" that the outdoors have to offer. No amount of "therapy" can match spending a couple hours alone, on your bike, sifting through "life".

Is it Spring YET? Gosh I can't wait. A glimpse of days like yesterday put my Spring Fever on an all time high.

They came!

They came today.And they're even COOLER than they looked in the picture.

Sweet. Can't wait to enter the 4 person - 12 hour as "The Wheaties Team".

Happy Birthday!!

A BIG birthday shout goes out to The General today.

We decided to visit Kewaskum WITHOUT the bikes for his birthday. . . . . .

Had to have some "hot chocolate". . . . . .

Some people didn't dress warm enough. . . . . .(boys just do NOT listen). . . . . .at least he went though. . . . . . . that's a BIG step. . . . . . .

Those darn "lazy eyes" again. . . . . . .

Yes, it does look like the hat I had in second grade. . . . . . .but it's NOT. . . . .don't judge me. . . . .you don't EVEN know me. . . . .at least I was warm.

Happy Birthday!!!!!!

I'm baaaaaack. . . . . . .

I know some of your lives haven't been "complete" this past week. Thanks for the "break". I'm back. . . . .and I'm BETTER THAN EVER (whomever "ever" is).

Not being a huge Cat fan. . . . .I found this particularly funny.





Happy Weekend.

WHAT?? No updates?!?!?

I know you're all used to me updating regularly, so I wanted to make sure I alerted you to the fact that I won't be updating my blog for a few days.

I'm going on a top secret mission that will cut the ties between me and all communication with modern civilization as we know it. . . . .including e-mail and blogger updates. . . . .for a few days.

No, it's not a "vacation". . . .I just need a break. Thanks for understanding.

Deep thoughts??

You know, blogging really can be difficult. Some days, when I have SO much floating around in my mind, I just want to spill it all out in print to help me feel better. But who really wants to read that?

Then there's always the "censorship" issue, you don't want to upset anyone, or say anything you're not supposed to say. So instead you post something silly about your dog puking, or a funny cartoon or something distracting so everyone believes that everything is just fine. Because the world functions so much better when everyone is just fine.

Well, here you go.

The General and The Virgin in Vegas. . . . . .

So these guys are on vacation. . . . . . . .

Out in Vegas. . . . . . . .they said they may just stay out there and never return to the cold, dreary, boring state of Wisconsin. Really, I think they got thrown in jail and CAN'T come back. . . . . .or she's become a "show-girl" and he's a "high rolling gambler". . . . . .who knows.

Either way, one things for sure. I NEED A VACATION.

And that's too bad about Anna Nichole Smith. . . . .CK will have to take her off his "list" now. ;-)

She's HERE. . . . .

Ok, so she arrived earlier in the week, but I didn't want to go look at her or else I'd want to ride her, but I want to swap out a few components before they build her. . . .so I FINALLY went to look at her today.

She's pretty.

So I'm not "fluent" in "bike lingo" like most of you are. . . . .but I know a little more than a few other girls I know. . . . .and I know I'm swapping out the wheelset for the X Lites (comes with the Race Lites) and I'm swapping out the crank for the XT. I just can't justify the price difference to swap out the crank to the XTR. . . . .and really the slight difference in weight doesn't really matter to me.

And finally I'll have disc brakes. . . . .which I was VERY nervous to go to because I MUST be able to adjust them. She comes with the Avid Juicy 7. . . . . which I'm told I can have some adjustment with.

Bill's got Phoenix all cleaned up and ready to take pictures of to get her "on the market". I'm sad to see her go. . . . as always. . . .but excited for something NEW. Now I can't wait to get her home. . . . . . . .

What's the worst smell?

I think the worst smell is when your dog eats CRAP and then throws up in the corner of your laundry room. . . . .in a CONFINED space. . . .and you have to clean it up.

You also learn how long you can hold your breath when that happens too.

Gross. Just what I needed on a day that wasn't so great to begin with.

The Pyramid

Finally, we made the pyramid.

The first attempt didn't go quite the way it was supposed to. . . . . . . .

The second attempt was a success.

Yes, it was during the Super Bowl. . . .NO we were not drunk. Sad, isn't it?

Putting it to a vote. . . . .need your help!

So I need to order new business cards, but am not sure which bike picture to go with. What do you think?

This is what I had. I think it needs to be updated (#1).

This one (#2)?

Or this one (#3)?

Or this one (#4)?


I'm going to order on Monday. . . . . . .put your vote in now. #1, #2, #3 or #4. And that's not the order I like them in. . . . .

I do have "regular" business cards too. . . . . . .but these are WAY cooler.

Notice something different???

Oh my GOSH, I FINALLY figured out how to make that STUPID box at the top of this blog go back across the page. Wow. What an accomplishment. I think I'm going to cry. What a benchmark in history this is. I can go back to bed now. My life is complete (at least for today).

February already?

Can you believe it? It's already February. Where does the time go?

Well, I'm offically addicted to the Rollers. I have to tell you, an hour on the rollers goes by faster than 20 minutes on the trainer. I've also reached the conclusion it's more comfortable on my back. While I'm still not all that good at standing on the rollers. . . . .I've started to practice riding with no hands. It's actually EASIER than standing. Go figure.

This AM had me up at 5:15 again (that's early for me, I prefer to rise around 6:30-6:45) and off to the Y for a second day in a row. Got the weight workout out of the way. . . . later today I'll add the bike portion and I'll be all set.

I think I need an extra month before the WORS season though. . . not sure I'll be "ready". It is MY year you know. . . . . .the "year of Brittany". Life is a lot more fun when you put YOURSELF at the center of it, instead of everyone and everything else. Finally, I get it.