Lost Maples hike

Yesterday i spent my morning stacking bails... 60lb hay bails are not to much fun to toss around, but not to worry there was only like 250 bails to stack lol... although my body is sore, it really was a great workout; i mean the horses have to eat right?! after that i went to pilates, did a core workout, pool aerobics, then a circuit class... whew hopefully i'll soon see some results! i mean i have lost weight but i don't see it... lol perhaps i'm just looking with biased eyes :)

Today we had another hike in a state park, Lost Maples. It was really weird seeing maple trees in Texas... they look so thirsty here... they do get tallish but the trunks don't get very thick. Lost Maples was absolutely positively the most beautiful place! the hike was pretty rough... 2000 ft climb again straight up (i don't know what it is with Texas trails, haven't they heard of a trail that gradually climbs up? no no they all seem to be a straight up climb!) and down was even more steep on loose rocks, little scary, but all the hiking and up and down craziness was soooooo worth it this place was just sooooo beautiful...

the first pic is the summit on the first side... the second pic is of my climb down- the top of the hill to the far right was where we walked along the top, then down around the back to the front part there where you see a white line, thats where we came around and down to the bottom... at the bottom we took a break and went for a swim. There was a pondy area with water which is soooo rare cuz of the draught ... it was sooooo hot and we were soooo tired... we took off our shirts and jumped in!!!! it was beautiful and sooo refreshing. If you stood still the small perch and bass would come up and nip at your toes and knees ...lol. the last pic is a closer look at the swimming spot... after the swimming we had a 1.5 mile hike back to the Cortez limo. In total it was approx 7 miles... 1.5 of which was straight up and 1 mile straight down....

the video is at the summit on the far side... the two people in the video are Zhanna (my fitness instructor who is from Russia she's really cool!) and Brittany a spunky girl that cracks me up... they both thought i was taking a picture hence the pose lol ...

Texas is really really growing on me... i'm feeling so much stronger and find that i'm able to do more and more... i do however miss you all!! Kimmy i wish you well this week at your wedding i'll be thinking of you and Steve... Happy Anniversary to Mommers and Pop ... and Congratulations to Chances for making his first kill!

howdy ya'll

whew, so much to talk about ... so little time.... and next to no internet signal (so this will take forever to load!)
So last Friday we went on a hike to a place called "Enchanted Rock" in Fredricksberge (sp?) Tx; and well it was allri- no i can't say it was alright it kinda sucked ... it was hotter then the hobs of hell. 1,825 ft hike straight up... and i mean straight up... Enchanted Rock is a giant hill of solid granate ... so there are no trees on that straight up hike, its all out in the open. Then we hiked 6.5 miles around the stupid rock... lol okay so the view at the top was really nice and granted i did feel like i accomplished alot but damn....

i've been baby sitting the owners little dog Sisco... he's a yorkie, has some similar behaviors to Chances but this dog has ZERO training .. and although he is super cute it makes me miss my doggy sooo much more... i only have to watch Sisco for one more day...

My mornings are usually pretty early still... i get up at 5:30 every morning and lately its to feed the livestock here; now that i'm all acclimated to the temp, and can hike during the day with the rest of the crew.. i have been a momma to a little new born abandoned caff... he's sooo cute and has this tiny little moo moo for me every morning for his bottle! he's just sooo soft and cute... i'll have to take a pic for you all to see.

I went to the Rodeo on friday and had a few light beer ... eeeewwwweeeeeee was that ever great! nothing like a cold beer on a crazy hot Texas day... the best part of the rodeo though has to be the "mutton busting" lol lol soooo funny its little kids that ride sheep... kinda like bull riding lol those poor little buggers hold on for dear life, and a few of them will refuse to let go of the sheep lol lol sooo funny, the wrangelers have to hold the sheep still and literly pry the kid, who has a kunfu grip, off the sheep lol

The pictures are of Sisco, and one of my fitness instructors. her name is Liz but i call her Lizard.. she's hardcore but totally cool...the last pic is of my comfy bed in my room. the videos were taken at enchanted rock the second video should be viewed first its halfway up the rock... sorry for the swear mommers hehehe and the second video is up at the summit.

i'll try to do another blog sooner... we just haven't had much signal here this week so its hard.

HAPPY TUESDAY!

Hellloo Ya'll

so i'm on solid food today YEAH!!!!! so far no puke-y!!! I only took sunday off... to recoup and i have been doing the full schedule since.... I WAS STARVING tonight!! which is a good sign and what i ate stayed down yeah me.....

so this mornings hike i stalked an armadillo.... i will attach the movie to this blog ... i'm such a geek!! and i also have some pictures of some friends that can be frequently found in shoes, under toilet seats.... and yep thats right under your pillows!!! these three places you'll be damned sure to check each day!!!! the other pic is my favorite spot on my hike... so pretty!!

I"m down enough weight to fit into my smaller bathing suit so thats pretty cool!! and very motivating...

i miss you all very much i can't wait to be awake long enough to read and start knitting some socks...i've only done one painting while here... i'm still too tired to do much outside of my daily regime...

take care everyone...

until next time

BLAH

well thought i would sit and update my blog.... so its been a week hear in Texas.... I have worked my butt off... hiked no less then 5 miles each day plus no less then four workouts each day... it is the hottest summer the Texans have reported in years they tell me ... 42 days no rain and weather in the three digits!!!! yikes... i have heat rash all over.... I have been chased by a wild Boar on one of my morning hikes ( I have to leave for my hikes at 5:30am because it is still to hot for me to hike any time past 8 am... sad but true) although i was chased by the stupid wild pig, i really enjoy my morning hikes alone ... its quiet and i get to see all kinds of wild animals... Liz (one of my fitness instructors) calls me Dr. Dolittle cuz i have seen so many different animals on my hikes... I will bring my camera and try to capture some to show you guys.... its saturday and i haven't kept any food down since friday morning ...
Friday we went on a 12.5 hr hike, and 5 miles in i got heat stroke i think... i've been barfing since... i did my morning 5 mile hike today but felt sooo sick... tried breaky, barf.... tried lunch....barf.... no dinner, still barf.... we'll see how i feel tomorrow... i've been told no hike-y for desi.... i'm suppose to take sunday off... grrrr so frustrating..... I want to work work work and my stupid body is not cooperating... oh well.... i'll let ya all know how i'm doin tomorrow....

don't let me forget to tell you about the pig chasing story next time to!!

Almost There!!

So i made it to Dallas Fort Worth airport... I arrived here in one piece but not in peace!!! so my butt was a tight squeeze into the chair, i had to suck in my tummy, wwwwwwwaaaaaaaayyyyyyy in, to get the belt on. But thats why i'm doing this right!!! and to make things even more awesome; i had the pleasure of being in the seat in front of the only baby on the plane... WHAT LUCK isn't that soo great! not... needless to say i won't need to get a hair cut any time soon as i have very few hairs left. Ya thats right the baby liked my hair ALOT.... other then the permanent grooves in my butt and the copious amounts of baby spittle in my hair... all is well i'm sitting waiting for my last flight with a drink and Talking to you fine folks.

Getting ready

AHHHHH 1:30 am and i'm not ready... got to leave for the airport in forty minutes ahhhhhhh... i don't have time to think about, and freak out about where i'm going. NO time no time to freak... gonna miss you all ... going to missssss my baby Chances....