Rachelle at the Cross Timbers Classic

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Here's a picture of me at the Cross Timbers Classic. This was at the end of the 30 mile ride.

And Here's Gary

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I'm so sore...

I can't figure out if it's the Afro-Latin dancing I did yesterday or the tennis I played last night. Probably a combination.

Yep - I did a workout that I recorded off of Fit TV that was in the style of Afro-Latin dance. I think my neck is sore from that... recall what I'm sure you have seen on TV at some point... the African dance, throw your head around, kind of dance. Are you picturing me doing this now? LOL. It was fun.

I played tennis with my sis last night and according to my heart rate monitor, burned 800 calories. Woo hoo... except it probably didn't make up for the Red Lobster dinner we had beforehand :-(

Tonight it's another new adventure in exercise. I'm going to do a Hip Hop class at my gym. I wonder where I'll be sore tomorrow.

Weekend Bike Tour

Gary and I did the Cross Timbers Class Bike Tour this weekend in Flower Mound. It was nice since it was very close to home. The ride was 30 miles, which was a lot for our second tour this season. It was tough, but do-able. There were some hills that were a struggle, but we did all right.

The rest stops were very nice. The volunteers at the second stop were unbelievable. They were by far the most grateful (that I've ever seen) at a rally for the riders to be participating and supporting their cause. We pay to participate and the money goes to a charity or some cause, I'm actually not sure what this one was for, but they were very appreciative.

The police support was rather spotty. There were times when they were at intersections where they probably weren't needed and other times when they weren't at major intersections (like the first time crossing main street, although they were there the second time). Overall it was pretty good support, but I was puzzled by the location choices.

It was fun and challenging and I would definitely do that ride again.

Class One: Complete... Seven More to Go

I finished my first class last week before we left for DC. Yay!

I had my final the night before we left and I was pretty confident that I did well on it. I did get an A on both the test and in the class. Double Yay!

I have a couple weeks off and then summer school. That will be more intense since it's two nights a week and only 5 weeks long. Here's hoping it's not *too* much. :-)

Trip to Washington DC

Gary and I went to DC this weekend. It was a lot of fun, but it was certainly a lot of walking. My feet seem to have recuperated though.

We left Thursday morning and headed straight to the National Zoo when we got there. They have a baby panda that was adorable. He's several months old now and weighs about 50 lbs, but still really cute. Towards the end of our day it began to rain and a lot of the animals had sought shelter. It was a nice zoo though. We stopped for Chinese on the way back to the hotel.

Friday we hit a couple of the Smithsonian museums and then we did a Segway Tour, by recommendation of Liz and Daniel. That took us by the Capitol, the White House, Lincoln Memorial, Vietnam Memorial, and Korean Memorial, among other things. It was a pretty cool tour. Afterwards, we got some dinner and then walked around a bit as it was getting dark. We saw the Supreme Court, the Library of Congress and got closer to the Capitol.

Saturday, my feet really needed a rest, so we tried to do a little less walking... we drove to Mount Vernon. On the way back we went to Georgetown for dinner and then actually saw a movie (again resting the feet).

Sunday we explored Arlington cemetery. We bought tickets for a play for Sunday evening before we left Dallas. We made some dinner reservations nearby and then headed over to the play which was at the Warner Theater. The play turned out to be quite an experience. Among the patrons we were by far the minority - I believe I counted 5 other white folks like us. :-) It turned out to be quite a cultural experience. The audience was very boisterous. They were dancing in their seats during some of the songs and at one point the lead actress actually said, "I'm going to need you to be quiet while I'm doing my lines". That was pretty funny. The play had it's moments. There were some quite funny parts.

Finally on Monday, we went back to hit more of the Smithsonian museums. We only made it to one, but it was a good one (American History).

Overall, the trip was a lot of fun and very full. The hotel was nice and was less than a block to the subway station, so we traveled by subway most of the time. Our one experience driving was to Mount Vernon and then back through Georgetown. We soon found out why everyone told us not to try to drive in DC. :-)