Cool Beans!

Straight from my friend Carolyn's blog to ours:

First Time in Event History That Cyclist Registration Closes Early

We're so excited to be a part of this event!

Los Angeles & San Francisco, March 27, 2008 -- For the first time in the event's history, AIDS/LifeCycle has closed registration for cyclists early after an unprecedented number of riders registered for the event. A record 2,500 people--representing 42 states and 10 countries--are expected to leave San Francisco on June 1. Cyclists will pedal for seven days to Los Angeles, all to raise HIV/AIDS awareness and more than $11 million for the HIV/AIDS-related services of the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center and the San Francisco AIDS Foundation.

Registration is still open for volunteer "roadies," the volunteers who are the lifeblood of the event and serve food, transport gear, staff rest stops, direct cyclists and perform other critical jobs during the week-long ride. To volunteer as one of the 500+ roadies, visit: www.aidslifecycle.org.

Online registration for AIDS/LifeCycle 8 will open in mid-September. AIDS/LifeCycle is jointly produced by the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center. More information about the event is available at www.aidslifecycle.org.

So YOU TOO can join in the experience of a lifetime!!

Still Standin' Yeah Yeah Yeah!

Or should I say, still training, still cycling, still fundraising!!! Jason & I are still hard at work raising money for our 545mi trek from San Francisco to Los Angeles so if you've been thinking about it...or meaning to... or wondering if we're still in need...click on the links to the right (our homepages) and donate to a great cause! Cause we're still truckin'!!

Our Away Areas

So as I mentioned we've been doing quite a bit of the away thing lately. SOOO you ask...where have we been? and what the heck have we been doing? Well as usual it involves family, friends, oh and food =)

A camping trip overlooking the beaches in Malibu brought us back to nature and doing the thing we love the most...roasting marshmallows of course







A trip to Seattle brought us many good things-Jason's 1st trip to this great city, CE which we always need and afabulous reunion with good friends we miss!





2 weeks later we were on the go again this time to celebrate a momentous birthday-our brother in laws 40th! (Happy Bday Fred!) and to see some of Parker's new moves out on the field, oh and lest we forget Trent had a few new moves of his own...




you can put in your own caption for this one

So, then came Easter with all of it's egg decoration, sugar and glory. For the grand finale Parker put on quite the magic show!

Uncle Jeff, Jackie & Isa are back visiting from WI-what fun!! We went to the beach, played with cousin Trent (and ALL of his toys) then off to the Discovery Museum of Science where even 15month olds find things to discover!

and last but not least my good friend Julie had her bachelorette party in a unusually warm San Francisco this past weekend. We had a splendid time! While I don't have any pictures here, the very next day our very good friends The Aleknas hosted a housewarming brunch (congratulations you two!) and again we found ourselves surrounded by good friends, laughter, love and you guessed it-good food!

Our Home Area

So recently while we have been spending many days away from "our home area" as Jason likes to call the beautiful central coast we live within, we HAVE enjoyed many wonderful weekends and visits.

Here is just a small collection of the friends, family and fun in our home area. (and if you haven't yet been to visit, take this as an open ended invitation-we miss you!)

Our new cousin Isa visits w/Uncle Jeff & Aunt Jackie from WI


Our very first adult overnight visitors that aren't family!
We think we showed them a GOOD time!


Some of the locals


Who wouldn't LOVE THIS home area?

Jason's new diggs!

A SuperBowl Super Fun Time!

New friends feedin' the ducks

Visiting with local family

Our SoCal friends venture North for a little R&R


When Parker can't visit, he sends Flat Stanley instead!

Having fun @ The Dunes

Family visits!

6 weeks to go!!

Times are tough! Money is tight! The wind is high! Training is goooiiinnnggg.....

Me on the trainer riding my little brains out!!!
The only place I can ride in this Santa Maria winds without being BLOWN OVER!! Gosh this training stuff is challenging!


Jason on the other hand does not need the training so much-he is much more fit and bicyclee gifted than I, therefore you will often find him training as a ninja instead
We are short on donations!! Please send your love and support our way-as you can see from above, WE DESPERATELY NEED IT!