So many things have happened since the last blog post. I wont comment on all of them, just some.

I was persuaded to go to thunder mountain and ride which is in Bryce Canyon National Park and do some hiking after that. I had a hard time commiting as I didn't really want to go, as my back has been giving me more problems and I have been off the bike for over a month. When I got there, the attached rider my friend Mike brought was GREEN. Not like green, like pukeing green but like green in mountain biking experience. The other rider besides Mike was Nick which were more of seasoned riders and paces could be kept. I know, just cocky Matt speak. Well lesson learned, again, several times over. Cicily was an awesome sport. She rocked on the attitude and made the ride worth going slow. I tell ya, attitude in life or in problems is a key to solving them.

The other problem, in my head was that I invited the wife to tag along for the long drive. When we got to the trail head I mentioned to her that the ride was only a couple of hours long. After a couple of hours and the end not in sight, I was going to be in trouble for keeping her waiting at the car. What a sport, she was chill and having a blast. She went hiking and read a book and looking at all the wild life. I am blessed to have her in my life.

After we all got back to the car, we went to Bryce to do some driving and looking and hiking. Me, Kandice, and Mike did a trail called the peekaboo loop which was considered a strenuous hike but turned out to be pretty easy going.

It was a blast, all of it was except for the drive home. Thanks Mike for the invite!

I guess the last two things ill write about is health. For the last couple of years me and Kandice have done the Lemonade Cleanse(link is the book in pdf format). Its hard and is a huge test of will power but never in life has food tasted so good. Granted, certain foods. Funny story, we get done with the cleanse and give our selves a couple of days to adjust. We stop in at Five guys and fries on some what of a whim. Both order the veggie burger and a single order of fries. I think we both came away with the same feeling of blah.. lets get something healthy to eat. Its nice to feel that to feel not the addiction of grease.

Last is we have been doing the p90x thing. We are on day 9 and so far its working pretty well, I suppose. Its day 9 so really to early to tell. Restrictive, monitored diet with a early morning exercise regime is having a positive effect on both of us. This of course is after we have woken up and done with the exercise routines. Stretching has never been a fan of mine but I am feeling some good results from some of the stretches as well as the exercises. My goal is not to get like a monkey, but to build some upper body strength so hopefully it might help a bit on one of my back problems. I have always been a bit of a weakling so hopefully this might help. Once again, its grand to have the wife doing this with me. It is motivation to keep going.