Leaving DC this morning is bittersweet. My week included abundance of everything I loved about DC without any of the things that I found toxic. I have no regrets about my decision to relocate to Nashville. It is just wonderful to know that visits to DC are just a short plane ride away and a bicycle and friends await me when I come back.
This morning, I helped Mary get her Ostrich Clara ready for the 4th of July. Clara is pretty heavy and it takes two to change her footwear. She now has her flip-flops on.
I had a great bike ride yesterday. We rode north along Beach Drive on the roads I traveled many times trying to get enough miles in to get ready for my Natchez Trace ride. We rode up to where I used to live and I was able to make it up the hill south of my building that I had never been able to make it up before. I got much better at riding slowly in my easiest gear up long climbs. Shorter climbs I like to power through but I don’t have the air to sustain that for long climbs. The air quality was poor in DC, but it did not seem to bother my lungs at all. I have to make a change in my bike situation – just not sure what direction to go. My bike is too heavy and I don’t have enough gears. Time for a consult with my biking gurus – Jean and Pat.
Last night we had a great dinner with friends from Pfizer days who live in DC. We had a fabulous meal at Seasons 52. It seems like I am taste has improved but time will tell. I do need to do more variety at home.
Match.com update. After 2 weeks, I have run out of men to look at that even come close (not conservative). I have had a text conversation with a man who lives in a rural area north Nashville 45-60 minutes. I think he is who he says he is but there is not way to tell without meeting in person. I think we will get together for coffee after he returns from a camping get-away. In the meantime, I am going to revise my profile a bit. It may have been a bit too straight-forward and I can soften it a bit and still be truthful.
Tamara Unleashed 