To celebrate our anniversary yesterday, we use the second half of Mom’s gift card at Longhorn. Thanks, Mom!

After 3 days of rain, cool temperatures, and high winds, the weather turned perfect today — 50 degrees and sunny with light winds. I completed my first long ride (over 40 miles). The really great thing about “out and back” rides, is the motivation to complete the second half of the ride is very high. I’m tired, but good. There will be no riding tomorrow for sure.

Danita enjoyed reading the book “Pope Joan” by Donna Woolfolk Cross. The story is based on folk lore about a woman dressing as a man who becomes pope for a couple of years back in the late 800s. Apparently one can make an argument that Pope Joan was real, but this story is all fiction. Danita enjoyed it. I agree it’s a good story and well written, but there are too many implausible coincidences. I think the story would be better if it were a little more plausible. The book is supposed to represent life in the darkest of the dark ages. If the depiction is any where near accurate, it’s very good that we are living in the 21st century.

This was a mostly quiet week. Things will start picking up again soon.