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Starting to feel very sad about not racing and it seems like I will never be out racing let alone riding at this point. Spinal injection on Wednesday, hurt like a mother then no pain at all for a couple hours now, a raging headache and the pain is back. Bummer. I was told that this could happen and to give it a few days to a week so not giving up just yet.

The weather is not all that inviting for racing right now anyways so I guess if there is anytime to be forced on the bench now is not too bad of a time. Still, I miss it and feel like I am getting so far out of shape that I will be at the back all season. Better than not being out at all right?

Still hopeful that I will recover and at least get out to the track this year.

On the brighter side, we made an offer on a cabin in Mazama and got it! WooHoo! Looking forward to winter and summer fun in one of the most beautiful places in Washington. Haven't told the girls yet, boy are they going to be excited.

Trying to weight the good with the bad, all in all it is mostly good. My health issue will get resolved my patients is wearing thin but I just need to stay as positive as I look toward all the good in my life to balance it out. Mazama is my spoon full of sugar right now. Not to mention I have the most beautiful girls and a very caring boyfriend.

Spain!

I am so far behind on everything so this will be very quick.

I am back, it was amazing! I would love to go back to Mallorca and acctually get to ride my bike! Did a few short rides my back was seriously whacked from the plane travel and walking about 10miles a day for a week prior to getting to ride. Eventhough I couldn't climb or ride hard with everyone else just being on a bike in those surrounding was inspiring and I loved it.

Shannon and Jason's wedding was absolutely beautiful, fun, and inspiring with good friends and great familys!

Just a few photos then I need to catch up on two weeks of missed work. Blah!


This is at Montserrat outside of Barcellona way up on a mountain.

Sevilla was a beautiful old city with the second largest catherdral in Europe behind the Vatican. This is a street outside the Alakazar palace, truly amazing!

This is inside one of the Moorish architecture room of the palace.

Hotel Amadeus in Sevilla

Biking back to our Agrotourism Son Suriana in Mallorca. An old farmhouse turned B&B still growing fruit, olives, almonds and fig trees and sheep grazing on the hill side. What more could you ask for?

I have an empty flikr account that I plan on filling soon with lots more photos. I post the link once I get that done.

I hear that the racing here in the NW is going great. Sounds like a solid womens field. Yeah!!! I sure hope to be out there with y'all very soon. Got to get some injections and dry needling done to calm down my back and then I'll be out. Most likely living up to "Off the Back" but at least I'll be out there. ;p

Miss seeing all my teammates and fast lady friends.

Cheers!