Tuesday, April 16, 2019

Coincidences Mean You're on the Right Path

“Coincidences mean you're on the right path.” 
― Simon Van Booy,

Today was mostly sunny, in the 60's - - quite a change from last week when we were prepping for a multi-day, many-inch snowstorm. There is still a loon hanging around at the lake down the street and the male cardinals are pretty much louder than any other creature in the universe. (I do not think that's an exaggeration, although the spring peeper frogs were really loud the other day over by Cedar Lake.)

I decided to go for a ride after work, and took longer than intended (as always) getting out the door and on my bike. I debated the direction to go, since it was rush hour. Once I was on my bike, I decided to head toward St. Paul. So, the odds of my crossing paths with my friend Matt heading the opposite direction to Minneapolis while we both were crossing the Mendota Bridge were pretty low. But there you go! What do you do when the universe puts the person you most regularly ride with right next to you? You decide which direction you both will go. And we chose my path.

It was a great night for a ride. We crossed through a couple of road closed signs, rode on some streets that were full of sand from the recent floods, and very adultishly decided not to ride through standing water.

I apologized to Matt for having to ride with me as I wore this outfit, which I put on because it was within reach when I was trying to get out the door. He noted that it was rather striking. I am hoping that I will win the "most creative workout outfit" in our contest at work, especially since I didn't try when I put this ensemble together.

Don't worry, I buckled it when riding.

It was such a great night for riding and what a bonus to be able to ride with a friend.

Speaking of friends - - - thanks, friends! I am only $235 away from my fundraising goal of $5000. I think I will be able to get there by mid-May, which is my goal. Woo hoo! http://main.nationalmssociety.org/goto/GoMaggieGo

I sure appreciate the creative help I got from my friends this year - especially Annie and Ann - and thought I should document THE ONE AND ONLY TIME you'll see me with gold and green shamrock fingernails, compliments of Ann. I confess, though, that I also put these on my toenails and am not nearly as opposed to gold toenails.

 

So festive!

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