i conquered the hills

8/8- Rode (for the first time in weeks) 32 miles up and down some pretty rough hills around the Wilmington and Chadds Ford areas. The ride was for the Mike Clark Foundation, who was apparently a pretty tough guy. We were going to do the 100K, but opted for the 50K once we started and saw what the terrain looked like. "100K and 50K rides take cyclists through scenic New Castle County, DE and Chester County, PA traversing up to 15 of the most challenging hills in the area – Beaver Valley, Twaddell Mill, and Cannery, just to name a few." I should have known, reading this on their website beforehand. Well, I can safely say I conquered half the hills. And they had the best bike snacks I've seen on a ride so far.

airplane pool party

8/1- Caught No Age, Dan Deacon, and Deerhunter at the Flying W Pool and Resort In Medford, New Jersey. Felt like I was in LA, drinking whiskey by the pool and listening to live music with a bunch of hipsters.

R5 ran a bus over to Jersey.

It was an airplane shaped pool.

Philly hipster pool-surfing.

brandywine

7/26- Took the canoe out, waxing nostalgic on the place where I fell in love..........

i heart the beach

7/25- To the beach again. Fell in love with the boogie board, and just like a 12 year old, got corralled back into the proper waters by an angry lifeguard.

Picked up some fresh seafood on the way home.

Corn on the cob, lobster tail, grouper with crabmeat, and softshell crabs. PBR of course.

a bbq and the arts

7/24- Barbecued at the Wallingford Arts Center caretaker's residence. We got to jam out,

smoke cigs,

and light big fires.

jackie's b day

7/18- Partied in the back of Dahlak, again...and what party wouldn't be complete without Snacks?

beach

7/18- for a day.