The Van Wyck Family Singers!

The days are officially chilly now... I was just taking a look back at the beach pics from our vacation with the Van Wycks (Manasquan, NJ), and all of a sudden, I'm realizing that summer is over for another year. It's amazing how the years fly by. I'll be 26 in a few days, which my A&P prof. repeatedly told me, is the year that a female's body starts to go downhill (biologically). Our bones don't repair themselves as easily as in the days of yore, and osteoporosis settles in. Sigh.

Well, I also officially just burned another banana bread. I'm such a ridiculous cook. I get so sidetracked that I forget half the things I start. Thus, my once boiling kettle is now cold on the stove, my banana bread is blackened around the edges (hopefully still salvageable), and my pile of half written letters is staring me in the face.

On a more cheerful note, I spent the morning biking with a friend. It was a beautiful ride, albeit somewhat more rowdy than I had envisioned. I was imagining a lovely little bike through the countryside, perhaps a stop at a corner store for some ice cream.... When she offered me a helmet, I kind of chuckled inside, and said with a smile, "No, thanks, I'm sure I'll be just fine." Well, little did I know, this cute little nurse turned out to be a BMX biker with no little to no fear. Being the sport I am, I followed her without complaining, but as we careened down those bike hills at a terrifying speed, I prayed frantically and wished I had taken her up on her offer. All in all, it was exhilarating, exciting, and my legs are incredibly sore! Not bad for a Monday morning.