Monday, January 28, 2013

Slip Sliding Away....An Upstate Adventure

I'm from the south and when we get weather other than thunderstorms, it's a big deal. Winter weather? Even bigger. Sleet? Well...that just begs for us to come out and play.

So Friday....we head upstate. Straight in to the sleet and rain. Good thing Cliff's jeep is a 4-wheel drive with nice grippy tires.

Sleet didn't start to accumulate on the road until we got to Spartanburg. We took I-85 for a short route over to Sista's.

You know, I'm sure one way to weed out the folks that text and drive is to throw 'em on a sleet covered interstate. No lie, we saw 7 accidents within a 3 mile span. All single car accidents. It looked like they had spun out of control.

Experiment: Cliff wanted to see how easy it would be to spin out. He slowed down and waited until no traffic was coming and then hit the brakes. Nothing. His tires grabbed. They did spin very slightly, though, when he hit the gas to speed back up.

Conclusion: I'm going to be a little presumptuous and say that clearly these accidents were the result of someone not paying attention. Don't text and drive, people!

Finally, we made it to Sista's. Let's call her Terri. Now, she's not a biological sister. She is a cousin, but has been adopted into my clan as a bonafide "Sista". And we sistas love an adventure (weather permitting).

Now, if you read my blog about "Cracking Up", you'll know it was over some chili. I hope my laughing at Terri the other night over the chili didn't hurt her feelings. Terri was planning to make it for dinner Friday, but when we got there....No Chili!

I was silent. Thought to myself, let's not stir this pot. Ha! No pun intended. We had pasta instead. Turns out she was accommodating my athletic husband who had a Triathlon the next morning. Gah, she's so sweet?

So, Terri informs me to eat hearty. We are going to slide into an adventure after dinner. Huh? It's 27 degrees F outside. No matter! We are going sledding in the sleet covered hills that she lives in. Oh joy! Oh boy! Wait, this could get dangerous.

Scott, Terri's boss husband, has this thang about wives submitting to their husbands. Well, let's just say, "ain't happening". He just does what Terri says. And Terri said, "Honey, go get the sled." OMG!


Disclaimer: Cliff has videos coming out the ying yang. But for space and time's sake, I've only attached one.

"Said Video"


Jan 25, 2013 Sledding at Terri's.
Yep, that's me. And nope, I didn't die.



Good thing Scott told me how to turn the thing or I would have ended up in the bushes like Terri. Ha!Ha!

Cliff had his Triathlon Saturday. It was one of those that take place inside the YMCA. Lap pool, treadmill, and stationary bikes. Kind of a bummer. This dude likes the outdoors, but he'll take what he can get. He's in training for yet another Ironman. Tri results - Cliff took 3rd place in the 40+ age group. Pretty darn good, considering he hasn't been in his 40's for some 7 years now.

I'm so proud!

Now we had to go feed this man. He needed some major calories. So off to Ryan's we go. Everything went smoothly here, until.....

Terri walked off with a serving utensil.

I don't think she has Alzheimer's. In fact, I'm pretty sure of it. She has what my mama calls half-heimer's.

Hey Scott......maybe drawing up some papers might not be a bad idea, right about now.

I'm thinking of purchasing my own metal detector.

Like I said, weather affects our adventures. You do the best you can with what you have. Spring adventures....coming soon.

Til next time,

Laurie


Oh, wait......in case you were wondering:

I ran 2 miles last week. That's it.

This week's plan (knee permitting): Run 2 to 3 miles every other day. I've got a 10K to train for, people.








19 comments:

  1. I don't miss those ice storms we had while living in St. Louis...there ARE advantages to desert living! Looks and sounds like you had a wonderful time though - being from Denver, we learned to drive in the snow, back in "the day"...unlike the drivers today! Happy Monday - stay warm - Tanya

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    1. Thanks Tanya...It's supposed to be low 70's here tomorrow. So, when the chance arises to have some winter fun.....I do. HaHa!

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  2. Lol La. We have to go somewhere , where it has snow . Coleman thought we were in the kayaks. Man why didn't we think of that. ... Beans next time. We will just let Cliff blow them away. Lol

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    1. Kayaks....Ha! For sure, why didn't we think of them. That opens up all kinds of possibilities! Anyway, the sleds were lots of fun. For a minute there, though, I didn't think Scott was going to slow down until he reached the next county over and that we were going to have to call search and rescue to pull you out of the bushes! LOL!!

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  3. nice ride on the sleet! keep up the training for your 10k. I'm working on a 5k / 1mile fun run.

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    1. Thanks Gin. When is your 5K? I remember my first one....the feeling of accomplishment it left me with was so powerful. Good luck with yours.

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  4. I could use your mama's "half-heimers" word around here, a lot...may I steal it? I'll give credit, I promise!

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  5. You certainly may, Lesa. That would make mama proud.

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  6. Hi Laurie, You can have your sleet. If I have to have something, I will take the snow. I can drive in it, but ice forget it more ways then one. I am still nursing a knee from falling on the ice. Another 3 weeks, I didn't break it or tear anything. I just stretch a muscle the wrong way. They refer to it like a football injury. Yes, I did play touch football with my brothers when I was growing up. We had lots of fun. Have a wonderful day. Your Missouri Friend.

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    1. Thank you, Shirley. I sure hope your knee gets better real soon. I've had a bout with a knee injury too. I'm a runner and tried to increase mileage too much, too soon. But it's better...I even ran 2.5 miles today. Stay warm my Missouri Friend.

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  7. I was looking at the stats at the end of your last post. As a new follower I am delighted to have found such a fresh and funny new blog. Last time I got on a sled I was about forty. I have no idea why I haven't got on one since. I must see if the grandchild will take me.

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    1. Go for it Susan. Your inner child will thank you! Thank you for the sweet comments about my blog. Now, go make a sledding date with your grandchild.

      Laurie

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  8. Just getting caught up on the blog party roll lol... you have some fun posts and a great sense of humour :) http://leftoverchocolatestitches.blogspot.ca/

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    1. Thanks for visiting. I'll stop by your place this morning. I'm still making my way through the list too. Fun! Fun!

      Laurie

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  9. Still laughing--loved the video---cracking up over what southerners call 'sledding". pshaw it is the same as in the north but we get REAL snow.....glad you had so much fun.

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    1. I know, CatieAn. It doesn't take much to amuse us.....this type weather comes so rarely. Thanks for your sweet comments. Have a great day!

      Laurie

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  10. Rule #1 for sledding:before getting on such sled, learn how to quickly dive off! Looks like it was fun, who says we gotta grow up!

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  11. Thats right! Life is too short not to have fun. Rule #1 was drilled into me before getting on. Hubby didn't want to visit the ER or fetch me from the next county over either. Ha! I'm working on my Liebster Award today, I promise. Thanks again.

    Laurie

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  12. Glad to hear that you are running. my car has all-wheel drive but my hubby loves to try to get it to spin. We recently did a 360 (luckily no cars were around)

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