Thursday, August 4, 2011

Sunsets Galore

Brad and I have been trying to check out the sunset each night.  We have a nice view from the balcony in the front of our house.  Here's a glimpse of the view we are treated to on most nights:

You can see the Capitol on the right side of the tree.


We've been getting thunderstorms in the afternoons or evenings pretty frequently.  It's cool to see the storms rolling in through the wide open sky.  I officially bought my mountain bike and I'm excited to head out on a trail with it.  I biked to the pool this morning and I still feel like I need to make some adjustments with how it fits.  Brad bought his bike tonight from the same bike shop as me.  He ended up with a Trek Cobia that he got for a good price.  So, now we will be a Trek mountain bike team!  I can't wait to head down to southern Utah with our new bikes.

I still can't get over how I can go to the pool at any time and there will be numerous lanes open for swimming.  I swam 3000 meters on my own on Wednesday and I plan to join up with a masters group next week.  I'm really excited to be able to swim long course outside.  Even better is that lounge chairs line the perimeter of the pool, so when I get out from my swim, I can dry out in the hot sun. I'm thinking chlorine + sun = free highlights!

A view of the pool from my lounge chair.
Brad and I are really starting to get acquainted with how the grid system works in the city.  My iPhone still comes in handy, but it's nice that I'm getting my sense of direction.  We really like that it is a bike friendly city and I really like the selection of radio stations.  One station is great alternative rock, while another station frequently plays 80's Madonna - who doesn't love to hear her when you're driving around?!  We are also looking forward to seeing some of those "must see" sights now that we are settled in.  On the top of my list is to go hear the Mormon Tabernacle Choir during one of their rehearsals and I also want to check out some of the 2002 Winter Olympic sites.

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