Big ride, Big fun

Awesome ride as always with Blondie on the backroads.  The roads are steep but man, we kick ASS!  We just chat away merrily as we pound up these grades (only 1-2 times did we have to stop talking to grunt away or suck air to get up the hills).  Riding is just insanely awesome therapy, girl talk all the way & amazingly fantastic cardio.  After we finished up our heart-pounding ride we jetted for tacos in the 15 minutes we had before preschool pick-up.  I could feel my blood still rushing, my cheeks flushing, I just felt ALIVE and I love the way exercise does that for a person, LOVE. Watched a cheesy ABC news clip today about the happiest woman in America, yadda yadda she had her kiddo at the right time (27-33 apparently is the sweet spot) and her husband, who is a doctor makes dinner every night (she's got a winner there) but the things about her happy/balanced life that really stood out for me were this: a 10 min walk can give you energy & endorphins for up to TWO hours, 30 minutes of exercise a day can reduce your chance of depression by 12%...SO true! Moving & grooving are natural anti-depressants for the body & heart & soul.  it's a simple fact, you move your body & get your blood pumping and your lungs moving in & out, you will feel good, I promise!  It's in our genetic make-up, we were meant to MOVE.