Just like riding a bike?

"Just like riding a bike" is a phrase meaning that it is something you never forget how to do. Well I am here to say that that is just not true. Today I got on a bike for the first time since high school which was about 3/4 years ago and it didn't go so well. Yes, I know how to ride a bike but that doesn't mean that you won't get hurt. Riding a bike is simple right, I mean you peddle, steer, and use the hand breaks when you want to stop, so what is so hard about getting on a bike after some time off? Well, just because you remember the logistics of ridding a bike doesn't mean you won't fall off. As I rode the bike I found difficulty in turning corners while holding the break so I didn't go to fast or tip over. The balancing is much more difficult than I remembered and the stopping just as hard. So yes, I ended up falling down and getting a nice little cut and bruise but I got back up and tried again.

As I was riding my bike it reminded me of how relationships work. Simple right, two people like each other so they spend time together and if they like each other enough and long enough they get married and have kids. Ok, hit the breaks! For anyone who has been in a relationship knows it is SO not easy. There are balancing acts that one must do between the relationship, friends, family, school/work, ect without "falling off." Each relationship is different just like each bike is different. You have to get use to how the breaks work and how the bike turns on curves to be able to ride it steady without getting hurt. The same applies to relationships, you have to know how the other partner does things in order to make things work. And if you end up falling off the bike and getting your heart broken, there are tons of other bikes out there, who knows the next one could be the right fit and run perfectly smooth.

I Am Woman

I am a Sex and the City fanatic. I have loved watching the four girl friends going through the ups and downs of relationships and no matter what having each other. I have just seen Sex and the City 2 the movie with one of my girlfriends and loved it. The fact that the girls stayed close with each other despite everything and all their differences is amazing. The girls supported each other when one was having trouble and as Samantha says are "each other's soulmates." The idea that guys come and go but friends are forever is true. The guy you are dating today may be gone in a year but your friends will still be there to laugh with you about how you ever dated such a loser. Friends are important thing to have because they get you through the day.

Another thing I particularly enjoyed about this movie besides the strong friendship was the feminism in it. The ladies take a trip to the Middle East and discover how constricting life is for the women there. They learn that they are very lucky to have so many opportunities in the USA (such as not being persecuted for wearing shorts.) The women get together and sing a song "I Am Woman" which all the ladies in the scene begin to sing as well, yes it is a little cheesy, but I really enjoyed it. I Am Woman and I can be independent from men and have great girlfriends that will stick with me through everything. Overall, good movie to see and promote my strong single self with. :)

Whatever Floats Your Boat

I am a big fan of boating! I am lucky enough to have an aunt and uncle who own a houseboat that my family and I get invited to once a year. I absolutely love my time at the lake. I look forward to it every year. This year when I went, I thought about the guys that I had brought down with me to the lake in the past resulting in interesting weekends. One guy I brought down the weekend didn't exactly go so well and ended with me throwing a sandwich at him. The other guy I brought with me to the lake the weekend went very well as we made up silly songs. I think we were on our way to just being friends which lead to a fairly fun and uncomplicated weekend on the boat before we officially called it quits sometime later.

So this weekend I went off with my family for a great weekend away from it all. You know you are in the middle of know where when there is no Wal-Mart and you have no cell phone reception. And the thing is, is that every know and then I think you need to get away to a place like this. I had a great time laughing and playing around with my family. We did a ton of tubing, in which we gained several bruises and some great memories. I also got to do my favorite, wakeboarding. Overall a great weekend, with just my family and me, no additional guests necessary for a good time.

The Lonely Hearts Club

My mom and I both love to read. We have been known to spend hours in book stores. Usually she is the voice of reason that forces me to leave and not spend my entire day and my entire bank account in a book store. So this weekend Half-Price Books was having a Memorial Day sale on everything in the store, which of course we couldn't miss a sale on already cheap books, so we went. We wondered down the isles looking under the names of our favorite authors to see if there was anything we hadn't read yet. I was looking at the New Arrivals section and a book caught my eye called The Lonely Hearts Club by Elizabeth Eulberg. The cover had four girls walking on a crosswalk like The Beatles Abby Road record. Being a huge Beatles fan I picked it up and flipped open the cover to see if it sounded any good. Cover divulged that it was about a girl who has given up on men and starts a club called The Lonely Hearts Club. All I needed to read to immediately hook me on the book. I added it to my pile of books and then my mom dragged me out of the book store to enjoy the sunshine outside.

We went home and I read the book cover to cover and loved it. The main character Penny Lane (named after The Beatle song) has had enough subpar relationships and decides she will no longer date while in high school. Penny Lane's new mentality attracts many followers in her school making The Lonely Hearts Club grow to massive proportions. I highly recommend this book, no matter how old you are, this character issues a very wise insight to how women change and settle for men and discovers the importance of a good support group of friends. Because we could all... Use A Little Help from My Friends.