Wish Me Luck!

Tomorrow I embark on a new journey. 

My friend, Emily and I are going to start training to climb a 14er.  Our goal is for the end of June/beginning of July.  Yikes!!!  I have been saying for years that I want to climb a 14er, but hadn't found anyone to drag up there with me.  Trust me, I've tried!  You see, I'm that person that would do just about anything as long as I have a side-kick.  (or even if I AM the side-kick)  I'm just not that motivated to be the person who will just go off on my own - especially something like that.  I mean, what if I get lost or something bad happens?  I'm not cutting off my own arm - I'm just not that girl.  Don't get me wrong - I totally admire that guy for doing what he had to do to stay alive, but I can't work out peeing in the woods without having pee stains somewhere on the knees of my pants.  Thank goodness I've found Emily!  Not only is she a totally fun person to hang out with, we share the same birthday.  She didn't just agree to do this with me - she's excited about it (she wants to climb them all) and she's a nurse!  So if I were to need medical assistance - I'm covered.  If I were her, I'd be a bit worried - but I assured her that as long as she's coherent enough to tell me what I need to do, we'll be ok.  Did I mention that she also has a good sense of humor?

Not only did she think this was a good idea - she's actually made a plan.  Imagine that!  So tomorrow we start.  Apparantly there's a great trail somewhere not too far from Isabelle's school in Boulder.  I should have remembered the name, but that didn't work out for me - I'll get back to you.  I was too focused on how out of shape I am and the fact that since she's quite a bit taller than I am, her stride is longer and ..... was this really my idea? 

I've forewarned her that there will be times that I will not like her.  There will be times when I'm going to tell here that I don't want to do it.  Her job at these times will be to say, "So I'll see you Wednesday?"  I hope she's up to the task because I know that if I don't quit - and if she won't let me when I want to - I'm totally going to thank her when this is all over.  And then, I guess, we'll have to pick which one to do next.