Leaving on a jetplane

Travel for each others birthday has become a family tradition with us. Both of us love to travel and so it is not that hard choosing a birthday gift. And we also give something special and personal when we get back. This year we are going to Yosemite National Park. Neither of us like cities, shopping or the party scene. We both love hiking, outdoor stuff, nature. So Yosemite sounded like a perfect fit.

And then there is an awesome hike in Yosemite called the half dome hike. It is the mother lode of all hiking trails. It is a 17 mile hike and we have been training for it for the past 3 weeks. I am not very positive that I can make it, but I am willing to try it. It is very steep for the last 400 feet and we have to climb it with the aid of cables. To motivate me R said that if I workout every single day leading to the day we leave he will do all the house work until my birthday in September. And boy, was I ever motivated! And we did do that every day. Even when Aunt Flo' came for a visit. Nothing was stopping me. And he has also promised me a special gift if I manage to climb the dome. Maybe housework for the rest of the year? I don't think so. I think he already kind of regret making the current offer.

And I already lost some weight. One of the capri pants which had become very tight for me, is now loose at the waist. So it is a win-win situation. Or if you watch The Office, it is a win-win-win situation. I lose weight, do hiking, get out of housework.

I have booked a lovely B&B at Yosemite or at least it looks lovely from the description and pictures. Both of us has worked hard the past months and we are really really looking forward to this vacation. I have packed books to read and blank papers to write and are keeping the laptops at home. I plan to do some writing and just relax.