Spin Cycle

I have started taking a spin class. With Joe. At 6am. Which means I have to get up when he gets up. At 5.30am. Now, while I'm not a morning person, and as I type I am falling asleep on the keyboard for lack of coffee, I had a bit of an epiphany this morning. One of the guys in class asked me as I was headed out the door, "so you like spin class?" I thought for a moment and then said, "I guess I'm sadistic, yes. I like spin class." Part of the reason is that the teacher is great. He talks smack throughout most of the class, and the students throw it right back. There's a dentist that has been at the gym I think as long as Joe and I have (2 years or so..) and he's always been cordial to me when he sees me, despite my lack of 'morning person-ness'. The past 2 classes, he's been on the bike next to me and has been playing around with what to nickname me. He had been calling me Early Valentines Day, and Roses since I told them Joe had already gotten me roses, not for Valentines day, just because he loves me. (ok now, group 'awwwwww' and then turn and puke...) But today, towards the end of class, he started calling me 'the First Lady of Spin Class' as in, 'come on, First Lady, crank it up one' and 'it's ok now, if the First Lady wants to rest, she can rest.' It made me smile. So today, as I was getting ready to come into work, I found myself looking in the mirror differently. My weight may not be where I'd like it to be, but I'm getting into shape. And I had been babying my leg ever since the incident with the mountain...(I was skiing along just fine and then the mountain had to go and get in the way. Stupid mountain. We're still not on speaking terms.) But I can feel it getting stronger. The triathlon is in September, and I am considering running a half marathon with some friends in October. Those were things I had wanted to do before "THE INCIDENT", but never did. Time for excuses is over. Time for waiting is over. Spin class is only 2 days a week, but I will get up and I will go to it, and the First Lady will ride!!