http://scovilleclan.com/thelevines our life in my words... Tue, 25 Nov 2008 01:01:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Our friend, Eric, took us on a nice bike ride yesterday.  It was a perfectly clear day for a ride with long distance views.  Which we had lots of, but none of the pics I took did it any justice.  What you don't see in this picture is Mat changing ... http://scovilleclan.com/thelevines/2008/11/24/its-been-awhile/ Thanks to mapmyride.com and google earth we could check out the ride we did. The leaves are turning right now, so it's a bit more colorful!  As you can see in the below pictures. Mat is riding the log...he has a much better sense of balance than I!  It was a fun ... http://scovilleclan.com/thelevines/2008/11/03/mountain-biking-on-google-earth/ On Tuesday, we went for a lovely walk up along the Blue Ridge Parkway where we thought we might encounter some snow.  We did.   It was a beautiful day romping around in it and Maddy had a blast running everywhere and rolling around in it. http://scovilleclan.com/thelevines/2008/10/31/winter-wonderland/ We went on a beautiful ride out in Bent Creek.  It is amazing that the fall colors are still going on and it is still so vibrant!  This is the nice mellow road ride to the beginning of the trail. Mat at the start of the trail...about the only time I ... http://scovilleclan.com/thelevines/2008/10/29/fall-mountain-bike-ride/ We found this in Craigslist...Mat and his sister, Sara, were the lucky people who went to pick it up. The picture is a little blurry...but it is a fine piano for $35!!!  We had a piano tuner come out who had been doing it for 40 years.  I was at work, ... http://scovilleclan.com/thelevines/2008/10/26/newest-addition-to-our-household/ It has been beautiful the past couple of weekends, but I'd say this past weekend has been the best so far. Mat and I have been trying to take advantage of this beautiful fall weather and do a bit of hiking and biking. http://scovilleclan.com/thelevines/2008/10/15/fall-is-here/ On Friday we found out that Barack Obama would actually be holding a rally in Asheville, NC just a few miles from our house. This morning, we woke up and went down at 8 a.m. in the morning to stand in line. We thought we would be one ... http://scovilleclan.com/thelevines/2008/10/05/barack-to-the-future/ Yesterday was a beautiful fall day.  Mat and I headed out for a bike ride and as we started the climb it was nice and cool with a lovely mist.  We kept on climbing for about an hour or so (those w/ stronger thigh muscles have been known to do ... http://scovilleclan.com/thelevines/2008/09/30/greenies-lick-their-wounds/ Friday was Mat's last day of work.  So we went over and made pizza and watched the debate w/ Mat's boss, Chris and co-worker, Sara and their spouses.  The pizza was delicious and I was glad to watch the debate.  I was glad to see that Senator McCain was willing ... http://scovilleclan.com/thelevines/2008/09/28/debate-one-down/ We are still experiencing a gas shortage out here in the southeast.  Hopefully, it will be over soon.  Mat and I had been talking about going on a backpack this upcoming weekend.  But right now, it's not looking too good.  The weekend might look a little more like us sitting ... http://scovilleclan.com/thelevines/2008/09/26/gas-shortage-cramping-my-style/