Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy and wanted wear; Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black. Oh, I kept the first for another day! Yet knowing how way leads on to way, I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-- I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference R.Frost
Congratulations !! Thank you for taking us through your "less traveled road". Luis from Portugal
30 years old? Quit bragging, I've got holes in socks older than that. Heck I was married before you were born. I remember when "don't trust anyone over 30" actually meant something. Now it's more like "don't trust anyone under 30". Guess you're finally trustworthy. ;-)
Remember, you're only as old as you think you are. I remember sitting in the nursing home with my 93 yr old grandmother, when she said "I don't know why I have to be in here with all these old people".
Happy Birthday... Here's hoping you have many more adventures.
And you run, and you run to catch up with the sun, but it's sinking Racing around to come up behind you again The sun is the same in a relative way, but you're older Shorter of breath and one day closer to death
Happy 30th Jill. I always remember your birthday because it's also my wife's birthday. Her's should be interesting. She hosts a fiber night for knitters on Thursdays. Since it's her birthday and she prefers not to get gifts, everyone one is encouraged to perform either a skit, sing, read a poem, etc. It will be fun to see what people do. Hope yours is good as well.
Hey it is only a number and seriously I went into denial when I turned 40 but you just turn around and the years have passed and you think nah...I am not that old.....but nothing has changed, we just get wiser and feel the fear a little more! Happy Birthday
Wow, the Big Three-Oh. I guess this means we'll all have to wear black arm bands now to mourn the passing of your child-like innocence.
Now that you've hit 30 you'll not only have to carry a SPOT with you on your bike rides, but also a Life Alert so you can call out "I've fallen and I can't get up !".
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Thirty is a great decade. I never mind the number, I just cannot believe how fast they keep coming at me! You have many great adventures still ahead, and I'm anxious to read about them. Hope you had a wonderful day!
Wow I've almost been married that long. Oh and I have a son that's single just in case you happen to be looking. Just kidding, he couldn't keep up with you.
Happy Birthday!! What a cutie-pie picture! I hope you re-created that outfit for your 30th, now that's how you break back into the dating scene. Ok, so I turned 30 yesterday and I'm still single so maybe don't take my advice :) Have a wonderful fun day!
Happy Birthday Jill- live it up it's your day! Thank you so much for sharing your adventures on your blog- I look forward to every post! Here's to the next great 30 years! Cheers~ Jen
I was deeply depressed on my 30th birthday (even without Cycle Jerk to give me any uplifting poetry...good grief). But my best years have been since then. Really! I'm not just saying that. No fingers crossed. I'm confident that your best years are ahead too. Happy birthday!
Happy Birthday!! Have a good one. Check out the Cruise to Run, www.cruisetorun, that will be coming to Alaska next July. Super organization and great fun. And for those wanting a different experience, check out our website, B.A.R.E.~Butts A'runnin Race Enterprises, www.nudist5k.com. New for next year will be an Inaugural B.A.R.E. Running/Walking Retreat right at the Pocono Mountains at Sunny Rest Nudist Resort in Palmerton, PA. Info to be up shortly. Please join us.
Now that we are in our 50s, my husband and I ask ourselves if we'd be willing to go back and live out our 30s again...the answer is YES! Yes, we would, it would be great! Enjoy...and happy birthday. We can't stop time, but we can live fully. I think you've got that covered!
From the Old Farmers Almanac: Birthday Lore of the Day — Archives | More Advice You are a leader both among your friends and in business. Your ideals are high and you should let them lead you, for they will take you far. You are jovial and vivacious, fond of out-of-doors sports and travel, and well liked by both sexes Happy Birthday!!
Happy Birthday Jill! I hope that you have a wonderful day! Your blog is a gift to many of us - I wouldn't be able to ride like I do if I didn't have your stories in my head...egging me on. Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday sister!!! I was thinking, you should probably make a list of things you want to accomplish before you turn 30...oh wait... too late for that. It's a good thing you knocked some major ones out of the way this year! Sorry we couldn't spend this birthday at Disneyland together. I love you xoxo Sara
I hope you remembered to shut off the smoke detector before lighting the candles on your cake. That, and tell the neighbors you're lighting them too so they don't call the fire department.
30 is a milestone year, mainly because you have to switch from having a standard small round birthday cake to having one of those big-assed rectangular sheet cakes because all the candles won't fit anymore. Hitting 30 might suck for you, but just means the rest of us get more cake. Hell, by the time you hit 30 you've got so much cake that everyone in the office can have a piece !.
A very happy, if belated, birthday to you, Jill. I very much enjoy reading your blog and the pictures are wonderful. Best wishes for the future! Bilbo.
HEY whats with all this downhill stuff!! Jill, trust me, the 30's are great, 40's even better, the 50's are an adventure, and I am looking forward to our 60's, where we can embarrass our kids even more!
Today's my birthday.
Happy Birthday Jill!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday. Rest of your life BEGINS today.
ReplyDeleteTwo roads diverged in a yellow wood,
ReplyDeleteAnd sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I--
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference
R.Frost
Congratulations !! Thank you for taking us through your "less traveled road". Luis from Portugal
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ReplyDeleteHappy birthday Jill, and enjoie this new year !
ReplyDeleteYes 30 ... this is a choc but 30 to 40, that's the beutiful life years <;)
Manu from Belgium.
Happy Birthday Jill!
ReplyDeleteYou still have ten more years till cougar status sets in.
ReplyDeleteHappy B-day! 30 is the new 20, you know. Just think how competitive you'll be in the master class.
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday! When you were 29 you rode the GDR. Now that you're 30, you need to ride it round trip...
ReplyDeletePeace and love from Team RocBike,
Jason
Happy Birthday girl! A whole new beginning this year; have fun with it!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Jill!! It is what you make of it!!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Jill !!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your 30's and please, continue posting your outdor wild sessions.
They're a window on my screen while I'm working ;-)
Edu from Catalonia
Whoa, we have the same B-day. Happy Birthday! Hope it's a great day.
ReplyDelete30 years old? Quit bragging, I've got holes in socks older than that. Heck I was married before you were born. I remember when "don't trust anyone over 30" actually meant something. Now it's more like "don't trust anyone under 30". Guess you're finally trustworthy. ;-)
ReplyDeleteRemember, you're only as old as you think you are. I remember sitting in the nursing home with my 93 yr old grandmother, when she said "I don't know why I have to be in here with all these old people".
Happy Birthday... Here's hoping you have many more adventures.
And you run, and you run to catch up with the sun, but it's sinking
ReplyDeleteRacing around to come up behind you again
The sun is the same in a relative way, but you're older
Shorter of breath and one day closer to death
Happy Birthday Jill!
Happy B-day. Now it's really begun.
ReplyDeleteHappy 30th Jill. I always remember your birthday because it's also my wife's birthday. Her's should be interesting. She hosts a fiber night for knitters on Thursdays. Since it's her birthday and she prefers not to get gifts, everyone one is encouraged to perform either a skit, sing, read a poem, etc. It will be fun to see what people do. Hope yours is good as well.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday!
ReplyDeleteHAPPY BIRTHDAY, Jill! :-D
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday! Go for the gusto.
ReplyDeleteHey it is only a number and seriously I went into denial when I turned 40 but you just turn around and the years have passed and you think nah...I am not that old.....but nothing has changed, we just get wiser and feel the fear a little more!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday
Happy Birthday!
ReplyDeleteWow, the Big Three-Oh. I guess this means we'll all have to wear black arm bands now to mourn the passing of your child-like innocence.
ReplyDeleteNow that you've hit 30 you'll not only have to carry a SPOT with you on your bike rides, but also a Life Alert so you can call out "I've fallen and I can't get up !".
A happy day to you! We've just started reading your blog - thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteJoni and Dakota of the East
Happy Birthday Jill!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great day to ride 30 on rodie and then 30 on the pugs
ReplyDeleteget back on that bike
Happy Birthday Jill!
ReplyDeleteHAPPY BIRTHDAY! Thirty is a great decade. I never mind the number, I just cannot believe how fast they keep coming at me! You have many great adventures still ahead, and I'm anxious to read about them. Hope you had a wonderful day!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cutie!!!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Jill! Here's wishing you more fabulous adventures.
ReplyDeleteHapy Birthday Jill!!
ReplyDeleteWow I've almost been married that long. Oh and I have a son that's single just in case you happen to be looking. Just kidding, he couldn't keep up with you.
Hope you have a good day!
Happy Birthday, sounds like a good excuse for a bike ride....
ReplyDeleteYet another pleasant birthday wish is presented to you. =)
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday!! What a cutie-pie picture! I hope you re-created that outfit for your 30th, now that's how you break back into the dating scene. Ok, so I turned 30 yesterday and I'm still single so maybe don't take my advice :) Have a wonderful fun day!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday!!
ReplyDeleteHappy 30th! :)
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday! Here's to 30 times 30 more years of adventure and great writing!
ReplyDeleteBest,
GPC
Have a grand day
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Jill- live it up it's your day!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for sharing your adventures on your blog- I look forward to every post!
Here's to the next great 30 years!
Cheers~
Jen
Happy birthday Jill and thanks so much for your blog. Enjoy the day!
ReplyDeleteI was deeply depressed on my 30th birthday (even without Cycle Jerk to give me any uplifting poetry...good grief). But my best years have been since then. Really! I'm not just saying that. No fingers crossed. I'm confident that your best years are ahead too. Happy birthday!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday !
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the day. Happy birthday Jill.
ReplyDeleteHAPPY BIRTHDAY!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to a most awesome of women!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday - the best is yet to come!!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday! Get older, feel young. :-) 30 is not so bad - I just got there a few weeks ago myself.
ReplyDeleteHappy B-Day Jill.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday, Jill. Thirty is a great age. Enjoy it.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday!! Have a good one. Check out the Cruise to Run, www.cruisetorun, that will be coming to Alaska next July. Super organization and great fun.
ReplyDeleteAnd for those wanting a different experience, check out our website, B.A.R.E.~Butts A'runnin Race Enterprises, www.nudist5k.com. New for next year will be an Inaugural B.A.R.E. Running/Walking Retreat right at the Pocono Mountains at Sunny Rest Nudist Resort in Palmerton, PA. Info to be up shortly. Please join us.
Happy birthday, Jill!
ReplyDeleteHappy day! Have perfect snacks!
ReplyDeletemay you live as long as you want to,
ReplyDeleteand want to as long as you live....
Dave Schenck
Happy birthday, Jill!
ReplyDeleteHappy 30th ... whew, so much to go. ENJOY! ...o/o
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Jill!
ReplyDeletehave a wonderful birthday. 30 isn't so bad.
ReplyDeleteTo tough for the average girl, just right for you Jill, Happy B-Day!!!
ReplyDeleteBill
Happy Birthday!! It's milestones like these that make me wish we lived closer together. I miss you! Hope you have a great day and I love you!
ReplyDeleteNow that we are in our 50s, my husband and I ask ourselves if we'd be willing to go back and live out our 30s again...the answer is YES! Yes, we would, it would be great! Enjoy...and happy birthday. We can't stop time, but we can live fully. I think you've got that covered!
ReplyDeleteyou won't really notice diminishing returns from your body until you are 36, i bet.
ReplyDeleteTake care of your joints, you old person!
ReplyDeleteEven as a kid your eyes look to the far beyond.
ReplyDeletehappy birthday from the netherlands
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ReplyDeleteBest Wishes to you on your 30th. What a great age.
John S.
A very Happy Birthday to you.
ReplyDeleteFrom the Old Farmers Almanac:
ReplyDeleteBirthday Lore of the Day — Archives | More Advice
You are a leader both among your friends and in business. Your ideals are high and you should let them lead you, for they will take you far. You are jovial and vivacious, fond of out-of-doors sports and travel, and well liked by both sexes
Happy Birthday!!
Happy Birthday Jill! I hope that you have a wonderful day! Your blog is a gift to many of us - I wouldn't be able to ride like I do if I didn't have your stories in my head...egging me on.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday!
Happy Birthday, Jill!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday, Jill! Keep riding, Girl!
ReplyDeletehappy birthday!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday, Jill. Love reading the blog.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday sister!!! I was thinking, you should probably make a list of things you want to accomplish before you turn 30...oh wait... too late for that. It's a good thing you knocked some major ones out of the way this year! Sorry we couldn't spend this birthday at Disneyland together. I love you
ReplyDeletexoxo Sara
Happy Birthday Jill!
ReplyDeleteI hope you remembered to shut off the smoke detector before lighting the candles on your cake. That, and tell the neighbors you're lighting them too so they don't call the fire department.
ReplyDelete30 is a milestone year, mainly because you have to switch from having a standard small round birthday cake to having one of those big-assed rectangular sheet cakes because all the candles won't fit anymore. Hitting 30 might suck for you, but just means the rest of us get more cake. Hell, by the time you hit 30 you've got so much cake that everyone in the office can have a piece !.
happy birthday Jill, enjoy!
ReplyDeletewelcome to the 30s, take your time and enjoy it cause you will soon be like me, hitting 39 and getting ready for the countdown to 40 *sigh* LOL
ReplyDeleteA huge slice of cyber-cake is headed your way. Happy Birthday!
ReplyDeleteI think you should reach your peak of physical endurance around 34 years old so it is good that you are becoming competitive. and happy birthday!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Jill!
ReplyDeleteHope it was a nice day.
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday to ya...old lady! ;-)
ReplyDeleteA very happy, if belated, birthday to you, Jill. I very much enjoy reading your blog and the pictures are wonderful. Best wishes for the future! Bilbo.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Jill! I enjoyed my 30's much more than I did my 20's and if that's true for you we will have a lot to read about.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to You!!
ReplyDeleteGreetings Tommy and Yazoo
The Netherlands, Europe
HEY whats with all this downhill stuff!! Jill, trust me, the 30's are great, 40's even better, the 50's are an adventure, and I am looking forward to our 60's, where we can embarrass our kids even more!
ReplyDeleteBelated Happy Birthday!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Jill!! I hope you had a wonderful time!!
ReplyDeleteHope your day is full of peace.
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