Oh... you guys with your decent weather! Nice reading about it. I ventured out today -- the sun broke through and I got very brave. Even left the shoe covers at home. MISTAKE! Made it 18 miles... hit rain, sleet AND hail, along with cold and strong winds. YIKES Not what I had in mind. I've been home 30 minutes and still my big right toe is numb! What an idiot I was!? A day with coach Troy may have been better.

But... had I not gone, I would have missed seeing the lambs with their moms, the blue heron that flew right over me, the doe that crossed in front of me, that weird-looking bird I have to look up (do we actually have vultures here, b/c it looked like one!), and the thrill of the hot latte my hubby met me with at the end of the ride. NEVER HAS COFFEE TASTED BETTER! He had impeccable timing today! So, next time I hope I can do a longer ride, in nicer weather. But for today, a sense of accomplishment. As soon as I can feel my extremeties I will pat myself on the back!

Here's hoping the rest of you had better rides today!