Ahhhhh- I am in good company here at the “asylum”! I loved the comments about finding where I belong and also being lucky to discover something to be passionate about; how very true.

Nancielle- I am in Blandford, and close to the East Otis line and Otis Reservoir. I went on several rides this summer with the BF around the lake, and it was just spectacular. I would love to get together for a ride with some other folks from TE in the spring, either an all-Mass or western Mass group. It will give me some great incentive to lose weight and get into better shape over the winter so I don’t totally embarrass myself in the spring. The BF came home one day recently and said he saw a group of women cyclists on Route 23 (VERY hilly!), and my first response was- “and they didn’t invite me?” It’s OK riding with him, but he is much stronger than I am, and I just cannot keep up, nor do I want to kill myself trying.