Christmas Eve Rides

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

SuzieQ,
Despite the rain, it sounds as though you had a GREAT ride today! (especially the husband having breakfast cooking when you got home part!!)

We had a forecast of clear and in the 40's today, so we planned a big ride.
Got out early and had "BreakFest" in town with friends, then mapped out a 30 mile ride through the local countryside.
It was way cloudier and windier than we had counted on. A half hour into the ride we were being blown around all COLD and WET and sleet was pelting us in the face too. But I said those high winds were going to blow all the clouds away eventually, so we kept going. Happily, it eventually DID clear and the second half of our 3 hour ride was much nicer even with some warming sun and we dried up while riding. We passed a friend's house and dropped in and she made us tea and put out xmas cookies! The tea really revived me.
For the first time since getting that miserable cold 3 weeks ago I felt NOT sick & weak while riding bike today. I'm SO happy to be well again.

We especially loved riding today- our very first Christmas on our bikes together!
We rode 32.5 miles, got home safe and happy before dark, and are going to start a fire in the fireplace and heat up my leftover potato leek soup for dinner. I feel so blessed and so GRATEFUL to have my health and a wonderful partner to share things with.
I so wish there could be more peace and less misery in this world.

Happy Yulestice to all the wonderful ladies of TE. Your thoughts and writings bring me joy every day.