i thought about you on some of the narrower and crummier road parts! cuz i knew you wouldn't have liked it! i think the main reason i had fun was cuz hubby rode with me almost the whole way! i did leave the tom's farm stop ahead of him and paul... but they caught up! (of course.. i knew they would!)

a couple of times hubby commented about what a fast course it was.. i know he woulda done it SO fast this year on his own since he didn't have a bum knee....

no... i didn't see BKD! i wondered if he was there! but assumed if he was he'd be on the second loop by the time we got back in! too bad we missed seeing him!

i'm used to not getting a lot of sleep... considering i get up every workday morning at 4 a.m.... even if i got to bed at 9... that's still only 7 hours... and most times it's closer to 10 before i can get to bed! because of where we live and the ungodly hour i have to get up for a lot of our rides.. it's a good thing i am able to function on less sleep!

our forecast keeps changing... first it was fri and sat rain.. then fri and sun... then fri only... we'll see as it gets closer... we were supposed to have rain yesterday afternoon.. but fortunately didn't (or may unfortunately.. cuz i REALLY didn't want to ride last night.. but i know i HAVE to with mulholland and the rest of the rides coming up!) i'll actually take the rain this weekend if it means it's nice... rainless and windless on the 22nd!

we're still undecided about alpine too! i REALLY want to do it cuz it's such a pretty ride! i was thinking if hubby wants to do the 73 miler (or whaterver it is) that i might do the metric (leave out pine valley and the extra 1000 miles of elevation)... still a lot of climbing in the metric.... but take it "easy" (relatively speaking, of course cuz it's not an easy ride) with it being between mulholland and BA... i did it last year with it being the weekend before BA... but i hadn't just done mulholland the week before! UGH! why are all the rides all in the same 2 months?????????????????????????????????????

i swear we have to give BKD a girlie log in so he can come post here! i miss him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

so what's the next ride we may see you and him or at least one of you at? cool breeze? are you planning on doing that still?

i'm glad your mom is feeling good enough that you are comfortable leaving her for short periods of time while you ride! it's good for you and good for her!!!! i'm so happy she's getting better!!!!!!!