best ride of my life...

Last week was busy. I had a bunch of stuff to finish up at work before heading out on vacation, a big data center cut over on Saturday (nailed it!), and I did plenty of riding. I laid off the running and rested my foot and it's feeling a lot better. At this point I don't even know if I can find my way back to the pool... i'll have to google directions. (Sorry Trevor). After I was done with work on Saturday morning I was stoked... I don't have be back at work until January 5th!

Last Thursday I surprised Beth with an early Xmas present. A new bike... Specialized Safire.

Since last summer she has been going on and on about how she wanted to start mountain biking. I told after the season that I would help her start looking for a bike, but I already new what I was going to do. So I kind of kept blowing her off or told her that I had the guys at B&L looking for a bike for her. She wouldn't let up and then started hating on me for not really helping her look and telling me, and everybody else, that I didn't want her to mountain bike... and I continued to blow her off knowing I had already bought the bike. To say the least she was pretty shocked when she found the bike in garage and I was stoked (check her blog for all the hater details). I am really looking forward to getting her out on the trails and teaching her to ride.

Saturday afternoon Beth and I headed out to Lake Hodges for her first ride. We cruised some fun single track, got in some climbing and descending and had a good time. Beth killed it! So much fun.


Oh yeah... near the end of the ride I asked Beth to marry me... and she said yes. Stoked.

I am probably the luckiest dude ever. I popped the question while she was still wearing her helmet and shades. Classic. Our first date was a bike ride so I thought this was the best way to do it... and I knew giving her the bike would throw her off.


After the ride we headed for one of our favorite meals. Good wine and Ciopinno.



holy decanter.