We stayed with my mom for our visit out east. Kyle and Rachel spent the night, but now it’s time to head over to Lynda’s for hanging out and BBQ. Carole, David, Jonathan, and Joni headed down for the day as well. It was great seeing everyone. Lynda likes Valri’s paintings so much, she created print versions from some postcards she had picked when she was last out in California. They turned out great. I wanted to show Valri and Charlotte how great they looked. ...
Lynda had her big 40th birthday party the weekend before her actual birthday while I was on my SVEF bike ride. I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to sneak out to Philadelphia for her actual birthday. Since we had to bail on Monica and Charlotte’s trip to Chicago for Rachel’s birthday, we decided to surprise her by bringing Monica along too. The scene at the restaurant worked out just like I had hoped. ...
I offered to color my hair blue for the recent SVEF bike ride in exchange for large donations. A few people were generous enough to take me up on my offer, so I didn’t want to disappoint. It didn’t come out as dark as I expected, but you get the idea. Thanks to those that helped me raise over $1000 for our schools.
The day of the big fundraising ride has arrived. Charlotte has been working incredibly hard with a number of other people to pull off our 2nd annual SVEF century ride for the local schools. Last year’s ride to Big Sur was a load of fun, though our first year was very loosely organized given that there were only about 15 riders. This year we’ve got over 70 riders and it’s as well organized as some of the biggest rides I do this time of year. Everyone is excited to get rolling. ...
It’s back to SLV high school for another track meet. I couldn’t make this one, but it looks like Nick is continuing to enjoy himself.
Nick enjoyed cross country a great deal at the start of his first semester. This semester he’s doing track and seems to like shot put and the long jump. His first meet is over at San Lorenzo High School over in Felton. It’s an awesome day and I decided to take off early from work to be there. It was fun seeing Joe and other friends from school. The sprinklers came on late in the day just to make things interesting. ...
Monica completed her DARE course, so it’s time for the graduation event. Lots of Scotts Valley notables are there for the event.
I talked the family into heading down to the Sea Otter Classic in Monterey. I tend to overload them with bike stuff, but I’m convinced they’ll really enjoy this one. The drive down is very scenic. Should have rode down on the bike. This mountain bike area was quite the collection of technical ramps and jumps. These guys have amazing bike handling skills. We spent a lot of time in the expo area. Lots of great booths, fun, and food. ...
The second annual SVEF Mountain Challenge century ride is coming up again very soon. Last year’s ride was a big success and raised quite a bit of money for the Scotts Valley schools. This year we’ve got lots more riders and hope to blow away our previous fundraising efforts. Charlotte has been spending a ton of time helping out with the organization of the ride. I just have to ride the bike, which I love anyway. I’m out for a nice long ride with people like Matt, Craig, Eric, Kevin, Ron, David, Chimene, John, Mary, and Bill. ...
Nick cranks in the A’s again. Time to collect another certificate for the big man.