Everything Ewald: The day of the "bike ride"

Sunday was a good day! We woke up on time. My BFF and husband arrived at my house on time. We almost left on time. We arrived to church just a few minutes late... but we went to the bookstore to get some much needed coffee and then went to walk in the sanctuary only to find out that we were unable too. They had started the communion and we had to stand outside the doors and wait. When the doors opened there was like a mass entrance. We found our seats and got one song of worship in before the sermon started. After the service we went to bible study and then to potbelly for lunch. It was yummy. I did pretty good and got they TKY with all the fixins for right about 500. I wanted something with a few extra calories for lunch this day because I knew we had a long bike ride coming up.

After we finished eating we came back to my house to change and load the bikes (thank you to my friend who let us borrow a bike for the BFF to ride). I got my Camelbak filled with water and then went outside to help with the bike loading. We begin to put air in the tires and it begins to sprinkle. So we hurry up and get the bikes loaded and start our drive to the park. We decided that a few sprinkles wouldn't be too bad... plus when we looked in the distance at the sky where we planned to ride... we still saw sun. So I called everyone who was planning to meet up with us for the ride to make sure they were still ok riding with the possibility of rain. Everyone was on board and we all figured if it rained it would be short and lite rain.

So when I asked my BFF the day before if she wanted to bikes on Sunday through the park, she asked me if it was a good place to take pics? I said it was. I told her we were going to be riding some on the side walk and do some off road/trail riding... but that we could still stop for pictures. I found out later, that in her mind she thought it would be like a leisure bike stroll through the park. Opps! ;) Well at least we stopped a decent amount... right?

Well the bike ride started off pretty well except something was going on with my bike... the gears just didn't seem right... it didn't matter what gear I put it in it felt like I was having to give way to much effort for very little movement. So after one of the times we stopped one of my guy friends offered to ride my bike and let me ride his (I think it is because he was tired of waiting on me and hearing me complain about something being wrong with my bike). He also offered my BF his gel seat cover because she was complaining of her bum hurting. So I was riding his bike and it was a lot better ride then mine was except now the seat is minus the gel seat cover and now my bum area is hurting too. But, I don’t “really” complain because it is still a better ride then if I was riding my bike. At one of the next stops my guy friend was no longer riding my bike, his wife was and he made sure to inform me that she is having no problems with it and informed me my bike was fine. A stop or two later I noticed that couple was getting way behind and the husband said he was waiting on the wife. So I got to thinking that it was probably because she was riding my bike and having the same issues I was… so I figured at the next stop I would offer to ride my bike again (the reason I waited to the next stop… is because I thought of this while we were riding). So at the next stop, I offered… but the husband decided that he would actually ride it this time.Then his wife informs me that there is indeed something wrong with the gears and it is not riding like it is supposed to. So by this time we have gone like 5 miles and already a mile in to our four mile ride back to the cars… and it starts to rain… not a light sprinkle… a full on rain!!!

So we got to ride the next four miles back to our cars in the rain. Fun, fun! It wasn't too cold (the rain or the temperature outside), so that helped. It is a good thing that I have ok sight without my glasses... because I could no longer see through them and they don't have their own wipers. We did stop under a bridge for like 60 secs to let everyone catch up. But we didn't stay there long because 1.) We didn't think the rain would be over anytime soon and 2.) We were already soaked so what does a getting wet matter now. I could feel the water running down my legs to soak my shoes. Now I must be honest... I think I actually enjoyed riding in the rain!! It was kin of cool!! :)

After the ride we went back to my housee showered and made dinner to take over to one of my friends house. My BF went to school for graphic design and was recently married. She was/is looking for a way to work for herself at home. The wife of the couple we planned to do dinner with has a similar background to the BF and is currently working from home. So I decided it would be a good idea to get the great minds togther and have my work from home friend share her wisdom and know how of a statring/running a work from home business. While listening to all of the information that was bestowed on us... I decided I would like to start my own work from home business. I have since come up with an idea or two that I think could possibly work. So we will see what happens. :)

After dinner we come back to my house and just hang out a little bit (the BFF is due to fly out the next day). The BF loves photography... so she took several pictures of... the puppies. The pictures are shared below. :)