I Sealed the Deal

I must be doing a lot of fun stuff lately or I am just addicted to blogging (the latter). Last year Skyler bought a mountain bike. When we moved into our new ward (Orange Third) he quickly became friends with some other guys in the ward who mountain bike. So pretty much every Saturday morning he is up at the crack of dawn, off to ride his mountain bike for a few hours. I haven't expressed any desire to get a mountain bike because I am somewhat afraid of the downhill part, along with a possible head over handlebars tumble. For the past two years Skyler and I have raced in the Muddy Buddy (it's a team ride where you leap frog between running and riding a mountain bike), so I have ridden a mountain bike a few times before but still no desire. Well, this past Saturday I went to a women's mountain bike clinic through a local bike shop with Carrie (the wife of one of Skyler's mountain bike buddies). Carrie and I had ton of fun chatting and riding together. She is an experienced rider, but took some time off to have a baby. I learned techniques so I won't have too many falling problems. When I came home I was covered in dirt, my hair was a mess, and I was very smelly. I guess Skyler likes that! Yesterday he spent a good part of the day researching women's mountain bikes. I have a new hobby and soon a new bike!