Lexington Inn Waco

... and started riding. It was still misty and cool but not extremely cold. I did start out with my arm warmers, leg warmers, a jacket and full finger gloves. I got rid of the jacket and the gloves early but wore the arm and leg warmers most of the day. It was cloudy and misty all day until we arrived at our event.
We rode about 62 miles at an average speed of around 17 mph. Some day riders joined us in Italy - didn't know this ...

... enough to sleep on the backseat. When we turned the corner onto the road that leads to our place, she perked up and by the time we got to our gate, she was running from one side of the vehicle to the other…whining. And, yes, the first thing she did when she got out of the truck was to roll around on the ground. No doubt, she is glad to be home.

While we love our travels, it is always nice to come home for a while. The relaxation ...

Dr Rister of waco, induced me feb 2nd. five hours later my daughter was born. alot of family and friends were there to see her. i was soo happy. Jeremy and I are soo happy and blessed with her. we stayed at his dads a few days after being released from the hospital. she was 7lbs 15oz. and 20" long. and she came out with a broken arm -poor baby. but it is completly healed now.

Today was a day of transition. It started out very cool and ended reasonably warm. For the last two hours of today's ride I saw green grass, people golfing and people with no jackets or sweaters. I crossed Mississippi and passed through a famous place c !alled Pelahatchie; something about a song describing how someone was seen throwing a body off the ...

... The grey day paints us all. It is clear to me that we are growing old. I feel it more here than anywhere else, here where I was once very young. I feel it more here, the overwhelming gap between the visions of my youth, and the reality of today . . . the truth about myself and my life in this world. The truth about this world, constantly undressing itself to me. The nakedness is brutal, the shock is silencing . . .

This time I will hold to it.

Still cant be Healthburger, and the mild heart-seizures that come with it. It was great to see old buddy Denton and his family. If he would actually get the hell out of that town, might actually visit him more often (joking, kind of).

... working on getting my inoculations and getting my things moved into the storage shed. So far so good. Someone actually left a palate behind that the property owner gave to me. I'm looking at how much room has already been taken up in there and I'm glad I got a larger unit. Lol, I have way too much stuff. I'm borrowing Chris's car again because Daddy's old car is in the shop. He's got to order the parts for it so it will take a while, but his jeep ...

All the paperwork has been turned in now. We're in the interviewing stage, which I look forward to. I do well with people in person and am good at interviews. After that we will start discussing all the rules we must follow. There are a lot of them! I already know the dress code is very strict. We can't wear certain colors, fabrics, types and styles of clothing. Unfortunately, in our ...

... is much more manageable than other programs I have seen, such as JET, and the director is very helpful and personable. She gave me names of several people who have participated or currently are participating in this program so I can get some really good feedback. It's sort of scary, thinking about going to Bangkok and teaching English. I have less than three months to get ready, so I have to finish the application and get my visa/permits soon. Luckily I ...

We never expected Texas to be cold; well you don't do you when you see how far south it is. Even its northern border is about the same latitude as north Africa and then it stretches over 500 miles south beyond that to the Gulf of Mexico, or more or less the same as the Sahara! Then to top it all yesterday when we left Austin we did so in fog for goodness sake! Actually once we got on the ...