First, news of my mountain bike. I was able to get the receipt for my original Gary Fisher from The Bike Lane in Springfield, VA. I gave that to the Trek store out here and I am hopeful that they will process my warranty claim on the bike without too much trouble. I'll keep you posted.
Second, I am finally done with all the parade stuff at work. We had a Change of Command ceremony last Friday; in the Marine Corps this means we have a parade. I was chosen to be the Commander of Troops for this parade. This is sort of cool since parades are always nice to see, but it is a lot of work. I was having to show up for work an hour and a half early everyday to practice the entire ceremony. On top of that I lost my voice because I was having to scream the various commands all week as well. But the big day came and the parade went off perfectly, if I don't say so myself.
So now we get a four-day weekend for Memorial Day! WooHoo, four days to hang out with the kids! Oh God, four whole days to hang with the kids? Seriously, it's not that bad. We were actually able to convince them to help us re-arrange the garage. This included a new contraption for hanging the bikes which is awesome and saves a ton of space. It is basically an extension pole that wedges in between the floor and the ceiling and has bars sticking out that you hang two bikes on, one of top of the other. So now the kids don't have to worry about knocking the bikes over when they come and go, which is nice.
I finally got out for a ride yesterday too; but the news is not so good there. I set out for about 50 miles but right away I knew I was not going to be able to make it that far. There was a vicious head wind along the beach and that just sapped the energy right out of me. I also had not eaten alot prior to starting so that did not help. But I suffered through and made it home without any mechanical problems, so that is good.
I think today I will take my youngest on that bike ride I have been promising her.....
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