This weekend was a reminder of how blessed I am to have found the friends that I have in my life.
Every Friday night Aaron and I rush home to pack up all our cycling gear and head out to River Legacy Park for the weekly Friday Night Ride. This is something that I look forward to every week because I know that I get to ride off all the stress from the work week and I get to hang out with people that in general just love life. I know that not everyone in this group has a perfect life b/c we all have our own issues we have to live through. But when we all get together we ride, have fun and can make each other laugh.
This past Friday Night Ride was eventful for me...Aaron and I arrived early and rode a slow lap. As we were finishing we saw the rest of the group coming onto the trail, Aaron did not have his riding light so he did not do another lap. But I was hoping to get another lap in, so I went ahead and rode with the group. At one point I got ahead of everyone because there are parts of the trail I do not ride. All of a sudden four of the guys got behind me and would not let me pull over to let them pass me. They had me riding 12 mph! I have never rode the mountain bike that fast! At one point I thought I was going to puke, but I just kept pushing myself and finally made it to the end. Not sure I could ride the who trail that fast, but those guys pushed me and cheered me on to the end. They cared enough to help me become a better rider :-)
Saturday was a busy day for us as well, but it was spent with good friends as well. Our friends Rick and Lori had their plans fall through, so they came and spent the day with us helping us pick out some camping gear. While at dinner with them I was reminded of what good people Rick and Lori are. Ever since I started riding they have been a part of my life. They were there for me when I broke my leg, helped me get moved into Aaron's moms house when I was released from the hospital. And that is only the beginning!
Then tonight we had our five year anniversary party for the National Mountain Bike Patrol, a group the Rick started. And once again I was surrounded by some of my favorite people! We had a good time eating cake (some decided to play with frosting!) and kicking some major butt in laser tag! Bike Patrol always wins!!
Aaron and I have talked about moving to Austin in a few years...but this weekend has made me question that again. Do I really want to leave this family of friends that we have been so blessed to have in our lives????
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Nice post, Bethany. We are truly blessed also to have such wonderful friends in DFW. It has constantly surprised me. And the mountain biking community in general is amazing...so many down-to-earth people that would give you the shirt of their backs. I am thankful to have them AND YOU as true friends. We would miss you TERRIBLY if you moved!! :-)
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