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The feels hit me hard tonight

Many people don’t know this about me, but it takes a lot for me to get worked into a serious case of the feels. I’m emotional and passionate, yes. Absolutely. However, to become so emotionally raw to the point of tears takes a lot of effort (which usually only happens with the help of Pinot noir and Lifetime family movies).

If you haven’t already looked over the AIDS/Lifecycle YouTube channel, you should def take some time and do it. I recall looking at some of these videos back when I was thinking about the ride, and they brought me to tears then. Tonight, I watched two more and they also brought me to tears.

I’m so excited for this ride. I’m scared of the physical challenge but thrilled at the support I know I will receive in California as well as the support I already have back home from friends and family.

Anyhow, I couldn’t resist not sharing my case of the feels tonight. If you want to know what video I watched last, check this one out from the 2016 ride.

It won’t be long until I’m on an airplane to Cali!

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Blog up!

Hey y’all – thanks for taking a few to swing by my blog. I’ve created and killed off a few blogs over the last decade. The first one was the best and was really all about me and who I really was – it was a lot of fun but was pre-Facebook. Facebook actually killed my blog IMHO. It was way to easy to get sucked into Facebook and just post all my randomly, hilarious thoughts. But lately I’ve become a little jaded with Facebook for obvious reasons. #privacy

Therefore, I decided to start blogging about something I loved and some people may think is interesting. Cycling. I may not be a genius when it comes to bicycles, but I love the sport. I love how it makes me feel and all the joy it brings me…especially when I ride with friends!

Oh, yeah – and I’m riding 545 miles for AIDS/Lifecycle in June 2018. I’m planning to use this blog to document the last few weeks I have for training – then the plan is to actually blog from the road so that I can keep all those details for myself as well as share them with others.

I invite you to follow me as I roll through this exciting journey. I’d love to see your comments and if you have requests, questions or ideas – PLEASE leave a comment and I’ll respond!