Approved

He's big sister approved.

I think she likes him.

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Special Delivery

Looks like the stork brought us something special. Meet Elliott.

Ride of Love Update #1

Last week (week of March 12) was the "warm up" week for the Ride of Love coming up on May 19. It's a week geared at getting our legs ready, getting the bike ready, and in general just getting ready for the 150 miles we'll ride in a single day.

I didn't have a huge week number wise, but I would still like to think it was productive in getting things settled. 

Mileage wise: 51.6 miles

Wed - 16.4mi on the trainer in the garage

Sun - 35.2mi outside through the county roads

It wasn't what I had planned, but it was a week of riding. I also managed to get into the shop on Friday to get the fit readjusted and get my bike in shape for the upcoming ride. 

For more on the Ride of Love: Camp Smile A Mile Ride of Love

For more on how to donate to the cause: Camp Smile A Mile Donations

(If you donate through the website, please be sure and select "Ride of Love" and add my name to the message box so I can get credit.)

Here's to the official week 1 coming up!

Chalking it up

Here's how we spend 30 minutes playing with sidewalk chalk...

 We no have multi-colored random patterns in the driveway.

Plugs pt2

And done. There is always that one stubborn part but it finally gave up.
Spent $65 in parts and still saved $200 from the local shop.

Feels good to finally finish it and move on.

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Helper

She's pretty good at holding the tools and pointing...

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Choo choo

Nothing beats a train ride..

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Changing plugs

I remember doing this in my old Honda and it wasn't near as tedious.

I've gotten 4 of the 8 replaced and they're proving to be a bear!

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Date Night

We haven't gone on a date in a while, so it was nice to get to go out on one finally. We decided in advance that we were going to dress up and go out to a nice dinner and just enjoy the night. It would be a fun night and we weren't going to worry about anything for the evening. Yea, sounds good. 

She kept her hair down and dressed up in her little pink polka-dot dress and sweater while I had the luxury of wearing a dress shirt and tie. Man, it's been a while since I got that dressed up. The occasion did require me to go out and buy a new pair of dress pants too. Fancy dinners have a way of making that okay.

By the way, I need some new dress shirts. Mine have gotten a bit too big...

Anyways, we walked in and were escorted to our seats. The waiter beat me to it, and pulled her chair out for her. Oh yea, we were dining in style tonight! It wasn't long before drinks were being poured and we were smiling enjoying the night. There was a small band playing off the side and the night was pretty great. It was a small venue and with the way the night was planned there was a select menu, so we never had to worry about our meals either.

After a round of music from the band, our plates were served and we were beginning to enjoy stuffing our bellies. The dinner of roasted chicken breast, mashed potatoes and green beans was pretty good. Very simple meal but cooked very well and thoroughly enjoyed. We sat around a bit, enjoying a few more songs from the band and just enjoying the night. 

We even had a photo taken of us too:

(Courtesy of Elease Huckeba) 

Since it was a late night dinner, my date was starting to get a little cranky so we decided it would be best to head home early and call it a night. But, it was definitely a good night to have!

(Thanks for the Daddy Daughter Date Night Cedar Grove! I enjoyed it.)