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I Heart Summer!


I'm going to say that today was the perfect summer day.  As I've mentioned before I am disappointed that I couldn't get a team together for Powderhorn 24 (PH24 = 24 hour ride).  Last night I volunteered at registration and noticed many solo riders.  Immediately, I asked if I could register to ride solo, and the answer was a vehement NO.  It didn't matter I had fun.  This has nothing to do with today's perfect day, but I thought I'd add it as the introduction.  I'm merely going to give you an annotated list of today's activities, and you'll understand why it was perfect.

7:30 PH Breakfast Volunteer -- I arrived at the Corcoran Community Center to help set up and serve breakfast.  We were ready to go by 8:00.  From 8:00 to 9:00 I basically greeted and chatted with riders.  Of course, I helped when needed, but I really merely chatted with folks, great, fun, somewhat exhausted riders (ride started at 7pm last night).

10:00 Midtown Farmers' Market -- I love walking around the farmers' market.  Today I didn't arrive at 8 am as I typically do, so I was certain my favorite lemon ricotta cookies would be gone.  Do you know what?  They weren't gone.  Two were left.  Two were left and put into a small white paper bag for me!  I also bought a couple cucumbers, kale, and tomatoes.

11:00 I at a little breakfast (two scrambled eggs and a banana) and prepared for my 24 mile ride.  I needed to make a plan to attend two events.


12:00 I left to ride towards Midtown.  Even though I wasn't part of the official PH24 event, I rode one lap with the other riders.  It felt like I was actually riding which I was without getting my manifest punched.


When I was done with my lap, I rode to the Martin Luther King park in Minneapolis.  Supposedly, there was going to be a place to write letters to the people of Charlottesville.  I couldn't find them, but I talked to members of the Black Story Tellers Alliance about the "Signifyin and Testifyin" Festival.  One gentleman started with, "and if you're a teacher."  I said I am a teacher before he could finish.  This led him to talk to me about the school concert (which is FREE).

Finally, I continued back to my neighborhood to finish my ride on the North Cedar Trail.  The weather was perfect, and I was feeling good on the bike even though I hadn't rode for a week.

5:30 Grilling  Every item on my dinner plate came from the farmers' market (pork chop, tomatoes, cucumbers).

Now, I will finish this post and spend the rest of the evening reading.  Yay!  I heart summer!!

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LH said…
Wow. You did everything.
10:55 AM
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