Well, Becca and I are back at Panera taking advantage of their free internet. It feels like I should buy something for using their internet but I already ate breakfast. However, their French Toast Bagels smell really really good.

I have been on somewhat of a “mini” vacation for the past week so my blog entries have been a bit slack. To bring you up to speed here is what I did the past few days.

Saturday, Becca and I got up and drove to Athens, GA so I could pre-ride the Athens twilight course. Actually, we went there because Atlanta was cracking me with all of the traffic and lack of rideable roads. I wonder if I told our director, Jeff, that the reason for my trip to Georgia was to pre-ride the Twilight Crit course if he would reimburse me for my plane ticket? Jeff…………..?

Athens was a cool little city and it was nice to ride on some roads without feeling absolutely terrified. I even got to see Becca puke all over her bike. She had told me that she was not feeling well and after going up this little hill I looked over and saw her projectile vomit everywhere. I felt bad and it was gross but sorta cool at the same time. She was a trooper though and kept riding.

We got some dinner in Athens that evening and I even had a cup of Jittery Joe’s coffee which was not half bad.

Even though I am on a “mini” vacation I get antsy after a few days and have to do something. Therefore, on Sunday we got up crazy early so I could go and do a road race in Perry, GA. The race was called “The Perry-Roubaix” in Perry, GA………..which is a pretty catchy name if you ask me. It was a rolling course with a few sections of dirt which made it fun.

I spent a lot of the day off of the front by myself and ended up winning solo. The riding by myself part was not soo fun though becuase I was thinking about my saddle the entire time. I even contemplated stopping and making a quick adjustment becuase I did have my 5mm wrench in my jersey. I didn’t do that but I have decided that I officially have some sort of complex!

Yesterday was “move all of Becca’s heavy shit from her old apartment to her new apartment” day. I don’t really like to move…….actually I think it is one of my least favorite things to do besides cleaning after all of the stuff has been moved and doing laundry. The cool thing was that I did get to drive a big Home Depot dump truck that we rented to haul the furniture with. I now want a big truck……..maybe one of those big tired monster trucks that I always see in California. I think I have to get really really fast before I can afford one of those though. Anyway the moving was not that bad and I did not even get yelled at once which was a pleasant surprise.

Today is my last day in Atlanta and we are going to check out the “Bodies” exhibition which should be fun or at least that is what Frank told me.

Okay, gotta run and take advantage of my last day of vacation.

later,

g.