Go West!

Greetings from the Grand Rapids International Airport! I am sitting here with a 43 lb bag trying NOT to think about what I forgot.

This past week was insanely busy, but no complaints! I actually recovered from Lumberjack faster then any hundred miler I've ever done. Not sure why, but I'll take it. Now we are headed out to Mill Valley, California for Scott's best friends wedding. And after that up to Portland for the Cascade Creampuff.

When I signed up for the Creampuff I had no idea that 24 hour Nationals was going to move back out to Moab. In a way, I'm glad that I didn't know, because I never would have committed to going up to Oregon. And Oregon is a place that I've always wanted to visit. We will be spending the week in Portland, and I can't wait to see what it's like. I've only heard very, very, very good things.

We shipped our bikes out to the inn where we are staying in California, and I'm hoping to get some good riding in between the wedding festivities. The wedding is a 3 day affair, and I'm quite confident that I'm going to look absolutely hideous in my dress. My tan lines are so bad that it's going to look like I'm wearing a white t-shirt underneath my dress. And I just realized that I didn't bring any hair care products. I never do my hair, so it didn't occur to me that I might want a blow dryer. Oops.

But make no mistake about it, I didn't forget my foam roller or ten thousand twin six t-shirts :-)

Well, time to board our plane. Up, up and away!

PS. The only good thing about only getting 4 hours of sleep last night is that I might sleep through the entire flight. That way I won't have to bug Scott about weird noises and such!

PPS. Nam and I started another blog about our other favorite thing besides riding bikes. I think I'll finally be able to actually contribute from out West!