Catch up

Wow it has been forever since I have posted! Where should i begin? Ok this is a no brainer. THE WEDDING

My daughter Amber was married October 18, 2009 to a wonderful person Joseph Taylor. The wedding was awesome and was held at Blackberry Cove which is located and the end of Reems Creek Rd. Amber looked awesome, the wedding went super. i did not cry and i did a pretty good job at dancing(that is my humble opinion). I will post pictures later.

Next...Nathan and Abby announced their engagement, again awesome news.

Next...Tennessee MSG cross series has begun. I made my way to Kingsport on October (?) for a Saturday and Sunday race. I shared a room with Andy, Nate and Abby.Andy brought an air mattress and slept on the floor, I told him he could share a bed with me but i beleive he was a little concerned after i told him i slept in the buff and opted for the air mattress in the floor.
We had a great time racing, watching goofy tv and...well just being bike racers.
My races went really well. I came away with 2 first place finishes. This is the first time i have ever pulled a double, double win that is.Saturday the gun sounded and we were off. Greg Casteel went to the front and i got on his wheel. we went neck and neck the first two laps. I dropped Greg on the 3rd lap, not with an attack but just steady riding. Sunday was a carbon copy of Saturday. My concern on Sunday was Gerard Remery. I have never beaten Gerard in an official cross race and was a little concerned since he did not race on Saturday and hsd fresh legs. Again Greg and I went to the front and put the hammer down. Greg went to the front I got on his wheel and as soon as I felt the pace slow I went around and put in a hard effort. With this effort Greg was dropped. I was still concerned that Gerard would bridge up so i kept the pace high and took no recovery time.With 2 laps to go I begin to think i could win. Then one to go and all I had to do was keep the pace high and no mistakes. Finally the race was over and I had won. an awesome weekend spent with some awesome friends.