missing friends

so last nite i went to meet the team (my cycling team). we had two birthday celebrations for lil bo pEEp & chris and a farewell to rachael. we're gonna really miss rachael. she was always the one that brought all the cooking stuff out when we went camping!

also, a "safe travels" to sharky. moving from australia to holland. she says she's closer to us now. i was never big on geography so i'll just take her word for it.

oh, and although timothy's in cambodia we called him last nite (10am his time) and wished him a very happy birthday and congrats on his upcoming nuptuals.

these people have been great influences in my life, whether they know it or not. the whole team. we've all been together and growing since 1996. that's a long time! i remember the first time i met jeff (bike shop owner). i was hanging out with an old friend (skankwhore) at the velvet elvis. jeff was all into her. she played him for a little while and then the conversation turned to "what do you do". since i had just bought a bike, i was all over the conversation. jeff said they had a thursday nite ride\pub crawl in houston. being the intermediate rider that i was, i was a bit intimidated when i got to my first ride. all these people were geared up in rider shorts (i still don't wear those) and jerseys and helmets. i think i probably had on denim shorts and a big t-shirt. SO out of my element! everybody was so nice and although i didn't know it at the time, my bike was not the right size for me, therefore harder to keep up (at least that's the excuse i used for being slow). after years of riding, i've never ever been able to keep at the front of the pack. i'm always trailing. but back to the point, these people never left me behind. they were always there when someone fell or had a flat or needed a gel pak. that's what made me fall in love with this group of people. they're an awesome group and i'll never forget any of them!

some have moved on, some still here. some are married now (to other team members) and some just really can't stand other team members. =) but we've all managed to keep in touch for this long time.
-jeff -marilyn(lil bo pEEp) -dawlett(superman) -timothy(flaming goat) -sheryl(too tall ride marshall hall) -brad&dana -shelly -chris(big c) -rachael -gabe -edwin -james(after school special) -bill(bam-bamm) -chad(portobello) -thomas -cindy&bill -the krises -mark V -the dolans -neil -charlotte -scottimus -the teasdales -rucker -kelly -aj & lori -glenn -ronnie -trey & anne -adrian(a-lo) -donna kay -jake -rob & lisa -ken & joanne -zak & abeer -doug & lisa -phoebe

i love you all!