• I’m still flying HIGH from Sunday!
• I’m home. I told the entire team to go home at lunch and that I would see them Sunday. They earned a little time after the last couple of weeks.
• I’m about to bike riding. I rode for about an hour yesterday and today I am going to try and get in 20 miles.
• I need a Sunday off from teaching. My brain is fried. I have taught every Sunday since the second week in October. Thankfully I have a couple coming up soon (no, I’m not telling you which Sundays)
• I am loving this weather.
• Pray for my message this week. I am struggling a little bit to get it totally together.
• I am loving life!!!!!!!!!!

I’m not a drinker. If I was I wouldn’t drink Budweiser. However, I have spent a lot of time at the Budweiser plant this last week. They allow cyclist to park in their parking lot and go riding. Someone has actually marked on the streets 12, 24, 50, 75, and 105 mile routes leaving the plant and taking your through White, Calhoun, Reseca, and several other cities and leading you back to the plant. The routes are AWESOME, the streets are quiet, and the landscape is beautiful. Good thing they have marked the streets because I would get lost every easily.

It is amazing how many cars are parked there every time I park there. I guess living in White, Georgia has one advantage and that would be the fact that we have some of the best bike riding around.

So far I have done the 12 mile loop several times. It’s pretty easy though my time isn’t very good. Tomorrow Tim and I are going to attempt the 24 mile loop. I got to be honest, I am not sure I can do it, but I am going to try and one thing I have learned about riding is there is no turning back. Once you are on the route, all you can do is turn around but you still got to make it back to where you started so you might as well finish.

Skinny Gary coming soon!

uh…that is not easy! The whole clip in to the pedal thing is HARD!!! Rode 4.7 miles yesterday and 6 today and I didn’t fall. Very happy about that. However, my whole body hurts. It is a lot harder then it looks.

I can feel the pounds melting away. Okay, maybe not, but they will soon.

After three years of wanting a bike, I finally broke down yesterday and got one. I also suckered Tim into getting one with me as well. I’m pumped about it!!! I am looking forward to getting into shape and actually having a hobby for the first time in 10 years.

Yes, I also got the spandex shorts because I am that sexy.

BTW, I am very aware that I have red and black issues.  Our church colors are red and black, my office is red and black, my jeep is black, 90% of my clothing is red and black, and now my bike is red and black.   I have issues.