Today Auri and I woke up around 8-8:30 and ate some breakfast (bagels and cereal) and then went to the Kankakee River State Park for a bike ride. We both woke up on the right side of the bed and were in pretty silly happy moods. When we started our ride I was being a little silly and was jumping my bike over the cracks in the path. For those of you who know me, you know that I am a pretty big guy. I can only imagine the torque I was putting on the pedals when I was landing those little bunny-hops. Soon after a few of those jumps I noticed a slight difference in how my pedal was feeling. Apparently I had loosened the bolt that holds the pedal onto the crank and the whole pedal and arm were coming off...it was unpleasant.
I decided to get off the bike so as to not cause any extra damage. This brought my mood from cheery/silly to being slightly frustrated and disappointed. Thankfully after we had walked the mile or so back to the car, loaded the bikes up, and were headed out of the park, we found a maintenance shop where there was a worker who was more than willing to help tighten down the loose nut. So we were able to get back on our bikes and finish our ride. My mood was lifted:). After the ride we went back to my grandmother's house to get cleaned up and share some photos that she hadn't seen yet (we also shared these with my Aunt).After heading to the local grocery store and getting some more goodies for our cooler we relaxed at my grandparents until...
We had dinner with my uncle David, Aunt Beth, and two of my cousins at a little Italian place in Bradley, IL. It was a nice little meal to share with the family before we depart. We're gonna relax tonight and try to get to bed early.
more to come!
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