reroute

So my very good intentions of doing RAGBRAI with some old roommates where thwarted more than a month ago when I discovered that we missed the group registration deadline . So I've decided to train for a century (100 mile) ride right here in the Finger Lakes. The Southern Tier AIDS Ride for Life is on September 11 this year...which in theory gives me plenty of time to train. I just ordered a new bike from a local bike shop that is supposed to be ready early next week...and then... it will be time to start hitting the road with a little more discipline. All the sudden I find myself noticing just how hilly it is around here!

on the party trail

The celebrations continued through the last week of May. After Haiti/Kentucky I came home to Ithaca for 2 days and then hit the road again for Wichita, KS to celebrate the ordination of SM into the United Methodist Church. While it was great to celebrate S's accomplishment, it was equally great to spend time with 4 dear Wheaton friends...and 1 very cute Wheaton baby. I just submitted the "getting together in Wichita" photo to the alumni magazine - will be interesting to see if ordination of a single female into a mainline denomination makes the cut for the next issue. I'm considering using this as a test to determine whether or not I'll let my own children apply there one day....

My flight back from Wichita was delayed and I ended up having an 8-hour overnight visit with my parents in Chicago (7 of those hours were spent sleeping). Unfortunately the Wichita delay meant I missed the Saturday morning Cornell graduation ceremony for some of my favorite classmates : ( By Saturday afternoon I was on the road again up to Rochester for M and J's wedding reception. I slept in Rochester but managed to make it back to Ithaca only an hour late to E's graduation after party....which more or less continued on to 2 am Monday morning. It's a tough life but someone's got to do it!