A Thousand Miles

After days of anticipation, it finally came in a pretty 4 ft x 3 ft box. I didn't have to do much to put it together. A few screws here and there and it was ready to roll.

Exactly a year ago today, I purchased my first road bicycle. I hadn't really planned for it but it wasn't an impulse buy either. It just occurred to me that we live in an area where other people go out of their way to drive to get a decent bike ride and here I am not taking advantage of it. It's not outrageously expensive like other road bikes but I told myself, I could only consider this purchase worth it if I ride 1000 miles total for the entire year. A tall order for a beginner cyclist like me and weighing like I do, it was an impossibility.

Today, an entire year after I first put it together, the odometer says 1004 miles and my skin almost burned brown. For hardcore cyclists, this may not be much but for a certified couch potato like me, it is 1004 miles more than I rode last year. I wouldn't say I am in top shape but I feel so much healthier than I was the same time last year and I'm glad I made the right decision.

Memorial Day

Memorial day was our rest day. It's tail end of the long weekend so we figured we'd just stay home and relax before the work week starts. I was planning on going on my usual bike ride when I thought of taking Rafael along with me. We've only used his bike seat less than a dozen times and I thought, before he outgrows it, I should probably take him for a few more rides. His first bike ride was over a year ago and he seemed to small then. Check out how tiny he was then.

I had to shorten the ride to routes that are safer for kids. We headed for Kennedy Grove but the gate was closed so we had to pass through another opening which was a dirt trail. Rafael loved it. A break from his usual routine. We parked by the playground and he rushed to the swing which luckily had a vacant one amid the sea of kids playing.

Didn't bring a camera as it was an impromptu ride but Angel took a few photos when we got home.

Legoland

Rafael's love for trains will probably never change. Sometimes, we actually think, in the future, his job will have something to do with trains. Recently however, we introduced him to beginner Legos and he absolutely loves them. Though he gets frustrated when he fails to build something that he wants, the fact that he's starting to build, is for us, a great start. So a few weeks back, when we attended a wedding of one of Angel's good friends, we thought of taking Rafael to Legoland. It's funny how we used to live not too far from Carlsbad (where Legoland is) and never really went. Now we have to go out of our way (almost 700 miles out of our way) to see it.

A few snaps from Legoland:

Happy Anniversary

Weng is Angel's good friend in SFC back in LA. Today, Weng and her husband Rommel are celebrating their 5th wedding anniversary. Here are some photos when we went to visit them 2 months ago.

Anniversary

The month of May is no doubt the busiest month in terms of dates to remember. There's Mother's day, my birthday, and our anniversary. This year is our 4th. The day of our anniversary was bittersweet, however. Though we were happy to celebrate it, it was also the day we visited our CFC household head, Bro Alex at the hospital. He and his wife are like parents to us. It was uplifting to see Sis Christy upbeat and it was great to meet most of their kids.

We didn't really plan on going out to anywhere fancy anymore as we have an upcoming trip but we figured we should at least eat out. We ended up going to Red Lobster and managed to have our photo taken.

Snail

Rafael and I were hanging out the patio one day when we saw a snail on concrete floor. It's not often we see a snail up close and with its head extended and visible. I rushed in to get the point-and-shoot camera to take a few snaps.

Davis

It's our second trip to Davis in the last few weeks. We craved for sushi from Fuji restaurant. Davis' downtown also has a nice feel to it. A lot of people commute using a bicycle.