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nick | November 3, 2008
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jumping back into life

Well, it’s over.

The last few months have been a blur of activity, as each time we successfully completed an event in our lives, it lead it immediate planning and stress for the next event.  Between Addison Oaks Race, Interbike, Massive Fallout, Chapter Meeting and Amsterdam, the last two months have been a repeating pattern of planning/panic, execution and recovery, and right back into the cycle.

But that’s pretty much over now.  Today is back to work, and this weekend is Iceman, but after everything else, that really doesn’t seem like much.  Just a quick weekend event/race.

But, today it’s back to work.  And  a chance to relax over the next couple of month, enjoy the weather and riding, and not worry about what upcoming event we have to get ready for next.

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nick | October 25, 2008
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I owe you more

I haven’t said a word on here since getting to Amsterdam..  Nor have I posted in the other blog yet either.

I would now, but we’re about to head out and explore the town on a Saturday night.  I’ll post something soon, promise.

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nick | September 30, 2008
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September is over….FINALLY!

At some point early in the month, I was thinking about how glad I would be to see October, because that would mean that I survived the end of September.

The week leading up the Addison Oaks Race was a blur of last minute activity, but in the end, everything came off PERFECTLY.  The race was well attended (333 racers) and the weather was perfect.   I couldn’t be happier about how the race turned out, and I we couldn’t have done it without the help of a WHOLE lot of volunteers.   It would have been a disater without those people who stepped up, and were willing and able to do whatever it took to make the race a success.

Racers starting off their race.

Racers starting off their race.

We were out at Addison Oaks from 7AM till 5PM.  About 10 minutes after the raffle was completed, and the final cleanup began, Marty and I got in our car and headed to Metro Airport to fly to Vegas for Interbike.

Interbike week was a combination of recovering from the prior week, going 10+ hours a day between the show and outdoor demo, and crashing in our room.  We didn’t get a chance to attend the CX race, the Crit, or really do ANY Vegas type stuff.  No partying, no gambling, no adult entertainment.  It was a week of bikes and crashing on the couch.

But, the good news is that by the time we got home on Saturday, we were actually pretty recovered from the last couple of weeks.  Got lots of cool swag, got to check out a lot of cool new bikes and cycling related stuff, and generally had a great week with perfect weather.

So, now it’s back to normal life… We, at least for 3 weeks, then we head off to AMSTERDAMN!

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nick | June 19, 2008
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About amsterDam Time

The \'damAfter planning and delaying for 2 years, we’re finally going to Europe to see our bud Jessica.  We were pretty close to heading over there last year, but ‘things’ happened, and we weren’t able to pull it off.  But, this time, it’s on bitches!

We’ll be heading over there in October (the day after my birthday… WOOT!) and spending just over a week there.  Longer would be nice, but we’re also heading to Las Vegas about a month prior.

Our plans, at this point, are simply to go to Amsterdam, and to head back a week later.  We might stick around the area, or we might do some traveling via train to some other areas.  In usual fashion, we’ll wing it and vacation by the seat of our pants.  Plans are for sissies!

As we start to plan some possible activities, I’ll be posting some of our possible plans.   I should take Adam Curry up on his offer and drop him a line before we head over.  Maybe we’ll meet for lunch!…hehe

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