Story time: Two days ago, Dad and I cycled from Onalaska, WI to Pepin, WI. We woke up at 6:45 as per usual and were surprised to see that it was POURING rain. This caused some alarm for me because my rain pants were completely useless, and I was worried that I would be freezing cold all day. BUT, Dad had a solution-or "an angle" as he likes to say. Now, I don't get cold if the rain hits my skin, but it's when it soaks into my shorts that it starts affecting me. So, Dad sent me over to the gas station to pick up a garbage bag. Together, we manaaged to make shorts for me out of a trash bag. We poked to wholes in the bottom, I slid my legs through and TA-DA!!
It actually worked out quite well, but when we went into a restaurant to eat lunch, I got more stares than usual. The best part was it eventually stopped raining, but it was to much of a hassle to take the bag off, so people didn't even understand why I would have it on in the first place. So great. We were greeted with more rain YESTERDAY; a thunderstorm, actually. It was awful. There were lots of hills, it was cold, and as we were changing into our rain gear, I cut BOTH my knees on these super prickly thorns. We took a video on this day. (See Below) Anyways, we finally made it to MINNEAPOLIS!!! Can you BELIEVE it? I can't. This was supposed to be our ending point, but I'm excited and happy to report that we are feeling strong enough to go another few hundred miles to Lake Itaska, MN. We are taking a rest day today and it is WONDERFUL. We slept in, had breakfast and have done NOTHING all day! It's a very foreign experience for me. Dad is watching the hockey game, and we are planning on going out for a nice dinner tonight. (He doesn't know this yet, but I'm not eating another hanmburger so he's just going to have to deal with it.) Last night, we went out for dinner/coffee with my friends, Michael and Marija and we had a great time! Lots of stories shared and laughter had. It was nice for Dad and I to have other people to talk to other than each other. hahah More updates to come soon! God Bless, A
It actually worked out quite well, but when we went into a restaurant to eat lunch, I got more stares than usual. The best part was it eventually stopped raining, but it was to much of a hassle to take the bag off, so people didn't even understand why I would have it on in the first place. So great. We were greeted with more rain YESTERDAY; a thunderstorm, actually. It was awful. There were lots of hills, it was cold, and as we were changing into our rain gear, I cut BOTH my knees on these super prickly thorns. We took a video on this day. (See Below) Anyways, we finally made it to MINNEAPOLIS!!! Can you BELIEVE it? I can't. This was supposed to be our ending point, but I'm excited and happy to report that we are feeling strong enough to go another few hundred miles to Lake Itaska, MN. We are taking a rest day today and it is WONDERFUL. We slept in, had breakfast and have done NOTHING all day! It's a very foreign experience for me. Dad is watching the hockey game, and we are planning on going out for a nice dinner tonight. (He doesn't know this yet, but I'm not eating another hanmburger so he's just going to have to deal with it.) Last night, we went out for dinner/coffee with my friends, Michael and Marija and we had a great time! Lots of stories shared and laughter had. It was nice for Dad and I to have other people to talk to other than each other. hahah More updates to come soon! God Bless, A 
Garbage bag shorts are so hot right now.
ReplyDeleteYOU SO SEXY BABY
Also, so incredibly proud of you. Every day.
ReplyDeleteSo much love.
"An angle"
ReplyDeletehahahahah i love it!