7 years of wedded bliss!

Then... & now.

What would you do on your 7th wedding anniversary? Well, it was Monday in summer in Portland, so we went to short track. The last one of the summer! Sad, but true. Short track is coming to an end. But our years of wedded bliss will continue. It is hard to believe that 7 years ago we celebrated with friends and family up at Mt. Tabor, exchanging vows in the amphitheater and then turning the picnic area into a reception area with a huge white tent, tables, chairs, candles, etc. Tabor will always hold a special place in our hearts, and wednesday nights in summer it is all about bike racing, but that is over too. Hmmmm. And my summer just started. At least my summer in Oregon.

Short track was a great way to celebrate. First I did my last women's clinic at 5 p.m. with Emily Van Meters help. These women ROCK! There is a lot of new women on mountain bikes and it is really exciting. Short track is a great place for people to get their feet wet.
Another exciting way to celebrate, I rode my singlespeed for the first time in a long time, racing both the ss and women's race. I flatted in the women's race, but still had one more chance in the TEAM RELAY! 17 teams of 10 people battled it out for the glory. It was quite a sight. And the evening was a tribute to Ryan Weaver, Portland's favorite SS icon! Who wouldn't respect this guy???

Weaver's relay team. All of us are BEWEAVERS!!!

Tim placed 3rd overall in the series in the singlespeed category! Nice job!

That is how we celebrated our seventh anniversary. We went to go eat and were turned away, since it was after 10, but we did find a bike friendly place to get some grub and a beer to toast a great evening of bike racing and a wonderful seven years. I would publically like to say that Tim is really the BEST! I could not ask for a more wonderful, supportive, funny, energetic, friendly, outgoing, wonderful husband! Seven years was easy! I look forward to more!