I was thinking today as most of you know I often do. We were at some friends house eating dinner, and had a conversation about how we grew up and the stupid things we did. I, just a week ago, found out that my Harley is more rare than I thought it was. There were only 3500 of that model made, and mine is number 1304. As I was riding home last night I was thinking about my bike, and my life, and what it adds up to.
I never started giving until I was an adult, I only went to church because my parents made me, I spent 10 years running from the Lord and living as evil as I could.
While still living that way God gave me Robin, then He gave me back my house, then after coming back to Him, He gave me a really sweet Harley, then he gave me a really sweet job that I love, then he gave Robin a really sweet job that she loves. So when you look at what I did to deserve the life that God has provided it doesn't add up, and I am thankful it doesn't.
I AM TRULY BLESSED!
2 years ago today I became the luckiest guy on the planet.
2 years ago today God gave me the biggest blessing I could have ever hoped for.
2 Years ago today I ”out punted my coverage"
2 years ago today I became the happiest husband in the world
Time flies when you are living a dream come true. Robin and I said our vows to each other 2 years ago. How amazing it is to be with the love of your life, your best friend, someone so amazingly beautiful every day and night for 2 years.
I Love You Robin <3
After reading my Mom's blog post I started to leave her a comment and it ended up real long so I figured I would just post it. Click the link and read Mom's blog post so you aren't lost in mine.
First off you are not alone in that feeling. That was the first issue I had to deal with in myself that day when I rolled in and saw that Robin was OK. I was so excited it wasn't her...then I realized that it was someone. It is impossible to feel two feelings at the same time. You can't feel grief and joy all at once. I have found it comes in waves. Sometime it is joy that Robin and Dad are alright, and sometime grief over the loss of an amazing man.
Second off after talking to Robin and Dad we are not alone in this tug-a-war of feelings either, cause we are all in the same boat. I am sure that is the case with everybody that knows all four of us, and are dealing with the same feelings.
I was talking to a couple of friends in their race shop last Thursday and got to unload this feeling frenzy on them. So many people feeling so bad, and not knowing what to say, but feel they should say something. I totally understand cause I am the same way. People saying "I'm glad you are OK".... truth is I'm glad I am OK too, but the only real response to that statement is "Thank You". I'm sorry but now I am just going to be rude and not respond cause I'm not thankful, and the whole situation sucks. I walked past these friends the Sunday after the accident and one just gave me a nod of his head and the other a pat on the shoulder as I walked by. That was what the Doctor ordered for me. They did know what to say so they said nothing.
I don't think anyone handled this tragedy wrong by no means, there isn't a book on how this type of crappy situation is going to go. Truth is if the shoes would have been on the other foot I would have said the same thing to them, not knowing what else to say.
I have my moments of joy over an amazing ride, awesome scenery and great time spent among friends. Then I also have my moments of - What the crap was that? as I'm sure others are doing the same.
So don't be down on yourself Mom. You are not alone. You are among many that share your feeling of guilt. Now just think if I had left this in your comment box :-)
It can never be put into words enough to do what I am feeling justice.
I spent the greater part of 300+ miles riding straight behind Mike on what was THE best ride I have ever been on. I learned more in that one day then I have in the two years I have spent on my Harley.
I have no doubts that that ride will go down in history as one of my most memorable rides. Not because of the tragedy, but because of the other 300+ miles of shear awesomeness that I shared with my best friends: Robin, my dad, and Mike.
I rode back from the crash site on Monday night after ridding up there to be with the family and some close friends to hang a cross in his remembrance, and I laughed almost the whole way down the hill. If you ever talked to Mike about ridding and mentioned bugs then you heard his joke. "How do you tell a happy Harley Rider? By all the bugs in his teeth!" and then he would put the biggest toothy grin on his face. Well Coming down the hill...it was really buggy that night, and I have heard him tell that stupid joke at least a million times. I laughed all the way back to Monroe that night (and I still have bugs on my jacket hahahahaha).
Mike:
you were an incredible man, and will forever influence me in the way I live my life. Thanks for sharing your passion with me on your finale day here on this earth. That day was AMAZING!
Shanna did a personality test and the link was there so what the heck right??
My resaults were I thought were very acurate and as follows:
Good-natured Realist (GR)
Good-natured Realists are warm-hearted, helpful personalities. They do their work conscientiously and have a pronounced organising talent. They often feel they are committed to traditional values. The family in particular is extremely important to Good-natured Realists. Their greatest pleasure is making themselves useful and taking care of other people. But they do not like pushing themselves to the fore; they prefer to fulfil their tasks out of the limelight. Good-natured Realists are real workaholics; they are very reliable and nothing is too much for them when it is a question of completing a project. Thoroughness, conscientiousness and sense of duty are their strongest points. They prefer established and familiar situations to new and unknown situations.
In dealing with others, Good-natured Realists are considerate and obliging; they are always happy to put aside their own requirements in the interest of their family and friends. Their home is mostly very well cared-for, cosy and tidy. Their perfectionism on the one hand and their aversion to delegating tasks on the other hand often lead to them taking on too much both professionally and privately. They cannot stand discord; conflicts make them very unhappy. One could almost describe them as being harmony-addicted - and this sometimes leads them to strongly neglecting themselves and their own wishes because they are unable to bring themselves to put up a fight.
Good-natured Realists dream of a stable and trusting relationship for life. Marriage and family are very important to them. They take care of their partner attentively and lovingly and put up with a lot for a harmonious relationship. They are also loyal and reliable friends. However, they can be very hurt if their interpersonal commitment is taken for granted for too long.
Adjectives which describe your type
introverted, practical, emotional, planning, tradition-conscious, good-natured, self-sacrificing, caring, devoted, friendly, loyal, considerate, reliable, conscientious, loving, quiet, reserved, modest, helpful, objective, hard-working, warm-hearted, communicative, painstaking, altruistic
Vacation was AWESOME. I will post more and pics soon.
I am now trying to get caught up on work, and get caught up on sleep. Neither is easy right now.
Stay tuned :-)
That's right folks! It is time for Robin and Kyle to head to Robin's home land of Boston.
We are gone for 10 whole days of vacation....AWESOMENESS!!!!
See you all when we get back.
So today starts Robin and mine Motorcycle Safety Class :-)
I'm really excited for a couple of reasons
1. I get to do and learn things about motorcycles
2. Robin gets to learn how to ride the right way
3. I will finally get my endorsement so I will be rollin legal
Last Sunday we rode a little (it was so nice). Robin took her first ride out on the back roads, and did fantastic. Then latter we went up town for some dinner and then for no reason we went out to my parents house which is out Hwy 203 which means Robin took her first ride on a Hwy and we cruised at 60 MPH.
The ridding season has just begun :-)
Shaun Alexander encounters a defender he can't outrun: Time It not only told of the departure of Shaun Alexander, but also several other Seahawks: Wide receivers Joe Jurevicius, Darrell Jackson and D.J. Hackett are gone, so is tight end Jeremy Stevens. Kicker Josh Brown is in St. Louis This could be a very interesting year to say the least. I CAN'T WAIT!!!
So I started down the learning road. After a couple of quick lessons from Terryl Gregg (amazing musician), I found that my personality needs results and practicality. After having a discussion with Terryl and telling him I have begun to learn different riffs form You Tube videos, he pointed me in a direction I am sure is going to change my life forever. He told me of a i-pod download (free) of guitar lessons.
After practicing and learning for an hour or longer I am experiencing great pain in my finger tips on my left hand, from lack of toughness for pushing on the strings.
I am really excited about this because I have wanted to learn how to play the guitar since I was 12 or 13, but never really perused it. Better late than never right?
