Sunny Days

Yesterday rain was forecast all day, so we decided to postpone the training ride to Sunday. The power of my new rain jacket meant the rain never really turned up, but it was nevertheless a good chance to catch up on home chores that have been much neglected.

One of the things I happened to do was check back through some old emails that I had sent in November 2011. In one of them I found that I had written down the dedications (positive statements) that Stuart said out loud each time he swallowed one of his chemo pills (5 in the morning and 5 at night). I thought they were worth sharing:-

1 – Dr Melnychuk – for him to be amazed by Stuart’s progress
2 – For Stuart and I to be able to have a meal out in a restaurant (achieved Wed 9th Nov)
3 – For the Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer – for Stuart to be on that ride
4 – to be able to send a good news email to family and friends (achieved Fri 11th Nov)
5 – to be able to say goodbye to pain

I can hardly believe that 18 months later the ride is really going to happen!

But first another training ride!

We really enjoyed the ride last Sunday to Senneville, so decide to do the same 95km ride again. Last week, whilst Stuart was leading the way I thought he was actually going to take us on the highway to Ottawa, fortunately there is an exit that lead us safely to a back road.



Having posted on facebook last week about cycling in Senneville, our friend Cecile commented on how much she would like to cycle in the area, so we give her a call and she and Stephan join us on the ride.




It’s quite a hot day today, and I’m still struggling with my water carrier. No water seemed to be coming out whenever I tried to drink and ride. I finally figured out that I should unclip the water tube whilst riding, otherwise the water won’t flow properly. It’s just as well that I finally got this figured out as the forecast for next week is looking pretty warm!




Inevitably we head back to Herbs for our usual lunch break!



Today, we had both decided to wear our ride jerseys




We saw at least a dozen other riders out today, also in their jerseys, so it was great to be able to give them a wave. It will be amazing next week, when there are 2,000 of us! Now, I’m really starting to look forward to the ride!


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