Wow, it’s been quite awhile since we have updated the blog. When you go a long time without updating your status, posts, etc. it’s hard to think of where to start. Instead of thinking back to the last time I had something interesting to share, I’ll just summarize what we have been up to and what has changed.

Last time I updated I was teaching my mom how to ride a bike and she had just started working towards a healthier more active lifestyle. Dawn decided to jump aboard and joined her on her Journey to complete a triathlon and at the same time, Dallon decided to train for his own. My mom had never ridden a bicycle so you can imagine what a challenge it was to get ready in time for a triathlon. Things went well and she fell a couple times but kept getting back up and conquered her fear. She finished the triathlon and even got a few metals! Dawn also completed and finished 16th overall. VERY impressive and I’m super proud of both of them. Dawn has stuck with the fitness lifestyle and we have been going on longer walks and she now attends a boot camp fitness class a couple days per week. Hopefully I’ll be in good enough condition to compete in their next one!

Jump ahead a bit and our friend Adam bought an awesome retro chinese scooter to get around town. I helped him pick it up and bring it back a couple times for some minor problems that needed to get fixed. I rode it for 5 minutes and was sold. I needed one and I thought it would be a great way to introduce Dawn into the 2 wheeled motorized vehicle world. I bought Dawn and I matching scooters (pretty much the top of the line for chinese scooters) with hers being white and mine being black. The scooters have tiny problems here and there but we got a 1 year warranty so it’s no big deal… (Plus I don’t mind getting my hands dirty). After putting about 150 miles on mine I fell in love with the drive and the whole “mantra” of the scooter world. I decided to trade in my giant 1900cc cruiser that I loved to get myself a top of the line more powerful scooter. The chinese one was ok but didn’t have quite the oomph I was looking for. The cruiser has been sitting around in my garage since I broke my leg and I figured I might as well trade it for something I’ll use daily. The new Vespa 300 Super is AMAZING and so far I LOVE it. The ride is amazing and it has enough power to get me anywhere I can think of. I ride it almost daily now and I look for excuses to ride it around. I think it was a good trade even though it was probably a technical step down from my motorcycle. Along the way I also purchased a broken down Piaggio that has been garaged for a year and a half. I have just started working on that one now and I hope to convince my mother in law to buy it once it works so she can ride with us too.

Several weekends ago I went on an off-road trip with our friend Mike and took my Jeep. It was the first time I had been out in awhile and box canyon is the perfect place to get your feet wet. It’s got enough trails that connect to challenge any skill level. The next day I went back to the same place but with Heather and Adam. I had gotten a taste of the place and really wanted to take it all in. This day we disconnected our sway bars for the first time and I am very glad I did. We hit some spots that would have been incredibly difficult if not impossible without them disconnected. It was a great trip and I plan on doing most my off-roading there from now on.

The biggest news is that Dawn finally graduated her Masters program from University of Phoenix!!! She scored awesome so she should get her Counselors license very soon! It’s amazing how long she has been in school and I’m sure it’ll take time getting used to being out. Hopefully this will give us more time together and she has already quit her crappy state job to work in her field and actually use her degree. I’m so proud of her, such an awesome accomplishment!

So that pretty much sums it up. We have done a couple vacations here and there but otherwise we are just doing the same stuff as usual. Maybe by the next post Dawn will be riding with me to the coffee shop and we can start doing some scooter adventures. That would be a fun chapter to add to our life book. I’ll try and document what’s going on and participate in our blog more often… but you know what they say. Time flys!