Can it get gooder?

Life is so good right now. The last year has been filed with a lot of ups and downs. A lot of let downs and things not really going in any way I thought they would. But now, that is not the case and I am so thankful for that. Bailey and I have been given so many things to prepare us for our baby. It is mind blowing how much people have already done for us.

This year I completely wrote off teaching in Tennessee. A few weeks after school started and after I had sent dozens of emails to principals with no response I knew I was going to be teaching. But somehow, things have worked out to the contrary. On Monday I am in the classroom! Full time history teacher at a high school. It came totally unexpected. It is going to be hard to step away from CT. It has been one of those jobs you never stress about going into. It's not like on a Sunday afternoon and you are already depressed because you know what Monday morning holds. I hope that teaching doesn't give me that Sunday evening depression. Speaking of Sunday, I hope I can still find time to ride my bmx bike!

Here is a picture of Bailey from a few weeks ago. She is looking hot! It is hard to believe we are almost 2/3 of the way to having a baby!
 Stella Louise Rand

The Trails in October

Here is a little edit from last weekend.  A few shots are older and with a lesser quality camera but I wanted Dave and Alex to have shots in here because they are a core part of the trail crew, but weren't around this weekend.

It was hard to find shots of Derek without booze and cigs, but I found one. When Dave is riding he probably had about 18 psi, note the sound his tires make. Alex was singing some Manfred Mann's Earth Band. I am kinda bummed Scrimp didn't have any shots in here, maybe next time. 

Enjoy!




Thank you Apple for the free 30 day download of Final Cut Pro and Thank you Caity and Vanderbilt for the camera. Thank you Drive by Truckers for not suing me for using your song, Perfect Timing.

Good Stuff

I am killing a bit of time over a few cups of coffee. This video is definitely worth a few watches. I think it does a good job of capturing the fun of riding a bike.

Push Pause

Do you ever have a day that you just want to stop? Slow it down or push pause because you don't want it to change or end? That was yesterday. It was perfect. The trails were banging! The hard work of this year is really paying off right now. Everything was running really good and and all the boys were out riding. Nobody go hurt much more than a scratch and we didn't run out of beer until it was almost dark! A perfect day by every account.

My sister came out and played with her fancy vandy camera. She is a taking a video class and she has access to some really nice cameras. I am excited to use that at the trails over the next few weeks, maybe I'll make a sweet edit! It makes me really happy that Caitlin hung out with us for the afternoon. As my younger sister I have always seen her as young and innocent, but it is exciting to see her grow into a woman.

Watching the last bit of light on the leaves.