#330daysofbiking Day 54: eight hours in a car
traffic ... circles
I hope there is no one checking the official rule-book, because I’m not entirely sure today’s ride would even count as being valid. I rode Mason’s bike. Around a parking lot, to his dorm. Period. So sue me. I did, in fact, ride a bike today.
Spent the day driving to and from Clarksville, in the rain, in Memorial Day weekend traffic – taking Mason back to APSU for his 5-week summer job mentoring at Governor’s School. Maybe it was just the long day in the car, or the traffic … or just the fact that I will be missing our summer rides together for the next few weeks. But I am feeling a bit cantankerous at the moment. I am , of course, so happy that he has this great opportunity, and am sure that after a good night’s sleep I will feel more normal (whatever that is?).
But until he returns in July, I shall be missing his eagerness to be out riding – even when I drag him with me through the rain and in the dark. Even when I know I am holding him back, yet he is kind enough to let me decide the pace. I will miss his silly comments, his teasing, the way he shakes his head and always laughs at my crazy ideas. His patience when I make him stop so that I can take photos. So Mason, if you should read this … I hope you know. Miss you, babe – have fun!
Mason's summer room-mate ... back in the dorm (APSU)
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shebicycles 
Don’t kick yourself too much. Inevitably we all have to ride in a car at sometime.
Look on the bright side. You’ve raised a son who can “mentor in calculus and vector analysis.” Wow.
Heh heh … thanks Tim, as always. Yes, I am happy/proud of him and his nerdy ways, LOL! Hope you have a great long weekend with lots of riding, my friend!