The past few days have been tough for me emotionally. This morning when my alarm went off I didn’t want to get out of bed. At all.
But I can be a sneaky person. I had a feeling that I wouldn’t feel like doing much today, so last night I called up my sister-in-law and told her I would come up for a visit in the morning. I was stuck. Even though I felt like staying home all day and doing nothing, I dragged myself out the door and onto my bike.
As I headed out of town and started climbing hills I met a wicked crosswind that blew soft new snow everywhere. Guess what that means?
This bike ride was starting to seem like a brilliant plan. There is nothing I love better than wildly destroying snow drifts that dare to place themselves within my reach. Mile after mile I grinned as I saw new stretches of pristine dunes begging for me to plow through them.
After decimating all the innocent mounds of snow that I could possibly find, I arrived at my sister-in-law’s home. Entering her house is one of the best things ever, because my two nieces and two nephews always greet me with heartwarming excitement. We had a lot of fun together and I even was able to take them outside which was wonderful. I love playing in the snow with little ones!
Mid-afternoon, after eating a few chocolate cookies (my sister-in-law’s cookies are the best ever) I had to leave and they waved out the window as I started biking down the road. It was snowing very hard, but the wind had died down. Massive flakes floated silently to the ground. Snow is always beautiful, but these extra-fluffy, extra-big snowflakes made my ride home something special.
I did end up crying during the ride, however. Yesterday, my older sister left the country and she won’t be back for three years. I am very excited and happy for her, but man, it really hit me today how much I am going to miss her! Being able to spend time with her for the past six months has been so wonderful, it is hard to say goodbye.
But I can’t stay too morose when I out on a bike ride. When I see the beautiful world all around me, I remember that God, who created it all, is with me. His love will help me through any sadness and hardship, no matter how big or small.
By the time I reached home, darkness had fallen. A sense of joy swept over me, the day had been full of precious moments and big smiles. I am glad I decided to get out of bed.
Despite the sadness, it sounds like you did what you had to do for yourself. Bikes are great for that.
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They are indeed 🙂
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“decimating all the innocent mounds of snow” – you rebel :p
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You know it, haha!
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At least you are getting the snow that you love … and better yet, snow dunes
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Snow has a wonderful tendency to get me to smile, that is for sure 😉
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Yesterday I was crying on my ride, too (albeit plane ride, not bike ride), and thinking about how much I am going to miss YOU these next three years. And there was no snow or bike rides around to cheer me up. There was a security guard in the Miami airport though, who was patrolling around on a bicycle! Which obviously made me think of you and miss you even more and wish you were there with me to see him. I already miss you, and that snow you love so much. You wanna send us a storm or two?
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Yeah, I don’t think airplane rides are especially good for cheering people up…you should have biked instead of flying. You should have followed the example of the Miami security guard!
I would send you a snowstorm but…I don’t control the weather (sadly) and guess what!?!? Snow melts in 100 degree weather 😉
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Wow! What a day! Sounds like you moved through more than just snow drifts.
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Yeah, it had been a rough couple of days but this ride and the time with my nephews and nieces gave me some perspective on it all.
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What a wonderful gift to receive – and all from a bicycle and some little people – lovely!
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