How has so much time passed since I last updated my blog?  Now to figure out what has happened since?

 

It's been a busy spring.  I've been busy with my tutoring business, volunteering at school, watching basketball, researching a new bike purchase and running the house!

 

The big news is that after months of research, study, riding bikes, etc. I have ordered a new road bike.  I settled on the Felt Z65, because I think I got the most bike for the money.  It is a sweet ride:  aluminum frame, carbon fork and seat post, all components are Shimano Ultegra, nice wheels, reasonable tires (which I can switch out) and weighs a little under 18 pounds.  It is being shipped from the West Coast and should arrive at the bike shop tomorrow (Monday).  It will take a day or two to build it and then I can go get it fit.  I should be riding by the weekend!!!!!  I can't wait.   I love my hybrid (TREK 7100), but I want to do longer rides and I need a road bike for that.  I have registerd for the MS 150 in May and am planning to ride the Seqgull Century in October.  Here's a catalog picture.  I'll take some real ones when I get my bike.

 

 

 

 

Jessica has been busy with Chorus.  She was chosen to sing in the Disctict 10 Choir.  That was two days of instructionals with a conductor from Chicago.  She enjoyed it, learned a lot and the concert was wonderful.  Their chorale competed in the District 10 Festival and for the first time in Hayfield High School's history, they earned all "Superiors"!  We are all very proud.   The chorale, chorus, band and orchestra travelled to Chicago for a festival competition at Northwestern University the last week of March.  The chorale got gold.  Chorus also got gold.  Band got gold and orchestra got silver.  The choirs won "Best Overall Choir" and Hayfield won "Best overall School".  Another shining moment for our music department.

 

More to come!