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Getting ready for Halloween! 

10/27/2012

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I see this truck almost every day on my way to work. A billboard truck driving around the Midtown neighborhoods. What a waste of everything. I hate these things almost as much as leaf blowers. Actually, I probably hate them both equally. 

One thing that I love, Kristi's Boda Boda turned Boata Boata. 
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I'd boycott AT&T just for using these horrible truck billboards.
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Hello, Mundo Gramps!
I had the best idea for a bike costume--a covered wagon. It was going to be pretty awesome, horse up front, wagon in the back made out of cardboard. Sadly, it turns out that I'm pretty terrible at cutting up cardboard and making it into something awesome. It took me all night to rig up, it was shaky to begin with but then Jose pointed out that it wasn't going to fit through the door. That was a bummer. I was also riding to Carmichael the next day and didn't really want a wagon dragging us down for 13 miles. 

So, I took it down by cutting off the half-roll of duct tape holding it together. Dang. 
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Gave up on the covered wagon, ended up with regular ol' cowboys.
We ended up with just the horse and our flannel. Maybe it kind of looks like a covered wagon train. I'm always much better with my imagination than I am for the actual execution of my imagination. 
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Giddy up!
Our Mundo-mama friend, Jen, and I rode over to our Mommy Group Halloween party. Most of the ride was along the American River Parkway. The last 4-5 miles was zig-zagging through Carmichael. This was a new route for both of us but it worked out quite well. Most of the roads had bike lanes and/or minimal traffic. The last few miles were uphill but that's always a nice change from the flat, flat, flat of Sacramento. We had to take a few breaks to keep the babies happy and keep on the right route. 

When we got to the party, I finally realized why I wasn't feeling as in shape as usual--the horse was pushing down on my brake cable and causing me to ride with an engaged rear brake. I wanted my BionX Breezer more than anything during that ride! Dang. 

The ride home was much easier! Mostly downhill and no brakes. Although, literally, I didn't have much brake left. I think I wore down the brake pad by riding on it for 13 miles. Dang. 
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Felt a little out of place with all the roadies along the American River Parkway.
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Totally worth the long ride!
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Looking quite at home on the Deere.
So, we missed a few of our fun events this weekend--the new Critical Mass and the Fall Ride. It was disappointing but something to get used to--moderation. 

Tomorrow is going to be the best, however, with October's Kidical Mass! Be there, Grant Park (22nd and C st. in Sacramento) at 1 pm. We're going to have some Halloween-y fun (with decorated bikes, I hope!) and at 2pm, we're riding over to Sutter's Landing (1-1.5 miles, depending on route) for the Rebuild McKinley Park event. There's going to be fun, food trucks, music, and beer. Something for everyone and it all goes to benefit a great cause. 
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