When Aaron came home and told me about an upcoming Realtor Rally Harley ride, I said "That's great! Have a nice time and I'll see you when you get back." See, I remember riding the Harley in Kauai for 4 LONG hours in the hot sun and the burn I got on my calf. I wasn't about to do that again on an even longer ride down to St. George. Then he told me it was on his birthday and that he really wanted me to go. Ugh! How do you say "no" to that? I tried to discourage him from taking me, tried to come up with any excuse not to go, but to no avail. I would have to go. My mom agreed to take the kids and we "suited up" to take the long, scenic ride to St. George. We left the Sandy realtor campus on Wednesday at 8:00 am. It was a little exciting just seeing all the bikes. There were close to 40 bikes that participated so we made a huge impact as we traveled the side streets with a police escort to I-15. We traveled I-15 to Nephi where we made our first pit stop. I thought my thighs were going to burn up and fall off. It didn't help that I had done a bazzilion squats and lunges the day before. Note to self: Next year when we do this again.... do not work out the day before.) We jumped off the bikes for a little rest before saddled up again and made our way to Scipio and Salina for lunch. Throughout the day, we saw some of the prettiest sights Utah has to offer. We rode through Bryce canyon and Hell's Corridor. Absolutely gorgeous! We made it to St. George around 7:00 that night where we were treated to a dutch oven dinner by the Washington County Realtor Association.
The next morning we woke up and saddled up again to make our way back home. We drove through Zions National Park. Nothing is cooler than 40 bikes revving engines as we drove through the tunnel at Zions. Pretty Cool! We made it home, again driving the back roads, around 7:00 that night. We were exhausted! Although I didn't want to go originally, I am so glad I went. Seeing what we saw, experiencing what we did, and spending that time with Aaron on the back of the bike was amazing! Happy Birthday to my biker man, from you biker babe. I love you!
2 comments:
You are a whole lot nicer than I am, and braver! Ben always wanted me to do this, but I just could never bring myself to do it. Glad you had fun and got to experience something new. The pictures look so pretty! Oh, and I like how you said you will do it again next year :)
What an amazing adventure and the scenery in southern Utah is fantastic! Kuddos to you for being such a great wife and supporting Aaron on his birthday and doing something out of your comfort zone! Way to go biker babe!
Post a Comment