Rooted in Trefoil to Rooted in Sand

I have so much more respect for motorcyclist (least the ones who actually ride safe). This whole weekend was dedicated to completing the U of I motorcycle course and learning new skills. Unfortunately, I didn't pass the riding portion b/c I totally f***ed up on my u-turn. Was great at it during practice and *boom* test time, and I fail. WHAT?! Oh well. I also realized, I make a much better passenger than a rider. Its a shame but I do enjoy riding with someone rather than doing it myself. My thoughts when I ride are as follows..... "This is great! Wind in my face! Only going 20mph! yay!!!          Oh, wait is that a car?!!? Gawd, I hope they don't hit me. I'm scared. How do people do this!? It's so frightening!!" Naturally, I always fear for Tyler when he takes his bike to work. It's not that I don't trust him to be safe, it's everyone else. All the drivers on their phones, or daydreaming, or distracted by their kids. All of those peopl...

Well, we officially had our first burn of the season. We brought out the chairs, grabbed some beverages and sat around the fire Saturday night. It was nice to just have company and catch up. I recommend it to everyone. Sunday we got up early to get ready for church. I've been teaching one of the two year old classes and love every minute of it. I actually had three new trainees. Erin, our Children's minister thought I would do well at training people as well. It feels so nice to be needed. God is truly blessing me and getting me ready for motherhood. I look forward to all that He will bestow upon me. This work week should be low-key. Three more weeks til I head out to Maryland for Dorie's baby shower and Mother's Day weekend. I am really looking forward to seeing familiar faces and my bestie, Lauren. It'll be a quick trip, but it'll just be nice to be home for a bit. Also, we have been struggling with our air conditioner unit and it turns out there's...