Don't Drink and Ride

2nd time I have partook in the NITE Ride in Indy. What a great time. The 1st time my friends and I did the ride, we spent the earlier part of the day down in Brown County on a pontoon boat having a Tastefully Simple pink grapefruit cream cheese ball handed to us on graham crackers while floating lazily in the lake.

I believe that was also the trip where I, being the delicate flower that I am, ended up having to jump into the murky water to tug the boat back down the channel when we couldn't get it started. Just thinking of that mucky ground makes me shiver. I swore I was going to get bit by a snake or be covered in leeches. Luckily, neither happened.

For that trip, we were 9 strong. 4 friends and 4 relatives of friends (and me...the eternal odd one out). This year, it was just 3 of us: my sister, her husband & me.

We met up with a friend for dinner and imbibed some *ehm* carbs in preparation for the ride. We prepared well. Very well. The picture pretty well represents our mood-blurry and fun!

The ride started at 11 and we pulled into the Velodrome at 10:45. Amazingly, we weren't the last ones to start the ride too! The 1st 9 miles (to the SAG stop) were a HOOT! We were giggling and laughing. Then the buzz started to wear off and we were a little more quiet. Mind you, it was also 12:15 am by the time we were at the stop.

The ride seemed so short. 20 miles is nothing! The trip was so much fun. I am so glad they came all the way from Madison, WI to do the ride with me.