Last weekend
Weekend was nice. I really need to be more diligent about taking photos. Heather and me went to a Persian New Years (Noruz) celebration at my parent's house in Walnut Creek. HMH's parents, sister and brother in law also joined which was great. The company was great and the food was of course fantastic. I brought my camera but didn't take photos. My problem is I tend to spend more itme enganging with people and everytime I think about taking photos, I realize how I have to disengange with people for a while to take photos so I don't. It's especially more difficult when there are people at the party who are really guests of mine (Heather's parents) so I feel somewhat obligated to make sure they're taken care of.
Heather and I went on a bike ride yesterday. I felt horrible because it was a bit more than Heather should have done being as it was her first time back on a bike since last year. We did the Chilleno loop out in the Petaluma/Novato/Marin farmlands which came out to a little over 30 miles. It wasn't so much just the distance but also the rolling hills. For me the route is completly doable but she really wanted a leasurly ride on Sunday.
The problem with the area we live in is there aren't a lot of simply flat areas. There were a lot of flat roads back in Walnut Creek that we could ride on for miles. In Petaluma, almost any direction you go from the house, you'll eventually hit some hills. I thought this ride had the most stretch of flat land areas that anywhere. Although we really should have simply rode up towards SSU and back, I realize there is less incline that way. I felt horrible, she struggled up quite a few hills and was completly discouraged.
I profusely apologized and I think she understood. I was just so ecstatic that she came out on the bike with me and didn't want her to feel she can't ever ride with me again. It meant the world to me that we went on a ride and it really didn't have to be some rigorous training ride. I told her I promised her the next rides we'll do will be much easier. She was sore when we got back but she did it. HMH and her red and orange Bianchi. 
I'll probably be riding after work today...
