The Married Life

There have been significant changes in my life over the last couple of weeks, first of which is marrying..... wait, what was her name? Oh yeah, ally!

The wedding, on Sept 11, was really beautiful and I really enjoyed getting to see so many people from the past. At one point, I was looking over the crowd of people gathered to celebrate with ally and I. I couldn't help but start to think about how all of these people had affected me and made me who I am today at some point: some more than 10 years ago, and some that I had met only months ago. It was neat to see the melding of two random groups of people, brought together by our marriage.

The best thing to see was how well the bridesmaids and groomsmen got along. None of the girls had met the guys, and they all only knew of each other through stories that Ally and I had told. Even though the situation was potentially awkward, they all got along very well and had a good time talk about memories they had with Ally and I.

Many thanks to ally's mom, Bernardita, my mom, my aunt, Sharky (wedding planner), and to Paul Dorsey, just to name a few.

Life has gotten back to normal here in Houston. I hadn't ridden my bike to work in about a week, and I had forgotten how much I love/hate making the commute on two wheels. My bike is slowly starting to show the wear and tear of not being cleaned as often, as it is really hard to clean the bike in an apartment with no garden hose available. Maybe I will have a post on how I manage this feat.

Ally and I also got a dog! Her name is Snookie, named after the infamous MTV star, Nicole "Snookie" Polizzi. Snookie the dog is not exactly like her namesake, but is very energetic and puppy-ish. We got her from the houston pound, and I believe she is some type of German Shepard Dog/[something else] mix.

I am in the process of teaching her more complicated tricks such as stay and roll over, because she mastered sit and shake within the first week. She is also pretty much potty trained. I can't get her to stop barking when we leave the house, b/c I'm not sure how to correct something that I am not there for. Having a dog definitely keeps things interesting and noisy around our moderately spacious apartment.

The next race I have coming up is in late October, and is the Texas State Road Race in Ft Hood. The road race is in a military base, so they can completely close the roads, which should be fun. I am really looking forward to it, but I already have my eye set on next year. I will be racing with Shama Cycles, and will hopefully have a year of winning 3's races.