I apologize for keeping all ya'll waiting for over three weeks for a new post. That may be the longest hiatus ever in the history of LiG. If SNL can take 3 weeks off, so can I. Truth is, I've been extremely busy and preoccupied. If you can forgive me and move on, I will make it up to you with an awesome blog now, and another one in the next day or two. I have that much to tell you about. In the past couple weeks, I have taken a lot of time off and it has been wonderful. Several of those days were perfect for breaking out the fizzer for some long rides. One of them was 90 miles. That's quite a trip! I took several long rides in separate directions, each way was something new and different. I went through rolling pastures, farms, mountains, you name it. I'm spoiled to have these nice smooth roads so close to home. On one of the rides, I couldn't resist the urge to stop and snap a pic. Pay close attention to the street sign (if you can read it clearly enough). How appropriate!
One day, I stumbled on a "BRT" in the parking lot. If you don't know what that means after looking at the picture, email me and I'll explain it to you. This was way BRT, like BFRT.
One Saturday in March, Erin and I took Sam downtown and tested out the Swamp Rabbit Trail, which runs from the West End, down the river past Cleveland Park. It was a great day, besides the mixup at Liquid Highway. That didn't make the Mrs. very happy.
We couldn't wait to take Sam to the Barkery Bistro, a froofy downtown dog bakery and doggy stuff store. Sure, the tiniest cookies were $1 apiece, but you should have seen how excited he got everynight before he got one of them. He must know, somehow.
Erin and I haven't been very adventurous lately, so we decided to try a new restaurant. It's called Chin Chin and it's in Mauldin. I love how it feels like a real restaurant and not like 99.9% of other Chinese places. The server was very nice and the food was unbelievably good. Price? Well, not too bad, but a touch more expensive than our local favs.
Nice place!
The crab rangoons were hot and awesome. They were stuffed full, man!!
I got my norm, General Tso's chicken, but I asked them to make it extra spicy. They came through for me and it was very very hot. The chicken itself had a perfect texture and flavor.
Erin got something a little more healthy: rice, vegetables, and tofu.
Well, Easter came and went and I'll tell ya: it's much more fun with someone else! Remember last year's Easter? I went to a new church and a really crappy chinese buffet? Well, this year's was special because of our new church and the fact that Erin was here. Yay!
The services were so packed, they setup overflow seating out into the Son Room. Thanks, Chreasters!
Lutherans are Vulcan? Who'da thunk!?!
Here's a nice picture of us after service.
I played for the service and thought I'd grab a picture with my trombone. It's...soooo.....beautiful....
Just in case you were really really really bored, I signed up for Twitter, so look me up. I'm really doing it to stalk celebrities and fake celebrities, but it could be fun to micro-blog, too. Oh....and I joined a gym. It's the Mauldin Sports Center and I can't wait to start going later this week. Woohoo! I get to get back in shape. I really miss the times I had a few years ago doing serious bodybuilding (not like Mr. Universe or anything), just focusing on shaping my body while keeping good form and eating the right foods. Also, I can't fit into my clothing anymore, so that is the real driving factor. If you didn't know, I have lost 75 pounds twice in my life and don't foresee 10-20 pounds causing any difficulty. If you think I might have mentioned something about losing weight after Christmas, that was just a meaningless New Years' Resolution, caused by regret. Just forget I ever said anything about it before....I'm rebooting my effort. I'll keep you up to date.
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