Let me start off on this note- the last three days in Dallas have changed my life. The ride in was a blast, we stayed back with the sweeps and did things like the Ice Cream Pint Challenge (eat a pint with no utensils while riding) and got a free watermelon along the way which I rode with for about four miles on a terribly rough road. We got lost multiple times and our group had about 7 flats but we still managed to turn it into a great day.
Our hosts, Sally and Peter, were the most generous people we have met thus far and probably in my young adult life. We were greeted with coolers on coolers of beer, protein shakes and other goodies. There were baskets of candy and mountains of fruit along with hot meals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Both Sally and Peter work for Habitat for Humanity Garland and Peter led us at the worksite as we framed a house- a very powerful and influential task that utilized our strong team dynamic.
These folks were so welcoming of us into their home that they encouraged us to drive their cars into town and to the build site (it felt amazing to drive again, and an 1987 F250 Diesel at that!) and even gave us the enormous amounts of left over food to take for the rest of the trip. I really can't put into words how much they've impacted us, and the best part is that their whole family will be meeting us in California when we hit the Pacific!!
On a more serious note, Andrew, a fellow rider from Florida decided that his journey with Bike and Build had come to an end. His desire to pursue a comedy opportunity has set our SUS family to 29 and although we will all miss him tremendously, we wish him the best in this endeavor.
how did Dallas change your life ?
ReplyDeleteWell, what a relief to know Andrew left for a good reason. I was immediately scared it was some terrible outcome.
ReplyDeleteIce cream challenge = AWESOME!