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November 2015

November is almost over and I just wanted to do a review of the month.  A lot of things have happened!

New Family Members: We got a couple of new kittens to join the household.  They are really cute.  One male (Luna) and one female (Esther).  We got them from Michelle's friend Lanette.  They are growing really fast.


Luna

Esther

Michelle's Birthday: We had a couple nice birthday celebrations for Michelle.  Her birthday was on Saturday this year.  We started the morning off with coffee and I presented her with her birthday card.  I made a video for her.  She then opened her present, a wet saw for her rock hobby.  We then went and had dinner at Bagger Dave's and Jay Jay was able to join us after his shift was over.  We also celebrated again at Genji's about 10 days later.

Thanksgiving: We did our annual Turkey Eve Mountain Bike ride on Wednesday before Thanksgiving.  There was four of us this year.  Raymond was unable to make it due to his new job and Mark had been sick for several days.  Don Miller, Don Stange, Jay Jay and myself made the ride.  The trail was wet, icy and snowy due to the snow storm we got the previous Saturday (10-12 inches in this area).  We rode Stoney Creek Metro Park this year for a change.  This has always been one of my favorite trails because of the mix of two track and single track.  Stoney also has a good amount of climbing. 
Don Miller, Don Stange and Jay Jay

Don Miller, Me and Jay Jay.

After the ride Don Miller suggested to dine at the Brown Iron Brewhouse in Romeo.  This proved to be an excellent decision.  We started out with appetizers of Pig Candy (bacon smoked in honey) and Garlic Parmesian Fries.  They were excellent.  They do not brew their own beer, however they have around 60 micro brews on tap!  The lunch menu is not big, however everything is fresh and made in house.
Garlic Parmesian Fries

Pig Candy

Brisket

Pig Candy Chewy Brownie Desert.

We had a good ride and a really good time all around.  We will plan on doing the ride again next year.  While we were at Stoney Creek Michelle and Brendan went out and seen my mom.  Michelle had made our turkey on Wednesday and took Thanksgiving dinner to mom.  Mom did not want to come out on Thanksgiving.

Thanksgiving morning came around and we did some of our Christmas shopping on line.  We had the family over at 2pm and had the entire family over.  Scottie and my mom were the only ones missing. The food was really good and we watched football all day.

Friday morning came around and Michelle and I did some more on line shopping.  After lunch Michelle had to go in to work for a short time and then she did some shopping while she was in town.  I did some work outside and then came in and worked in the bike shop a bit.

Bike Build: On Black Friday I received an email from Sarma Bikes alerting me of their Black Friday Sale.  They had their aluminum Vortex Frame on sale at an incredible price.  So incredible that I bought it.  I only need a few more parts and I will be able to put this bike together.  It may even be done by Christmas.  This was made possible by selling my last single speed.

Next Saturday is Global Fat Bike Day.  I plan on going to Sleepy Hollow State Park again for the ride there. Raymond will be going and Don Stange is planning on attending also.  Don bought a Specialized Fatboy Carbon Comp.  Very nice bike.

I guess that is all for now.  Christmas is just around the corner.



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