Back into the hills!
Today I rode with Jeff from Colorado and Michael from TCU. We had a fun day pushing the pace on the bike and tackling the hills of eastern Ohio. We finished as the second pace line so we got to eat lunch early. For lunch we were treated to Dave's chicken, cole slaw and potato wedges. Ohio has certainly delivered on this trip!
Following lunch we had a friendship visit and dance with Fairhaven School. They serve people from infancy to age 22 with disabilities and help to socialize them into real world settings. It was a blast dancing for a couple hours, signing autographs, and conversing with those in attendance. It was really cool to learn about their lives and the adversities that they have overcome.
For dinner we headed to Olive Garden. The manager, Joe, had heard about JOH while in Vegas about 10 years ago when our South route was in Vegas the same time he was there. He researched it a little bit and figured out that the North team comes through Niles and has been hosting teams at his Olive Garden ever since. Sponsors like him are what make this trip possible. I also sat at a table with Linda, who organized the dance and she left tons of wisdom with us. Most importantly she reminded us to always to true to ourselves and we will always go far.
After dinner we headed to the mall to buy each other our gifts for our Secret Santa style gift exchange. We are supposed to buy each other gifts that represent each other and our experiences this summer, and spend less than $20. It was a lot of fun going around the mall to shop for my recipient and I am certainly excited to do they exchange.
Tomorrow takes us out of Ohio and into Pennsylvania. We are making the most of our days left and living it up. Our team does not like to discuss what month we are currently in, so today's date was actually July 34th.
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Today I rode with Jeff from Colorado and Michael from TCU. We had a fun day pushing the pace on the bike and tackling the hills of eastern Ohio. We finished as the second pace line so we got to eat lunch early. For lunch we were treated to Dave's chicken, cole slaw and potato wedges. Ohio has certainly delivered on this trip!
Following lunch we had a friendship visit and dance with Fairhaven School. They serve people from infancy to age 22 with disabilities and help to socialize them into real world settings. It was a blast dancing for a couple hours, signing autographs, and conversing with those in attendance. It was really cool to learn about their lives and the adversities that they have overcome.
For dinner we headed to Olive Garden. The manager, Joe, had heard about JOH while in Vegas about 10 years ago when our South route was in Vegas the same time he was there. He researched it a little bit and figured out that the North team comes through Niles and has been hosting teams at his Olive Garden ever since. Sponsors like him are what make this trip possible. I also sat at a table with Linda, who organized the dance and she left tons of wisdom with us. Most importantly she reminded us to always to true to ourselves and we will always go far.
After dinner we headed to the mall to buy each other our gifts for our Secret Santa style gift exchange. We are supposed to buy each other gifts that represent each other and our experiences this summer, and spend less than $20. It was a lot of fun going around the mall to shop for my recipient and I am certainly excited to do they exchange.
Tomorrow takes us out of Ohio and into Pennsylvania. We are making the most of our days left and living it up. Our team does not like to discuss what month we are currently in, so today's date was actually July 34th.
Thanks for checking in!
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