Da Burgh

So last night we were told we could have an extra half hour of sleep, but Jim Rampton's cell phone had other ideas. We all were awoken by his cell alarm about 3 times in a 15 minute span. As punishment he had to put a lot of Icy hot in his pants. I don't think he'll be doing that again. It was a really chaotic ride and the 95 degree heat and 100% humidity didn't ease everyone's tensions, but I had a great time riding the 80 miles to Pittsburgh and I love to get a good sweat it brings me back to my days of wrestling.

After having dinner at Ryan Cole's (Delta Alpha brother) aunt's house most of us went out to explore the city of Pittsburgh. It really is a blue collar town. I was also able to watch the Dankees beat the Red Sox 5-2.

We had a day off the bike in Pittsburgh today. Our schedule contained two friendship visits. The first was at the UCP center. This center's clients had been sending us snacks and letters. I had received a nice letter from Teri Owens, who I got to meet today as well. I must confess that when I write my blog I don't put much in about my friendship visits even though we have them almost everyday. I am really not an emotional person, but I also haven't had many good connections, with the people I meet. I do participate to the fullest, but sometimes some friendship visits are better than others. Anyway the thing that made to days friendship special was the fact that I got to me Teri's father. He even brought his four grandchildren. I felt as if I was allowed into that family's life for a short while. It was a privilege to meet with them today. When I get home I plan to write to their family every so often to see how Teri and the rest of the family is doing.

It's not much longer till I see everyone in D.C.