Every summer for the last three years Dirk has wanted to mountain bike in McCall. The Brundage ski resort opens the lifts and, for a moderate fee, will haul you plus your bike to the top of the mountain. Every time Dirk plans a trip up there, something gets in the way: work, my family's reunion, too many kids with too many soccer games, garden responsibilities, but mostly work. Lo, on the very last weekend that Brudaage was open to bikers, Dirk got a service order through work: a server for the UPS center in McCall had crashed and needed physical tech support. Dang. Gas and food, check. Fellow employee that needs help with the server AND who is also a mountain bike enthusiast, check. Wife who would rather have her husband stay home and help with the canning but knows he really needs some guy time (and won't feel guilty for ordering pizza and asking for a girl's night out next week) double check. Glad he's home--with sunburn and scrapes and a big smile on his face.
Aug 31, 2008
Brundage Mountain
Every summer for the last three years Dirk has wanted to mountain bike in McCall. The Brundage ski resort opens the lifts and, for a moderate fee, will haul you plus your bike to the top of the mountain. Every time Dirk plans a trip up there, something gets in the way: work, my family's reunion, too many kids with too many soccer games, garden responsibilities, but mostly work. Lo, on the very last weekend that Brudaage was open to bikers, Dirk got a service order through work: a server for the UPS center in McCall had crashed and needed physical tech support. Dang. Gas and food, check. Fellow employee that needs help with the server AND who is also a mountain bike enthusiast, check. Wife who would rather have her husband stay home and help with the canning but knows he really needs some guy time (and won't feel guilty for ordering pizza and asking for a girl's night out next week) double check. Glad he's home--with sunburn and scrapes and a big smile on his face.
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ah, its good that Dirk gets to go out on the mountain...he'll come home a much more relaxed fella! and enjoy that PIZZA!
It's a good thing that you have an awesome husband who lets you drive to SLC for scrap booking parties. Looks like fun!
I do have an awesome husband who lets me get away to scrapbook. But the exchange rate for get-aways is not the same; I have to take babies with me to scrapbook. Grandma watches the rest of the gang. Hmm...
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