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I'm a day late and a dollar short, as usual. Happy Anniversary to our two favorite BF members (Monica sends her best wishes also,) and great dinner/birthday celebration guests. I want to wish you both a very enjoyable future with lots of sunny, happy miles of cycling. You guys hurry back, the soup and pecan pie will be on the table waiting for y'all to stop by, again.
Bill and Monica
Bill and Monica
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I'm a day late and a dollar short, as usual. Happy Anniversary to our two favorite BF members (Monica sends her best wishes also,) and great dinner/birthday celebration guests. I want to wish you both a very enjoyable future with lots of sunny, happy miles of cycling. You guys hurry back, the soup and pecan pie will be on the table waiting for y'all to stop by, again.
Bill and Monica
Bill and Monica
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Always did like stories with happy endings.
Macha - thanks for all the pics from places i've never seen.
Macha - thanks for all the pics from places i've never seen.
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Thank you to all of you!
It has been a good, interesting, and rather unexpected journey!
It has been a good, interesting, and rather unexpected journey!
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Congratulations.
I knew Bike Forums must be good for something, but didn't think it would be a dating site.
Move over Tinder there's a new kid on the block.
I knew Bike Forums must be good for something, but didn't think it would be a dating site.
Move over Tinder there's a new kid on the block.
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My Welsh Corgi "Rowan" sends his congrats and best wishes.Rowan=Red, or in his case, "Little Red One",but I'm sure you knew that.
Congrats,
Jon
Congrats,
Jon
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You'd be surprised how many couples hae hooked up through Bike Forums. I am not sure of the exact number, but I know it's more than 10 couples, and probably closer to 20. IIRC, the site's founder, Joe Gardner and Shadiyah are among them.
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And, Jon T, let me introduce you to 2manybikes... or should I say, Rowan meet Bailey.
My sister also has a corgi, called Teg.
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Here I am watching the road ahead, and, just relaxing in my trike while my driver takes photos.
Bailey
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Bailey
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Happy belated anniversary Machka and Rowen, what an awesome story. Glad I could play a minor part of it.
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I Can Do All Things Through Him, Who Gives Me Strength. Philippians 4:13
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I Can Do All Things Through Him, Who Gives Me Strength. Philippians 4:13
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Yep, good ol' Bikeforums started the whole thing.
BTW - sorry for not responding earlier, we've been so busy I miss things here and there.
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16 years ago we met on the 2003 PBP
11 years ago we married after cycling a century.
10 years ago we started living together.
11 years ago we married after cycling a century.
10 years ago we started living together.
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It's interesting how sometimes the Universe brings people together when they don't actually get what's happening. You've done well and have been there for each other. Not to mention the love and respect that is mutual. Congrats and best always.
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Thanks for reposting Machka! It’s a great story worth resurfacing. I’m sure Rowan remembers it all even with his fall. All the best to you both on the 24th and 25th!
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Congratulations!
It is wonderful when two people meet around common interests and decide to make one out of the two.
May you have lives full of adventure and consequence.
It is wonderful when two people meet around common interests and decide to make one out of the two.
May you have lives full of adventure and consequence.
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Happy belated anniversary!!!!!
My wife got me back into riding a number of years ago after a 12 yr layoff........ I believe to get me out of the house.
My wife got me back into riding a number of years ago after a 12 yr layoff........ I believe to get me out of the house.
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I believe they have had plenty of both in the last couple years...which makes each anniversary extra precious.
While I agree with the sentiment expressed by @hawkowl, I will wish you a brief interlude of mundane "normality".
While I agree with the sentiment expressed by @hawkowl, I will wish you a brief interlude of mundane "normality".
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I believe they have had plenty of both in the last couple years...which makes each anniversary extra precious.
While I agree with the sentiment expressed by @hawkowl, I will wish you a brief interlude of mundane "normality".
While I agree with the sentiment expressed by @hawkowl, I will wish you a brief interlude of mundane "normality".
These two people people take their vows very seriously. Their example is one that should be followed.
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Congrats a couple of days ago on another anniversary!
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I suppose, reading Machka's candid updates gave me an overinflated sense of familarity with them, but I often fought back tears reading her posts. And I absolutely cried with joy reading Rowan's first post-injury post.
Slightly prior to Rowan's incident my wife and I dealt with sudden, serious, potentially life altering/life-ending medical emergencies involving two of our children and a grand child, which may also explain why I took Rowan and Machka's story to heart and prayed for the best outcome possible.
I meant no offense, and if I breached any sort of etiquette, I apologize. I simply meant that they had a tremendous, scary adventure they didn't ask for, and that they deserved a less challenging year.