From Pirates to Broken Bikes

I keep meaning to write and keep not being able to. Life is so crazy.
So, let's see. I wrote last on Thursday night. So, Friday...
Friday morning I received the Lion's Pride Award, which is apparently a big deal, but I didn't know what it was until the awards ceremony. Anyway, I got it, which was cool because only 18 people out of the whole school got one. Friday night I went with Chris, Jake, and Calyn to see "The Pirates of Penzance" at Chiles (hence the pirate music). It was really good, very professionally done. After it was over we went with Daniel, who played in the orchestra for the play, to TCBY and then we walked across the street to Taco Bell to get Calyn a meximelt. We talked and laughed and just had a great time. I love hanging out with you people! While crossing the street again, Jake dropped a bunch of napkins in the middle of the road and I almost got hit while I was picking them up. This experience and Calyn's recent post have inspired me to write a cinquain.

Friday
Walked to "The Bell"
Jake dropped napkins in street
I looked up to see headlights--Ahhhhh!
Good times

Wow, that was fun. I know mine wasn't nearly as good as Calyn's but everyone should try it sometime. So that was Friday.
Saturday morning, bright and early, I got up to go to bike training at St. Marks. We rode and we also did the Munson Hills off-road trail. I feel another cinquain coming on. These things are catchy.

Off-road
Legs so dirty
Soft sand is the devil
I kept up with Paul and Daniel
Work out

It was really fun except for the soft sand that really wore you out. But it was cool because you get to jump big logs and there are really narrow trails. It was fun, but I need to wait a while before I do it again. I definitely felt it by the end of the ride. The rest of the ride on the pavement was good too...until the last four miles. The bearing on the front wheel of the bike I was riding (notice I didn't say my bike. I was riding Brandon's and I absolutely HATE that bike. Needless to say, this incident did not cause me to like it anymore) totally stopped functioning. Basically, the wheel just wouldn't turn. This makes it pretty difficult to ride. So, it turns out that I was working way harder than I needed to be this whole time I have been riding his bike. Surprise, surprise. So I was gonna have to start walking and wait for them to come back and pick me up, which I really didn't want to do. But then Paul volunteered to stay back and let me ride his bike. I almost cried. Well, not really, but that was really sweet. Thanks again, Paul. You're awesome and I love you! So I rode back on Paul's really nice bike. Oh, how I want one. At the end, like the last mile or so, Mr. Robbin and I sprinted at 15 mph, which was fun. We took Kayla home and then we took Paul to his property where they are building his new house. It's really nice. And I mean, really nice. You can't beat a two story house on 20 acres with a huge pool (that's like 15 feet deep). Only downside: mosquitoes out the wazoo. I am so bitten up because we were there for like 45 minutes. But it was fun nonetheless.
When I got home my mom was on her Spring cleaning kick. Fun, fun, fun. I had to clean the rest of the day. Goody, just what I wanted to do. It is really nice to have everything so clean now though.
Today was pretty normal. We got a lot accomplished for drama for our next series. I am very excited about it. Wow, I always write so much when I don't write over a weekend. Sorry.
Okay, I've got one more poem to leave you guys with. It's a tribute to Brandon's bike.

Biking
Not the best thing
Bruised butt bones hurt real bad
I hate his bike with a passion
Take it!