TEAM RIDE REPORT, APRIL 19

Well.......I gotta confess that Nic and I were more than pleasently surprised @ the turnout for yesterday's ride! There's just something about 50 degrees and steady drizzle that might keep SOME teams home.......just not THIS one! Kudos to everyone that thumbed their noses @ Dear Michigan's fickle Weather Gods and showed up @ Steve and Katie's house!

Roll Call.....

Herb and Brenda
Tom and Mary
Linda and Scott
Steve and Katie
Brian and Heather
Chris M
Chris R
Jack
Derek
John
JD
Tom M
Doug
Dawn
Cindy
Cathy
Karen
Special Guest Jeff (Whitefish 2007)
Coaches Nic and MC

The route was a good'un....south from casa de Clark down into Allegan County and towards the bustling metropolis of Burnips. (You can get cheese curds there!) Everyone rode well, there are no accidents or mechanicals to report and once we got back. dried off and warmed up the jambalaya, taco salad and Easter candy went down s-m-o-o-t-h!

Thanks to our hosts-w-the-most Steve, Katie, Ellie and Anna Clark. Thanks to Derek for nagging and begging Coach Nicole into bringin' the jambalaya, thanks (again!) to Katie for the great dip and salad, thanks to Coach Nic for giving in to Did and whipping up that pot of jambo! Thanks to everyone that made the effort to join us for the ride!

On a somber note - 2 people and families that mean a lot to this team and JDRF in general are in need of your thoughts and prayers. Bill Andro (Rob's dad) and Rod Stephens (Asheville 2005 / Whitefish 2007 and the major reason for the Herman Miller / JDRF connection) are both at home under hospice care. Please remember them and send your best wishes their way.


Thanks again, to each and every one of you...for what you bring to this Team, for what you're doing to find a cure, for making this world a better place!

You guys rock, seriously.

Nic and MC