found this pic of me as a kid

when i first started this blog i commented how i felt like a kid riding a bike again. it conjured up memories as a young child in Toronto (where i was born) and riding around the block with my bike on training wheels. since that post i dug through my boxes of photo albums and found a pic that just summarizes that feeling.

i think i was about 4 years old here. this was my first 2 wheeled bike and as you can see in my face... i couldn't be happier. i remember my mom running behind me holding on to the seat. she eventually let me go and i was scared and excited at the same time... thank goodness for training wheels! *lol*. . my parents bought my many more bikes throughout my childhood. it was a sense of freedom and adventure whenever i got on my bike. it allowed me to explore the world outside of my block. you don't think of it, but it's a big part of being a kid.

let me take this chance to thank my mom and dad for all your support, not only for this Ride, but throughout life helping mold me into the person that i am today. i may not say it enough, but i love you guys and thank you for all the sacrifices you made for me and my older sisters. they got me involved with sports at an early age. mostly with little league soccer. i think it was mostly to keep me busy and keep me outta trouble. but it's stuck with me every since. it instilled a love for activity and trying new things. to this day i'm still involved with soccer, volleyball, tennis plus numerous other sports. and now, cycling.

love that pic. doesn't it just say it all? =)