Our next stop was the Harley store to buy more a more appropriate headgear. The saleslady (bejeweled and bedecked in Harley Davidson jewelry) asked me what type of helmet I was looking for. Did I want whole, 3/4, or 1/2? That was a question I was not capable of answering, so I simply replied that I needed to see the options. I figured that sounded slightly more intelligent than saying, “I really have no idea. Just give me something that covers my head and looks good with a wide variety of clothing.” She put several on my head and explained how this one was aerodynamic and that one was ecofriendly and this one will make you want to ride for days. It was very hard for me to stay serious during this because I never even considered riding a motorcycle, yet here I was purchasing a helmet! The whole thing struck me as very funny. I just about lost it when the lady said, “It’s good to spend the money on a high quality helmet that will last for years DOWN THE ROAD.” I almost died.

After the Harley store (I believe the die-hards call it a “shop”), we rode around some before stopping at the shooting range to practice for a test Christopher is taking. (Could the day have been any more outside of my normal Saturday routine?) We went to see What to Expect When You’re Expecting after that because we needed a little bit of girly in our day. Honestly, I enjoyed the riding (mostly because I didn’t fall off) and the shooting (mostly because I didn’t kill anyone by accident). We hadn’t been able to spend a whole day doing nothing except hanging out together and it was so fun.

When I got home, I discovered that it was a very good fan mail day! Daniel and Erika sent me this beautiful canvas for my birthday! We don’t have a hammer so I had to use the bottom of a pepper grinder to bang the nail into the wall.