CT Reunion: Return of the Rowdie

And now to get onto the greatest thing since I've posted last... the CT Bike & Build Reunion! To say that I needed this to happen would not really give a clear idea of how much I missed my Bike & Build family. I haven't had the chance to go to a B&B reunion since New Years, and that is too long to not see my family. After a few flights involving sitting next to multiple crying babies and minor delays, I arrived in Hartford, and was greeted by my favorite sweet tea drinker Suso (aka Susan). It was so nice to see her, and of course I gave her a big hug immediately when we saw each other. Though I hadn't seen her since January, it was like no time had passed, we immediately jumped right into talking about things and laughing. We hung out at the airport for a bit until Adam was able to come pick us up and take us back to his apartment. Again, it was great to see Adam, who I hadn't seen since the Bike & Build Thanksgiving reunion. The excitement of seeing more and more B&Bers made my jet lagged body feel reinvigorated, and I knew it was just the beginning of an incredible weekend. Once we got back to his place, I was greeted with even more B&B love, as I saw Max and MG who had already been hanging out in Hartford, and Kate and Mack had just rolled in from their journey via bicycle from Boston to Adam's place in CT. Apparently their ride was a lot tougher than they were expecting, but like true B&Bers, they kept on pedaling and made the whole hilly, hot, and horrendous 97 mile trek without giving up. Brava Kate and Mack! Anyhoo... we all hung out that evening, had a nice cookout of burgers and hot dogs, and waited for the rest of the folks who were coming in to arrive. I was pleasantly surprised to see that my good friend Gillian (who didn't announce to the group that she was coming) walk through the door with the group who drove up from the DC. We managed to get 15 people of the 32 into Hartford, and some of these folks I hadn't seen since we landed in Santa Barbara! It was like an amazing family reunion... except these people were actually happy to see each other and were not forced into going because other family members were guilting them into coming! Now... because this blog post will get incredibly long (too late), I'm going to finish up the recap of the CT reunion in my next blog post. If you thought that all of the excitement has already happened, we aren't even close to reach the maximum excitement level from the trip. We still have Rubik's cubes, Ultimate Frisbee, Jumpin' for Joplin, and of course Flip 'n Slip to discuss along with other exciting things to come! Keep your eyes peeled for CT Reunion Recap Part Deux: Shovin' It Down Their Throats!