Meet the Fockers

Today, we took a very chilly ride to Mike's Famous in New Castle, DE. It was the first time we got the bikes out for a ride of any length this year, which we've been dying to do, but was also another significant first: It was our 1st ride as a couple with Mom & Dad.

It's really cool having parents who ride, and Kevin has sort of taken that for granted, while Donna's parents were from another generation. Mom, Dad and Kevin all met Donna at the same time (see 1st post) and we spent 1,200 miles on the road as part of a larger group. Everybody loves everybody. It's a beautiful thing, and we plan to do a *lot* more of this before anybody hangs up their helmet.

This also happens to be Donna's first foray onto I-95 with her bike. We have the feeling it won't be the last...

Be My Valentine

A lot of things with our relationship seem to be either predetermined and unstoppable, or have some neat convergence that makes them seem a neat coincidence or somethow fitting. I'm sure most couples will say the same thing, but I bet the evidence favors us in most cases.

So it is, then, with the official start of our relationship. We came across a non-sold out Kid Rock show at the Borgata in Atlantic City that happened to be on Valentine's Day weekend, and as our tastes in music are pretty much the same, we thought there would be no better way to set off on an actual date-type thing. The thing that makes it perfect is that Kid Rock is the first live show we saw together a few days after we met. He was on stage in Milwaukee for the H-D 105th and a bunch of our group were on hand to catch the show.

We made a short weekend out of it and spent the time together becoming valentines. Obviously, it worked. We haven't sat still since.

As for the Kid, his show was incredible -just like the first time.

And, They're Off!

As you see in the 'About Us' sidebar, we met in 2008 on a motorcycle road trip, and it wasn't too much longer before we realized that we were put on this earth specifically for each other and that we need to spend the rest of our lives together. We're not sure why God waited so long to bring us together, or how it would have worked out if we actually had met years ago, but we are sure that we have a lot of catching up to do. We officially declared ourselves a couple on Valentine's Day 2009, and we shall remain so until we meet again on the other side. In the meantime, it's going to be a hell of a ride. Follow along...