Yesterday Mike, Heather, and I went to the International Motorcycle Show in Chicago by taking the SouthShore Train. We got to see all of the new bikes for 2008, which honestly I wasn’t impressed with the three of the four main Jap. Manufacturers. I liked the way the new Yamahas look, but the GSXRS, CBRS, and Ninjas aren’t all that stylish in my opinion. But anyway, it was very similar to last year in that there are a ton of people and Ducati still has the best display and bikes. I did get to pick up some 1:12 scale bikes, and meet somebody famous…..Nicky Hayden’s mom! She had her own space and was selling Hayden Memorabilia and trying to educate everyone she could about MotoGP 2008 in Indianapolis. She asked if we had tickets and we assured her that we would be going. I also bought from her, A signed Copy of “The Haydens: Nicky, Tommy, & Roger” which she personalized for me. To top things off, I asked for a photo with her. She was super friendly the whole time and even talked to me about Rossi, whom she thinks is a super cool guy. All in all, I am really glad I went this year. And it was awesome to see a Nicky Hayden’s mother out and supporting her sons.

Sunday was extremely hectic and our day was consumed by visiting people and taking care of odds and ends. We opened up all of our presents and cards and toted them all back to our house. A big THANK YOU to everyone who gave us gifts! We then visited our pastor who married us and he signed the marriage license, went to Katy’s moms house to get some things, went to Brian’s to pick up our gift, and traveled all over Elkhart taking care of odds and ends. Katy then went to hang out with Dave and Kiarin the Australians and I rode my bike with Brian.
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