Ferndale Graduation Weekend

Last weekend, Terry and I headed up to Ferndale for Dylan's graduation from Ferndale High School. It's amazing home much he has grown since in my head, I always remember him around this age:

We had a nice weekend at my parent's house. We arrived late Friday night as we had to head up from Monroe after the Timber Tamer's BOD meeting. On Saturday morning, my mom left early to attend Dylan's graduation ceremony while my dad, Terry and I all went out to breakfast and then picked up a truck load of hay. Terry had been pestering my dad for a few months now about trimming some low growing trees over the driveway, so they took advantage of the pile of hay to do some tree trimming before unloading it.

The afternoon graduation party for Dylan and two of his friends was a success. It was fun seeing my family there and catching up with people. Terry did a good job of mingling and found out my mom's cousin's husband was selling his motorcycle. We hung out for a few hours before eventually returning to my parent's house.

Terry initially wanted to come home early on Sunday and go to church at Renovo. However, after talking to Brad about the motorcycle, we decided to go look at it. In the morning, we searched online to get a better idea of if the price he was asking was reasonable. We weren't really in the market for a bike yet, but had been talking about getting one and this fit our criteria perfectly. After some searches online, the bike was a deal. We couldn't find anything for the price he was asking and with the low mileage. It is a 2004 Honda VTX 1300 with 3542 miles.

It reminds me of my old bike, and sits low. I sat on it and was able to keep both feet on the ground. It is a lot heavier then my old bike, but I can't wait to drive it. Terry and I did take a quick ride around the block at my parent's house and it was really comfortable. I felt like I had a ton of room on the back. Terry rode it home and even took it to work today. I can't wait to go on some rides through the mountains! It is very exciting that we have a bike again and I am glad Terry seems almost as excited as I am.

After getting the motorcycle, we relaxed with my parents for most of the afternoon. Grandma and Ed came over for an early dinner. My mom barbecued bacon wrapped filet minion and I made strawberry rhubarb crisp for dessert. We ended up leaving a little after 4:00. As always, we had a nice weekend with my folks and even came home with a little something special this time.