Tomorrow night I'll spend in a hotel in the city, then Tuesday I'll head off to the airport to catch my flight to LA then on to Brisbane, Australia!
I'm looking forward to rekindling old friendships and making new ones and exploring a changed city! I'm excited to look for a property and spending time getting down and dirty on the land, thats something I have missed since living in an apartment, I have been lucky living in Sonoma though, it's been wonderful, its a great little town and the vineyards and farms are spectacular, I just love the open space, I'm not really a city girl.
My work mates took me out for a gorgeous East Indian meal at a restaurant in Petaluma called the 'Himalayan Kabob & Curry House' on Western Avenue. The place has only been opened for a few months, the food was absolutely delicious, the service was efficient and friendly. We enjoyed a few bottles of the Kenwood Old Vine Zinfandel...highly recommend that drop! They got me a beautiful gift for the Harley I will buy when I get home, they gave me a bell in the shape of a bunch of grapes with the Harley Davidson emblem on it....it almost looked custom made and will remind me of Sonoma, it's beautiful and so special.
I sold my bike to a new rider, she had recently taken the MC course and was looking for a learner bike and my riding buddy introduced us, she was so excited about the bike. After she made the purchase the bike was still sitting at my place 3 days later and she kept making excuses for not being able to pick it up. It reminded me of when I first got the bike how nervous I was at the thought of riding it home that I asked one of the guys in the shop to ride it home for me, I wondered if the girl who bought the bike felt that way too so I offered to ride it to her place for her.....she was so happy! I was also happy that I could help her, I remember how grateful I was, and still am, to all the people who helped me out when I was a new rider, it felt good to help a new rider. I have seen her since I sold the bike and she is a changed woman, she explained that having the bike and riding it even a little bit has made her feel so alive and free and she just loves riding.......her husband is still getting used to the idea, although she said to me he gets this look in his eye when he looks at her on the bike and she knows he is thinking....she's one hot mama!!!!!! You go girl!
Well another chapter in my life comes to a close and a new one will begin 'down under'.
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