So today I turn 27. This normally isn't a big deal and isn't worth posting about on an online forum, except for… Six months ago to the day, myself and a friend started out on an overnight trip to silver star. We left kitsilano before 8am sometime and arrived in Vernon just in time for lunch. The day was fantastic and spirits were high. "One more run" we agreed. Pipeline. Now I am no stranger to trails like this. The two of us scrub most of the jumps on dirt merchant just to see how fast we can really go and I was in rare form. However such was not to be my fate as I came into a step up with the intention of just hucking it. My rear shock over compressed and rebounded faster then I expected it to. The front end dropped and I sailed forward. Somehow I managed to keep my face from creating a crater in the ground and fell over the front wheel as it landed. Why is this important? You add my speed to it (I estimate 60km/hrs but it was more likely between 40-50km/hrs) and you get a recipe for disaster. I snapped my left femur in half like a carrot. Go ahead, break a carrot. That is what my bone looked like.
So what does this have to do with today? Today is my birthday. Today it was sunny for the first time in a few weeks. Today it was warm. And today I rode a trail on my bike for the second time since the accident. I felt good. I didn't hesitate as much as the first ride. And when I got home, there was a small furry animal waiting to play fetch in the park with me.
Today is a good birthday.
For those of you who are sitting on the couch with limbs and other parts of your body all wrapped up due to your injury; just remember that if you work hard and refuse to give up, you to can have a good birthday. ^_^
Beow Beow….. be be boew boew. boh boh. beow beow…… repeat:rave:
