February 28, 2008

Tomorrow I am flying to New England to surprise my mother

Filed under: Family,General Living — Copa @ 7:58 pm

My mother’s 80th birthday was the 26th.  I wasn’t able to be with her that day to celebrate it with her, but I am flying there tomorrow.  I am going to spend the weekend there with her.

She doesn’t know I’m coming.  I’ll be surprising her by driving up into her driveway, unannounced.  I know she’ll be home.  The rest of the family will be dropping by around the same time, and we’ll be having a surprise party for her.

I’m excited to be going to see her!

February 22, 2008

New at riding Harleys

Filed under: Cars/Motorcycles/Trucks,Fun,General Living,Hobbies — Copa @ 2:17 pm

I’m no stranger to motorcycles.  I’ve ridden them all, but a Harley very little.  I recently bought a 2002 Harley Davidson FXDWG Wide Glide.  It had 5900 miles on it when I bought it.  The bike was perfect, sitting all by its lonesome in the picture window of a local motorcyle store.  I saw it when my wife & I were driving to my sister-in-law’s house in a nearby town.  We didn’t even realize the motorcyle store was there at the time, but it caught our attention as we drove past it.  If not for lack of time, I would have turned around right then and there.

When we stopped at the store on the return trip, the store was closed.  But we got out of the car anyway, and were looking at the motorcycles through the picture window.  Just then a funny thing happened, the owner was in the store and saw me, with my nose pressed against the window!  He came out and said ”come right in.”  I guess he didn’t want to clean the drool off of his picture window! 

Long story short, I bought the bike.  It is the most beautiful thing you’ve ever seen!

February 18, 2008

NASCAR races

Filed under: Cars/Motorcycles/Trucks,Fun,Hobbies,Sports — Copa @ 9:07 pm

I LOVE watching NASCAR races.  The Daytona 500 was held yesterday, and I was absolutely thrilled to see Ryan Newman win the race.  He deserves to win.  The Penske racing team works hard.  He’s never won the Daytona in his many years of racing.

I’m looking forward to watching the Stater Brothers 300 race next Sunday.  It’s only a 150 lap race, but it should bring out some of the best drivers today.  I’d like to see Dale Earnhardt Jr. take first, with Stewart right behind him.