Bike Crashing 101

When clipped in to your bike pedals in heavy traffic at 6 pm here are some words of advice:

-wear bike gloves

-don't travel right on the wheel of your biking partner

-think of a plan before you need to cross 2 lanes to make it to your turn

-DON'T and I repeat DO NOT brace the entire weight of your fall with your hand/wrist as you smear along the pavement

-unclip very fast and remove your self and your bike from on-coming traffic

-walk home, it hurts too much and the frame of your tire might be bent

Yes, I had my first bike crash this past week.  

Besides a very sore thumb muscle and wrist, a leg and hand with road burn, and a bent front wheel, I think I pulled through rather well.  

Gotta get my bike fixed for the warm days ahead. 

House on Hycliffe

Johnny and I did it!  We put an offer down on a house in St. Matthew's and the sellers accepted our second offer!  The pictures that were posted on the real estate website were already taken off the web, so unfortunately I can't post any pictures to our blog.  The house is a neat little brick cottage with 3 bedrooms and 2 baths. The kitchen is my favorite part of the house...very open and inviting with plenty of windows.  Our closing date is set for April 24th but we probably won't officially move in until the end of May (our lease on S. Bayly goes through May). 

The new address (pending everything continues on smoothly) will be:

3404 Hycliffe Ave

Louisville, KY 40207

Shopping for homes

It has been a busy two weeks for Johnny and me.  We are starting the process of looking for a home. There is a lot to learn about buying a home...and getting a loan.  We meet with our first loan officer tomorrow after work.  Once we can get an idea of what kind of loan we can comfortably afford, then we will be able to look more realistically.  It's pretty neat to think that sometime this year, we will own a home!  Saturday we are going to look at a house on Hycliffe Ave in St. Matthew's.  From the pictures on the internet it seems like a great home...we'll see after we get a real look.