Additon and subtraction

Let's start with the happy stuff. I have a new bicycle. I'd link to an image of it, but the site works on frames (evil) so I can't be sure you'll see it. It's cool. It's red, white and black, has front shocks and is the Author model Mystic SX. We did a little bit of riding yesterday, which was nice. M is sick today so we're not going to go on a huge trek until next weekend. Still, I'm happy with it.

The sad stuff. Kari has given notice at RFE, which means she's moving back to LA. October is going to be a grumpy month for me. Wendy leaving at the beginning, and Kari leaving at the end. I know they're moving on to good things and that they're done with Prague, so I'm trying to be happy for them. But try as I might, I can't be happy that I won't be able to see them all the time or that we're not going to have our wonderful shared exeperiences. It's hard to sing with each other over email. I'm sluking about it today and maybe tomorrow too. Then I'll be an adult about it.

Part of me had hoped that Kari would at least be able to stay until Mike came to visit. My reasons for this are totally selfish (as all reasons should be). It's better to have another girl around so Mike and M don't pick on me the entire week. Sigh.

HRH