Today I followed up lessons learned last week. Instead of a century ride (with climbing!) I spent the day with Alex. I did spend a little over an hour on the trainer before he woke up, but once he was up the rest of the day was his. We ended up visiting the planetarium and spending almost the entire day there. I can’t get enough of that stuff and there were some great Hansen Dome shows that Alex enjoyed. We caught Attack of the Space Pirates (twice!), Ultimate Universe and Tales of the Maya Skies. They were good (but not so much that I didn’t catch a few winks). During the Attack of the Space Pirates Alex told me that it was “better than Star Wars”. That’s not a light statement coming from the world’s biggest Star Wars fan.
After the 4 shows we went to IHop, had a good meal and lots of discussion together and then decided to go see Despicable Me in the theaters. Now we’re finishing up with Animusic in the living room with our sleeping bags out. Indoor camping at it’s finest.
Yes, I missed not being out on a challenging century ride but I was able to spend quality and quantity of time with Alex. Time well spent and I have decades of riding ahead of me. I only have a few months before Alex is 8, though. And then I only get him as an 8-year old for a year, etc. I think I’ve got the priority right on this one.
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