Day Twenty Seven

Today was a great day. Started my day by biking. When I woke up, I really was looking forward to laying in bed, but I also wanted to do something different. I decided that I NEEDED to do a bike ride. I knew my best friends, Dan and Emily, were having a garage sale, so I thought it'd be perfect to go visit on the bike. So, Matt and I took off on the bikes and went up the bike path to Kirk Road and north to Tyler to Madison and cut thru the side roads. It was a good ride! When we pulled up, Emily seemed so excited to see me on the bike. It felt good knowing that I rode all that way! We talked for a bit and laughed a little and then Matt and I road back home to get the Suburban and breakfast. After breakfast, I went back over to Dan and Emily's to pay for the bike that Matt bought at their garage sale and to hang out a bit. I ended up staying for quite a while. Dan and I went and got lunch and I hung around and chatted al afternoon. It was great. I gotta tell you. I love those guys. It's so nice to be able to spend some time with great people. I always have a good time over there and they're definitely family to me and I love them a lot. They've always been huge support for me in everything and are the first ones to offer a shoulder to cry on and an ear to listen. The last two months for me have been pretty hard and they've really helped me see that the best thing to do to cope with everything is to focus on myself. Since I've started doing that, I've felt pretty good. When I decided that I can't move on with my life until I can get my weight under control and back to a manageable number, things have been a lot better. Things will definitely be good sooner than I think. I think about the future every day and try not to think about the past too much. Being around for everyone I know and for those I haven't met yet means a lot to me and I do nothing but look forward to those days, but right now I have to enjoy my life with my friends and my family. I can't say enough about my friends and family supporting me. I even had one of the girls at work tell me they were going to come in early and ride bikes with me in the morning and one of my buddies said he's even come and run with me one morning. How cool is that? I guess I never really realized how much my friends and family really loved me until recently. I mean, I knew everyone loved me, but I guess the kind of support I'm getting now just blows me away and I'm truly humbled. Sometimes I feel like I'm not worthy, but if I had a friend that needed me a lot like I do right now, I'd be there for them as well. I guess it goes back to saying "You get what you give."

I love my friends...they absolutely mean the world to me and I can't say enough good about them. Thanks to everyone for everything...the love, the laughs, the support and most of all, the life that am bringing back for myself that I had forgotten I had stored up inside me. Love you all. Hope everyone is having a good night. Catch you on the flipside!

Mikey