Earrings and Motorcycles

Two big dreams came true this past week... Naomi got earrings, and I am riding a motorcycle again! It's hard to tell who is more excited (probably me!). Mary was a little more frightened to watch Naomi get pierced, than she was for me to get on a bike.

Both of these events mark 10 year milestones. Naomi turned ten (or will on June 30th), and we promised her that we'd pierce her ears on that birthday. A decade ago, I sold my first motorcycle to pay some bill that I can't remember... that was a traumatic day for me to watch someone else pull away on my bike!

It's funny, Naomi's 10 year event is sort of a rite of passage. I have a ten year old young lady who is growing up way faster than I want... but we're so proud of her and who she is becoming. As for me, this whole motorcycle thing is a bit of a mid-life crisis... and I'm ok with that!