It's nearly the end of November and I have yet again neglected to write anything in a while. I'm not doing a great job of keeping up with, what I had originally planned to be, weekly posts.
A few things have happened this Month worth mentioning. First off, I purchased a pop-up camper. That news doesn't immediately jump out as something overly exciting but, being a fan of anything that involves the outdoors, it was for me. It's a 1993 Jayco camper so it's got a few years on it, but it's still in good shape and it only cost me $450 (averaging $1k online). In my mind, if I can get at least 3 or 4 weekend trips out of it, it will have paid for itself (based on hotel prices). If I can keep it in good shape for a couple years, I might even be able to take it up to Auburn for football game tailgating. Picture below:
Secondly, I learned a bit about motorcycle competitions this past Sunday. Jillian and I took her vintage Honda CL 125 to Fort Conde in downtown Mobile, AL for the annual bike show put on there by the Mobile Bay Vintage Motorcycle Club. It was the first competition that Jillian had entered her bike in so it was pretty exciting for both of us. There were a few categories for bikes to be placed in, but most of them were pretty specific to the make and year (Ex. European, Japanese, Cafe Racers, Custom builds). The only thing that we weren't clear on was the "unrestored" category so, instead of asking, we just entered her bike in 'Japanese pre-1975'. Lining it up with other bikes it was clear that the other bikes were a bit different. Where as Jillian had brought in a working bike she rides regularly, the bikes around us looked like they have just been removed from a 1970's show floor. New chrome, paint and wiring on everything. After a quick chat with some of the other bikers and a guy at the sign-in table we figured out that "unrestored" bikes basically boiled down to those with original paint and without extensive modifications; the exact description of the Honda we brought. Needless to say, going against fully restored bikes, we didn't win anything but I think we would have had a pretty good shot against the other unrestored bikes. Maybe next year. Other than that it was a pretty nice day, we saw some really cool bikes and I saw the inside of Fort Conde for the first time in my life.
Thanksgiving is tomorrow and everyone will be heading over to my parent's house for lunch. My mom has been off work for the last month with a back injury so she's been preparing this buffet-style feast for the last three weeks. If I don't succumb to gluttony within the first 20 minutes of showing up, I'll be amazed. Jillian bought the family some famous smoked turkey from Texas so I'm a little excited to try that out. Hopefully lunch isn't some long drawn out ordeal b/c I have some football to watch... specifically Texas and Texas A&M's final rivalry game before A&M joins the SEC.
All for now. Happy Thanksgiving
