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Dave says: I got what I wanted for my birthday. I did get a new carbon fiber Specialized Epic Marathon but that's not what I'm thinking of. I also got a sweet cake from Alisha and inspired by Debbie. Under the white frosting is chocolate and berries. But this isn't it either, nor is the delicious bottle of Simply Orange in the right hand corner that I drank in less than a day. And it definitely wasn't the weather which went from blue skies to rain back to blue skies and finally to snow in the desert.

It actually wasn't such a bad weekend in St. George considering the weather report. I sent Alisha off by herself on the road bike because I had a new mountain bike to ride and unfortunately this was the first time ever when she got 2 flats in a single ride. However, she was undaunted and took care of everything just fine while I was off riding the Jem trail and connecting with my roots.

We even made it out on Saturday morning for about two hours before the rain really started to fall. We went to a matinee of Sherlock Holmes in the rain and when we came out the sun was shining and it was like a completely different day. It was too nice to go back inside so we went and walked around on the red rocks above St. George. Then we went and hung out with Alisha's aunt who fed us a nice dinner and let us watch the Olympics. By Sunday, St. George was experiencing a rare snow storm and it was time to pack it up and head home.