Nora is the best sister in the world. Okay, so all my sisters are equally wonderful, but she gets special props because she turned 50. She's kind, thoughtful, positive and very friendly. I mean, if I could have HALF as many friends as she does, I'd have it made. She celebrated a milestone this year and made her birthday last several weeks. She first wanted to celebrate by riding 50 miles around Bear Lake with 50 friends. Well, she couldn't quite get the 50 friends on board, but I got to tag along as a fill-in. The temperatures were perfect with zero wind. We stopped a lot to eat, rest, and laugh, not really being in a time crunch. Her cycling friends were all so different... but all had a love for Nora and a love for cycling. Lisa generously allowed us to spend the night in her family's condo. It's in the same complex we stayed in as kids in the 80's. Not much has changed since the 80's! Even the murphy bed is still functional. The grounds and pool still all look the same, and it took me back to when I was 7 and wondering what the purpose of a sauna was? I had a lot of questions as a kid.
A few weeks later, we capped off her birthday with dinner at the Mandarin. We even got the coveted 12-person round table with the lazy-susan in the sun room. What a birthday miracle! I was staring at the menu and suddenly remembered that I forgot to pre-order the peking duck, again! This is like 4 years in a row that I forgot to order that forbidding duck. Oh, well. Some day. The rest of the food is beyond-imaginable and we had no trouble filling up the lazy-susan and eating just about all of it. We then went back to Nora's for cake she made herself. This is how we roll in our family.
