Dear Taye,
It's Cascade Classic Cycling week, and I'm thinking about you every time, I pass one of those cyclist.
Remember how we filled hundreds of water bottles last year? I recruited some of the MBSEF Nordic team members after you guys had done your own workout, to help out, and everyone was really a good sport about it.
I remember the year they had the junior catagory, in the downtown crit' and you won it! Well at first, they thought you were a guy, so they gave the race to another girl, and you were so mad, but then good ol' Walter Lafky pointed out the mistake, and he told them that just because you had a short haircut, you were indeed all girl! You got your reward, and a CCC tee shirt. We were proud of you for sticking with the cycling, even when it was tough. You did Century rides, you did hard workouts, and you stretched yourself to do cross too.
I keep thinking/hoping/praying you're just at some away cycling camp, and will be coming home soon. We miss and love you so much.
Mom