365 Days of Gratitude - Day 155

I'm always blown away by the simplest of surprises during my work days. Today I had to make an unplanned quick visit to our Horseshoe site to go over a project plan with the site manager. While we were doing a walk-thru of the site I looked up and low and behold THIS dude was standing there guiding.

Bert's one of the first mountain bikers I met after we moved to this area and back in those days he and I managed a few rides a week together. The good ole days before my role morphed to full time, and his life took him in other directions. These days I'm lucky of we cross paths a couple times a year. He's an awesome young man and I miss our philosophical discussions about life. And the dude's a crazy good rider, which I miss too.

So, be still my heart. What an awesome surprise. We snapped this photo and I quickly texted it to my daughter out west (who used to live here and also worked with and rode with Bert). 

She was equally delighted with the surprise.

Feeling grateful,

Louise

Me n Bert (Yes, he's Russell Brand's doppelgänger)