It's been a month since I got back from racing and my life settled back into a normal pace again. After the build to nationals and the drive home I was spent. It was a struggle to get on the bike and every ride was painful and slow. After talking with my coaches I went began my off-season, tucked my bike in the corner of my garage and left it there for two weeks.
That break gave me time to work a bit, sleep in and do activities I normally skip due to training. I went to the beach and pool every day for a week, went downtown dancing with friends and in general remembered why it is so damn great living in coastal california.
At the end of the break I rolled home to manage the fort and occupants while my mom dragged my dad to Hawaii before he disappears into the grape harvest. At home i eased back into riding while waking up early to get kids to school, making dinner and checking math homework. After spending a week at home baby sitting I saw how much different my siblings lives are compared to how mine was in middle and high school.
One obvious difference is that my younger brother and sister are much the tech generation. While I rode my dirt bike and did chores when I got home from school they immediately go to the TV and computer to plug in and check out. While these actions aren't terrible I don't see the drive to work hard and an interest in the world.I believe these traits came along with growing up on a working farm, while spending my days going to high school like the majority of the teenage population.
I found it sad when i took them out to the ranch from our house in town and they were content to sit in the car listening to music while I picked vegetables, fed the animals and watered plants in the house. If they aren't curious they'll forget what its like to eat a white peach straight off the tree, have your hands stained black with berries or watch tomatoes turn green to red, things I have done nowhere else.
While I may have been sheltered and have forgotten high school since it was only a small part of my life, learning from living on the ranch has stayed with me, something I hope is not lost on my siblings
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