On top of celebrating last weekend, there was also some mourning of a friend lost. Anyone who knows the man above also knows his best friend and inseparable counterpart for the last decade or so was the world’s most impressive canine – Monty. I lived with Monty and Ryan for a little while, and I grew very attached to both.

Unfortunately Ryan was forced to make the decision last Saturday to go ahead and have Monty put down. I can’t imagine how hard that must have been. We waited to visit with him on Sunday, as I’m sure he wasn’t in the best of moods Saturday. Holly and I met him for breakfast at Chew Chews, then afterwards hung out for a little bit and chatted.

Before we left, Ryan was kind enough to demonstrate his new found skills on a penny farthing. He’s had this bike on loan from a friend who isn’t tall enough to ride it, for about a month or so. He offered to let me try it (as it’s meant for someone around our height), but I figured I’d probably fall off or hit one of the closely parked cars in front of his house.