My 2009 In Six Pictures
On March 27th, Amy and I moved into a new house in the north part of Colorado Springs. The riding is better up here!
On April 19th, I finally broke 28 minutes from the very bottom of the Manitou Incline to the top (27:49). When I first came to Colorado Springs and was 114 pounds heavier, it took me 43 minutes.
On September 2nd, we had to put one of our Bassett Hounds, Kirby, to sleep because of a fast growing cancerous mass on his spine and shoulder. I hadn't cried that hard since I was a little boy and still miss him every single day. Telling the vet that we wanted to put him down was the hardest thing I've ever had to do. You can see more pictures of Kirby here.
On September 15th, our first child, Natalie Rebecca Buckingham was born. The best day of my life almost turned into the worst day as Amy had some serious post delivery complications. You can see more pictures of Natalie here.
On October 16th, I was in a crash on my bike and broke my left clavicle, scapula, 5 ribs and suffered a severe concussion. Ended up staying 5 1/2 days in the hospital and didn't get my clavicle fixed for a month.
On December 22nd, I finally bagged Mailbox Peak with my friend Bryan. It took me four tries to finally reach the summit.
Not The Same
This was my first drive to Seattle without Kirby. Every time I slowed down for a rest stop, I would look for his little head and big eyes peering over the back seat. But he was never there. Sally probably liked the extra room but I bet she missed him too.
