Smashing start to the New Year!

So 1-1-10 showed up accompanied by beautiful weather. I wish I could say that mountain biking skills were equally as beautiful.
My day started with a nice walk in the park with the family and dog. Not too tough, not too easy. The perfect start to a New Year. After the walk, we come home and I grab a little snack while Angela does a little shopping. Still...the New Year is going smoothly.

Rick shows up at the house in the early afternoon and we begin our trek to a nearby park for some mountain biking. In retrospect, I should have known something would go wrong. I was riding like a sissy!
We made our way through some trails, saw a lot of walkers, joggers, roller-bladers(I can't remember how long it's been since I've seen roller-blading in San Antonio). Anyway...we're riding along and Rick is leading most of the way. We come to a split in the trail, stop for a moment and pick a path. This time, I'm leading and we get moving again. We come to a point in the trail that seems to have 3 lines, all going in the same direction. I'm headed down the center when I notice there's a large rock that I'd have to avoid. So I start taking the line to the left and at the last second, I realize there's a small bump followed by a big hole! I didn't have time to speed up or change direction so I try to give it a little bunny-hop...I guess I should mention my bunny-hopping skills leave something to be desired. My front tire goes straight down into the hole. It happened pretty quickly so all I remember is my face being about 5 inches from the ground. Then time slowed down as I planted my nose, head and chin into the semi-soft mud and dirt. I felt/heard a few "cracks" and the first thought in my mind was "I wonder how much it costs to replace teeth." I pulled myself up, slightly dazed, eyes blurred, and head pounding. I guess the helmet took the worst of it, because aside from the headache, sore neck and some scratches I'm sportin' on my nose and chin, I'm OK! I'm still trying to figure out where my hands were through all of this. I do have some small cuts on my elbow, forearms and knees, so maybe I tried to catch myself??

So that's my smashing New Year's Day ride! The ride home was a little fuzzy, but my head was clear this morning. The weather is beautiful again, so I'm going to try to get in a quick 6 mile run.
I'm sure Rick will fill in some holes in my story. He had a much different perspective.