No More Marvin!

Strange title, I know. But if you've ever seen me riding the motorcycle with Brad while I'm wearing my old open-faced helmet, you will understand. Yes, I look exactly like Marvin the Martian. And no, Brad did not tell me that until we brought it home from the store! You'll understand why I was a little wary of getting a new helmet...how can I trust Brad anymore to tell me if I look stupid in it or not? I have come to the conclusion (after seeing this picture) that any helmet on the market will look stupid on me - now it's just the degree of stupidity I need to be concerned about. On the scale, this one is like a 3, where as the other one was like a 9. It's all relative.


I seem to have bad luck with helmets. After the "Marvin" incident, I did get another full faced helmet (about 2 years ago) and it was great...at first. Then one day I put it on...and it didn't fit! I guess I am really packing on the pounds...in my forehead! Every time I would wear it I would get the biggest headache ever and have a big red mark across my forehead. Between that and the Marvin comments...I'm really starting to get a complex!

So last Friday, Brad and I took a trip and got me a new helmet. I am actually really super excited about this new helmet. It is so comfortable! Brad is really jealous because he wanted one too but they didn't have one in his size. We got a great deal on it and saved about $70 so that made us happy. And, the guy who sold it to us told us that he had "crash tested" this same helmet at about 60 mph and he didn't even get a concussion. I'm sure my mom feels a lot better now! And I don't look quite so much like a martian, which is always good!

Isn't it pretty????