Look out, Lance!

One of Dave's favorite hobbies is biking. The man can seriously ride. He's unstoppable. In this picture, he is preparing for a ride with his cousin, Stacy. Right now Dave is training to do a 100-mile bike ride, which he does every fall.

He has gone clear to the Alabama/Tennessee state line on his bike. He has also biked the Natchez Trace Parkway.

Dave has hooked me up with a sweet bike seat for my mountain bike, along with rear view mirrors, a helmet, a headlight and taillight and last but certainly not least, a pair of well-padded professional biking shorts. The farthest I have gone so far was eight miles. He says I'm a pretty fast biker, but of course he's referring to the DOWNhill portion of the ride. I'm actually quite slow when it comes to any sort of an incline. (Isn't there a lower gear than 1?!) My favorite ride was when we biked to Sonic, got a large peanut butter fudge shake, and then rode home. I really have my eye on a tandem bike (a two person bike) so that I can sit behind Dave with my feet up on the handlebars! hee hee.

Country Boy

This is the picture that started a wonderful love story . . .

I found Dave on a singles website by sheer coincidence (yeah, right--it was completely orchestrated by a loving Father in Heaven). I had been single for nine long years and had dated many men, but they just didn't measure up. After a very difficult first marriage, I was not interested in being married just for the sake of not being alone. I had come up with quite the list of character traits that I wanted in a husband. Some of the items were "MUST HAVEs" and some were "WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE". Not only does Dave satisfy EVERY item on the list, but he comes with additional character traits that were beyond my wildest imagination. He is my living proof that good things DO come to those who wait!

Allow me to turn the clock back to 1990. I first met Dave at a singles activity at church. I thought he was a super sweet guy, but I was headed out the door to serve a full-time mission in California for 18 months. As he tells the story, he was pretty taken with me that night.

Fast forward to 1992. I'm back from my mission, but I'm involved with someone else. Dave remains a great friend and we see each other at various church activities from time to time. In 1993 I get engaged. Dave takes my engagement photo. Dave also attends my wedding. At that time I thought of him as a dear friend and was unaware of his feelings for me. He knew I was marrying the wrong guy, but remained silent and supportive in the sidelines. Over the next several years, I keep in touch with Dave and send him a Christmas card when the holidays roll around each year. (By the way, he still has those cards!) Right before I got divorced, he got married. He and his wife invited the kids and I over to their home for dinner. We talked about old times and had a wonderful evening. That was the last time I talked to or saw David Rivers until October 2007, when I saw that familiar picture online of my good friend, Dave.

Wedding Photos

Our Wedding Day

Our Wedding Day

April 12, 2008

David and Taunya Rivers are excited to announce the birth of their brand new blog! Please visit us often ... either IRL (in real life) or on-line ... to see our latest family photos and find out what we've been up to!