So embarrassing...

I don't have many embarrassing moments so this one definately tops them. Here goes. On Monday evening, I went on a bike ride with Brandon, my brother Chad, and my Dad on the beautiful Jordan River Trailway. On our way down to it we had to ride through some neighborhoods and then by a park. It was my first time - in a long time, being on a bike (non-stationary) and anyways, it was this narrow street and I was nervous being out in the road so I started to move over towards the curb and there's this part of the road that the asphalt wasn't quite flush with the gutter, it was a little jagged. And I go right for it and somehow I couldn't correct myself back and lost control and went straight into a mailbox. A hard-as-steel mailbox. Luckily there was a football team practicing right there and a van filled with kids that witnessed the whole thing. And too bad I was riding behind everyone so they didn't get to see it...But I got up, noticed I had some scratches and sped off, wiping my tears of humiliation. Chad was the first to turn around and see if I was ok, I guess he heard this crashing sound, and so did Brandon and my dad. We kept riding and got to the trail not too long after. I felt fine with a little bit of a nagging pain in my knee throughout the rest of the ride. I felt really stupid and why I didn't turn away from the mailbox I have no idea, it all happened so fast. On the way back we passed it and it was totally bent over. That was pretty funny. That was on Monday and I haven't been able to walk or bend my knee very well since. I have a bruise on my hurt knee, a bruise on my other leg and one side of my jaw, and some scratches on my jaw, wrist and knuckles. But I still think I won the battle ;)