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Brian & Renea Chancellor
Brian and I met in December 1991. I was doing hair in Tuscaloosa. Brian’s sister and brother-in-law were clients of mine. I had heard about Brian for a while. I knew he was in the Navy. He was in during the Gulf War.
When Vicki came in, I would ask if she had heard from him and how was he doing. Well he got out in October of ‘91 and I had broken up with the guy I was dating. Vicki asked me to meet her brother and I finally did on Christmas Eve that year. I  told her that was my niece’s birthday so I would only be able to stay a few minutes. So that is where it all began. I went to Vicki's and  met Brian and his parents that  night. After having a cup of coffee, I had to go back to my parents for Ashley’s birthday party. I told Brian to call me sometime. He did and we went out on our first date, January 4, 1992. We hit it off right away. We were  engaged on March 20, 1992 and married  July 18, 1992. We figured we were both so old by then, we better settle. Two years later on  August 8, 1994, we had a beautiful daughter, Barklie.
Brian decided sometime in 1998 he wanted a motorcycle. He started riding when he was five years old. He had all kinds of bikes growing up, so he was very familiar with riding. I told him to get whatever he wanted because I didn't care anything about riding. So he bought a Vulcan 800. Well he rode and one day asked  me if I wanted to ride and I said ok I guess. We rode, and it was fun but still no big deal really. Well Brian rode Trail of Tears one year and then the next year he ask me to ride, so we made reservations early and rode Trail of Tears, spent the night in Florence and drove back the next day. It was fun. We had a blast. So the next year came and we did the Trail of Tears again, but this time we did it in one day. We had to stop at Family Dollar and buy me some pillows for my back side. I know, who would have thought (Renea didn't have enough padding back there). Well I didn't. My bottom was killing me. Needless to say after we made it home, it was not long before we bought our first goldwing. Actually David Walker had tried to get us to buy his grey 1988 wing when he sold it but at the time we bought a camper because we thought it made more since to buy the family item. Our brother-in-law ended up buying David's grey bike from the guy who bought it from David. When Brian's sister and brother-in-law moved back to Tuscaloosa from Holtville, Brian rode the goldwing to our house, cleaned it up and put it in our basement. A short while later, our brother-in-law told Brian if he knew anyone that wanted to buy it to let him know and of course at that time Brian said, "I want it", so there we had the grey 1988 wing and it was awesome. My bottom never got tired. It was more comfortable than a car. Then here we go, Barklie is old enough to ride, so she and I would fight over who was going to ride with him. David Walker and Junior Maharrey had invited us to a meeting at Chapter T a while before this when we had the Vulcan. We had enjoyed the meeting then but did not have a lot of time to participate. After we bought the grey ghost as David and Junior called it, they invited us again and we decided to come to another meeting and then we went to our first rally in Biloxi and we were hooked. We loved it. Later we were going to a rally in Fletcher and Barklie wanted to go too. So Brian got his dads trike and taught me how to ride. So the three of us set out on this adventure. We had a great time. Also a little note, I drove on two wheels during that trip, just ask Billy and Lisa Beavers. It was a good laugh. After we got home we decided we had a good time as a family and so we set out to find a sidecar so we all could go every time. That was an adventure. Brian loved it, no really, just ask him about it. Billy Owens can tell you how much Brian loved having it also. Well after all this time and adventures, Brian decided he would purchase him a new goldwing. So around the first of November 2005, Brian and his brother went to Corinth, Mississippi and they each bought new wings. They loved them. We sold the 1988 with the side car and were back to one bike. 
Well we started looking at trikes and then we went to the Alabama Rally in 2006 and there we saw the insta trike kit with the big wheels and I rode Genes, the man that sold them and we liked it and it would save a good bit doing it that way. We came home and went back to Corinth and purchased me a black 2006 wing. I love it. Well after purchasing the wing in April 2006, Gene came to the house and installed the insta trike kit and I was on my way. We went to Wing Ding 2006 in Nashville that year and I began to feel not quiet myself. We came home early and I told Brian, I was either pregnant or going through the change. Well as you all know by now, I have a change baby. (laugh out loud) His name is Caden. He was born on January 31, 2007. He is truly a blessing from GOD. Some people ask what you did before you had him. My reply is I don't know, we could not have had as much fun. Brian's reply is we rode a lot more. (laugh out loud) No really, we do not get to participate as much as we did before Caden but we know when he gets old enough to go along we will do a lot more. We miss riding with you all but we sure love having him around. Barklie ask for a baby brother several times through the years but she never expected to get him this late. Surprise! Surprise! Surprise! We love our goldwings and our goldwing friends. We love you guys at Chapter T. Caden turned 3 Jan. 31. It is hard to find a picture of just the 2 of us anymore!
 
Love,
 
Brian, Renea, Barklie and Caden Chancellor

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