cycling fail

This morning I had a date to visit my sister and my niece. I brilliantly thought I might cycle on over there since they do not live very far and it would finally kick me to get the bike I had not ridden since August 2008 (italics = foreshadowing) out of the basement.Of course when I got up this morning it was pouring rain. Lovely. The rain subsided about 15 minutes before I had said I would leave so I phoned my sister to ask if it would be ok if I left earlier to try and beat the rain. Sure, she said.I was going to put on my raincoat but it was really too humid for something that heavy so dug my Mickey Mouse poncho (from a Disney trip many moons ago) out of the bench my grandfather made in the foyer and stuck it in the basket on my handlebars.The night before I made sure the tires were filled with air using the electric pump my father lent me.When I got on the bike Shawn mentioned that the tire in the back looked like it needed more air. I got off and squeezed the tire and it seemed fine, so I wobbled my way on the gravel roads, over bumps, all super-sexy in my Disney Fairies bike helmet and my MEC shoulder backpack filled with goodies for my niece.At first I thought it was just rough going on the unpaved roads, especially since I hadn't cycled in a while. However by the time I got about 5 minutes away (not even, I don't think) I felt like I was trying to bike up Mount Everest with a tornado of wind in my face.I knew I was out of shape, but not THAT out of shape. The route it completely flat AND bike path for about 1/2 of it.Once I started to see spots out of my right eye and thought if I didn't get off the bike right then I was going to throw up the half of a cup of coffee I'd had that morning.So I got off the bike.I called Shawn.Shawn came to get me with the car and we loaded the bike in the back and he drove me the rest of the way to my sister's.I felt like a fool. But I think because of my bike's history (which goes something like this: April 2008 buy the bike and keep it in the basement. May-August 2008 keep bike on deck in backyard where it gets rained on. August 2008 ride bike ONCE to dentist appointment (with no problems & it's just a tad closer than sister's house). Summer 2009 keep bike in BASEMENT entire summer and do not ride it once. Summer 2010 take bike out of basement night before attempting to ride to my sister's place in July.) it might have needed to have been checked out a little better than I did before I attempted to ride it. The bike chain seems to be in need of oil and less dog fur. I could hardly pedal the darn thing and it's not because I am not the most active person. I can ride a bike for 10 minutes dammit!So I didn't bike today. Not much. And my brother-in-law has offered to come look at the bike and fix the chain for me. Hopefully I will get to use it at some point this summer - and hopefully they'll pave my stupid street before I sell the house and move away! (currently no plans for that.)I WANT to ride my bike, I just don't like riding aimlessly.