bicicleta.

Living in Portland I guess it was inevitable... I have fallen in love with biking.

Austin bought me a bike for our 6 month anniversary (he has officially set the bar high), and I had no idea how grateful I was going to be.

The last few weeks I have averaged about 85 miles of biking a week. I bike 11 miles round trip to my school every weekday, and Austin and I bike over 8 miles round trip to church twice a week. Besides those miles, I also find myself having to bike between school sites or other meetings throughout the week... and of course the occasional Swirl (fro-yo) run. It's so nice. I don't fear for my life because people are very aware of bikers, AND I don't end up with a sweat-drenched shirt due to heat and humidity.

I have also learned that biking has been a type of therapy for me. I love starting my day with a bike ride. It really helps me wake up and mentally prepare for my day. I also find much pleasure in biking after a long, tough day at work. It's extremely freeing. Not to mention it has probably already saved me a couple hundred dollars in gas.

Don't forget, everyone looks silly in a helmet... but really, the people that look the dumbest are the ones who put their lives on the line by not wearing a helmet (Mom and Dad, that one is for you).

Random side note, I want to apologize to Senora Coleman, Mr. E, and whoever my college Spanish teacher was. I did not care about your class, and now I deeply regret it. In my last two jobs it would have been EXTREMELY beneficial to know how to speak Spanish... Lo siento.

Me encanta mi bicicleta.