0 Danny Macaskill.

What I wish I could do (but alas, cannot do) on my bike. If nothing else watch what he does at the 2:33 mark and 4:16 mark.

1 sunshine and endorphins.

When my 1995 Mazda broke down for the second time in the past two years, we opted to spare ourselves the expense of getting it fixed, leave it dead in its parking spot, and buy me a bike. So far, I've been really happy with the decision.

I've logged about 80 miles on my bike since purchasing it 30 days ago, which means I've saved us about $13.25 in gas (haha! I was expecting a bit more...) and burnt somewhere in the neighborhood of 6,000 calories. The real benefits for me, however, have been the time outside enjoying the nice weather and the feeling of physical and overall well-being. Thank you, sunshine and endorphins.

Now, due to the intermittent rainy weather and my failure to wake up at 5:30am on some mornings, I haven't yet reached my goal of riding my bike to work three times a week. My goal is to log 125 miles over thee next 30 days (and a total of 500 miles by the end of the summer).

Just 420 miles to go!

2 oh, blessed summer.

Summer is finally here! I got my first sunburn of the year and couldn't be happier.

We spent most of last summer indoors tending to our brand new baby girl. This year, that same little girl of ours is just as ready to enjoy the outdoors as we are.

This summer will be all about: bike rides, reading, picnics and barbecues, camping, shorts and bare feet, gardening, road trips, longboarding, long-awaited movies (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II!), tennis, beach-inspired music, and homemade salsa.

Oh, blessed summer.