en route: (official) bike to work day

{jamie, with bike}

lovely to see the increase of bikers joining me on the morning commute. way to go, DC. hopefully you guys stuck it to the Metro this morning, gave your car a break, and rode your stylin' two-wheeler to the office today in support of the District's Bike to Work Day. for those who officially signed up for the day's events - enjoy the free food, drinks, prizes, and mmmhmmm - tshirts! if you miss the shirt today, and want in on some other bikey gear (/news, sites, general excitement) check out:

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...the earrings that are now on my birthday list

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..an awesome site for awesome cyclists

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......this cute gift idea

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..a bicycle inspired wedding

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....Joanna Goddard's adorable bike helmet

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.........these yummy treats

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..a new york summer film festival

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....a silly bike song

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..the perfect bike ride for Nique

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i hope everyone has a lovely weekend! my mom is in town for the next couple of days, so there is sure to be cupcakes and coffee breaks and shopping trips a plenty. then, sadly, we are wishing David goodbye before he summers in Maine then studies at UNC for the next two years.

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next week, i'll be working and hopefully blogging too (*fingers crossed for internet*) from west virginia. keep me updated while i'm gone!

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Sweet D

think warm thoughts...

...and get fucking jealous of me! (and jamie and ben and david and krishnan, too!!)

because in just a few short weeks (let's start the countdown now - 31 days, suckers!) we'll all be escaping this miserable DC weather to shake off our winter blues on the blissfully hot, sunny beaches of St. John. Cinnamon Bay, to be exact. doesn't that just SOUND sexy and beautiful?

so it went a little something like THIS: one cold and blustery evening (think 6 degrees coupled with 5 ft. snow drifts mounted against our house), five friends were cuddled up on the couches of our M Street abode, dreaming aloud of a warm trip outside of the District.

David: why don't we go camping on St. John?
Jamie: tickets look prettttttty cheap
Krishnan: yeah, let's do it! I could use a nice tan!

(elapsed time: 12 hours)

we all bought ourselves tickets to the Virgin Islands on March 25th . easy as pie. spontaneous as can be.

i can see it now..... me and jamie looking like this, and this. while the boys cook us dinner and pick us fresh pineapples (wearing coats made of questionable materials). paradise - HERE WE COME!

no better way to celebrate the coldest day of the year..

Then baking cake and sitting in front of the fire. We ditched the Pillsbury box and made our own, while David was studying hard in the living room.

YUM.

good night my little ballers

i hope your Wednesdays were fabulous