I got a new bike!!

[Rebekah H]

Yay! I'm over the moon. No more hubby's old mountain bike! I got the Bianchi Via Nirone 7 Dama Sora. She's such a pretty girl!

[Velocivixen]

Congratulations on your new bike. You know, we're going to want pictures. We can be a bit pushy that way. hahaha. No really though, what color? What size? Did you like the stock seat? Gears, etc.? Inquiring minds want to know.

[Rebekah H]

This is my girl! She needs a name, but I need to ride her a bit more to get to know her better. I got the 53cm, the stock seat was a little cheesy and I'm still loving my Terry Butterfly, so we changed that out, it comes with Sora components and I'm hoping to upgrade those to at least 105 in the next year or so. Switching from riding a mountain bike and shifting on flat bars was a little odd for the first couple of miles, but by mile 12 today, I was riding comfortably in the drops. Turns out, my husband sets his bikes up so that you're practically trying to kiss your toes while you ride (he likes it that way) and the positioning of riding in the drops was like riding an upright cruiser after being broken in by DH's bike!

The white handlebar tape will have to go because BLECH. It's pretty, but already dirty! I'll be replacing the wheels eventually as well because the black and red spokes are too boyish for this girly girl.

I went to The Bike Path in Mandeville, LA and the guys there were AWESOME. My husband came with me and they never talked to him unless they were making small talk/being polite. Love them. They worked on dialing in my fit but I didn't worry too much about it being perfect because I don't know what perfect is yet for me + a road bike and my hubs loves wrenching bikes so I have an in-house mechanic.

I can't wait to deck it out in all things Celeste!

[Rebekah H]

Bah! I can't get the link from Flickr to work!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/66773969@N03/6078186675/

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That is one classy, elegant-looking bike! You are going to have so much fun!

[Rebekah H]

That is one classy, elegant-looking bike! You are going to have so much fun!

Thank you!! I already am. Y'all have been so supportive and an incredible source of information since I started riding a couple of months ago.

[Rebekah H]

Oh, and the neighbor in the background isn't peeing on his porch. He's loading his daily case of Keystone Light into the ice chest. Love. Him.

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Oh, and the neighbor in the background isn't peeing on his porch. He's loading his daily case of Keystone Light into the ice chest. Love. Him.

Ha, I wish I had a neighbor to drink beer with (though perhaps not THAT beer, heh)!

[Rebekah H]

Ha, I wish I had a neighbor to drink beer with (though perhaps not THAT beer, heh)!

They are both 65 and trust me when I say, I can't hang with them more than a day or so a week. They literally drink a case of beer a day. Mama LOVES her beer, but I also like not being a functioning alcoholic. That said, more power to them. They are the most fun people I know.

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They are both 65 and trust me when I say, I can't hang with them more than a day or so a week. They literally drink a case of beer a day. Mama LOVES her beer, but I also like not being a functioning alcoholic. That said, more power to them. They are the most fun people I know.

Ha, they're my parents' age...I will say that my folks drink a LOT more now than they did when we were kids. They make excuses to go hang at their favorite watering hole.

[Rebekah H]

Awesome! Just the kind of parent I hope to be someday. Hehe!

I am in nursing school and a group of us have a standing appointment and assigned stools at our local beer bar, The Bulldog, every Friday at 11:00(am) when we get out of class. Sick people make you drink.

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Awesome! Just the kind of parent I hope to be someday. Hehe!

I am in nursing school and a group of us have a standing appointment and assigned stools at our local beer bar, The Bulldog, every Friday at 11:00(am) when we get out of class. Sick people make you drink.

Ha, my mom and best friend are both nurses (well, bestie is in nursing school, but has worked in the medical field for years)! My best friend makes her own wine, with good reason!

My 10 year old already understands that his parents LOVE their shower beers after hard workouts, especially in the Summer. DS has been known to take a root beer in the shower with him, now...funny kid.

[Rebekah H]

Ha, my mom and best friend are both nurses (well, bestie is in nursing school, but has worked in the medical field for years)! My best friend makes her own wine, with good reason!

My 10 year old already understands that his parents LOVE their shower beers after hard workouts, especially in the Summer. DS has been known to take a root beer in the shower with him, now...funny kid.

I'm thinking about getting into the beer making hobby. Or as my DH says, "more ^&*# that will cost me money." Hahahahaha! Poor dude. I have a LOT of hobbies.

Seriously, what is better than a shower beer? Nothing, I'm thinking. So cute that he's learning early! I'm from Louisiana where you learn to get your daddy another beer before you have been potty trained. You're raising that boy right!

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I'm thinking about getting into the beer making hobby. Or as my DH says, "more ^&*# that will cost me money." Hahahahaha! Poor dude. I have a LOT of hobbies.

Seriously, what is better than a shower beer? Nothing, I'm thinking. So cute that he's learning early! I'm from Louisiana where you learn to get your daddy another beer before you have been potty trained. You're raising that boy right!

Ha, hilarious! And your hubby sounds JUST like mine...though mine only has himself to blame for the bike thing. He totally encouraged it.

[Trek-chick]

I purchased the same bike in May of this year. She is a looker!!!!!! Congrats! Many happy miles together.