Congrats, Melalvai! On both your commute and your daughter's full day at school.

Today was the first time that I commuted to work when it was actually raining. I've been caught in the rain many times during my commutes but if it's raining at 5:30 a.m., I normally don't take the bike. But I've purchased some rain gear recently and it was time to use it.

It was a great commute. I felt like I was the only one out there and actually...I was until I got to the Lincoln Memorial and I saw 2 other cyclists. Another peaceful, quiet morning. It wasn't raining too hard when I started but it really started to come down when I got to Georgetown (about mile 10).

I LOVE my new Showers Pass jacket and I LOVE my new OverBoard waterproof backpack.