Awesome! Do you plan to do this every day to work?

I've ridden my road bike in a few times, but on Monday I rode my Kona Dew Plus, with my new panniers. 23 miles round trip. That bike + bags = much heavier. And they may not be the right bags for the bike, according to my own opinion based on issues I was having, and a friend who commutes on her bike all the time. So, still some kinks to work out. And it sure takes more planning for me to do this. More prep time the night before. But I'd love to try and do this two-three times a week. I also want to get past the - dang this is hard - phase and on to the - wow this is a great workout - phase.