Mid-Summer Update
As you probably guessed from my lack of blogging, the summer has been very busy. The good news is that my dissertation is progressing very well; although, I still have a lot of work ahead of me. More importantly, Eric and I have been able to spend a lot of time together both on and off the bike. To answer the lingering question on everybody's mind: Eric will be staying in Colorado Springs for the coming year and I will move back once I am done with my internship in WA. We have plans to see each other every month and will spend the holidays in CA with our families. Also, we exchanged promise rings with the intention of getting engaged and married when the time is right.

Not surprisingly, a lot of our time has been spent at bike races. Most of Eric's racing has been in the rain which tends to be sketchy and dirty. Those aren't bad tan lines in the picture, its all dirt. I have been racing twice a week on the track and riding better than ever before. I am currently leading the women's series in points and am the marked rider when I race with women. I am also have a ton of fun racing with the guys and turning heads in the men's field at times.

We have also been trying to enjoy Colorado and went whitewater rafting last month. It was Eric's first time on whitewater and he loved it. The water levels were a little low so the water was slow but we still had a blast. And we have a long list of things to do when I get back to Colorado next September.