It's Like Riding a Bike

You know that saying, "It's like riding a bike"....well it's so true - I haven't ridden a bike since I was probably 8 years old and yesterday I did it. I rode a bike and did pretty well if I might add. Since I live across the street from the lake where there is a bike path, bike rentals are VERY accessible so Matt and I rented bike's for half the day and rode along the lake.



Excuse the outfit however because there is a story behind it. So do you remember that movie Wedding Crashers where Rachel McAdams and Owen Wilson go on the bike ride with their beach cruisers to the beach? Well if you don't let me refresh your memory - she was in a dress and espadrilles. So naturally, as someone who likes to wear dresses I was amazed that she was so eloquently riding her bike in such an outfit and I decided to test out a similar outfit...just a dress and some flat sandals. Well when we got to the bike rental place I asked them, "Do you have bikes for little people?", and he said no we're giving you these ones which obviously were for beanpoles and not short stuff like me. So here I was in my dress trying to get onto this bike that was made for the 5'6" and above folk, then I realized that's it, this is business and I had to put fashion aside (gasp!). Luckily the bike rental place is downstairs from where we live and I ran up to change in to the outfit pictured above. Trust me it was not cute, but it was functional and it helped me realize that I want to brush up on my biking skills and do it more often.

It's freakishly hot today which led me to wear this dress. I usually don't do sleeveless at the office, but walking to work and 2 flight of long stairs is kicking my ass so I needed something to keep my breezy.


Dress: Tricky Thread, Pearls: Nordstrom, Bracelets: Gifted, Shoes: Nine West

Don't be fooled by the heels. My ankle hasn't fully recovered and I ended up wearing flat sandals. :(