As the days get longer I find my spirits being lifted. Why? It's almost race season! And if that's not reason enough for a lifted soul, here are some others.

1. This season I'm racing for Team Kenda Tire. Many people ask me why my shorts have my name on them...my name is not Kenda. The team is NRC-focused and centered in the Midwest, though I have never met any of my teammates. I'm really excited and looking forward to racing with the team.

2. Each passing day gets me a little closer to the arrival of my new bike. She is green and beautiful, what will I name her? As a consequence of my impatience, I have been avoiding cleaning my Giant or replacing the chain or bar tape, because the second I do, I'm SURE my bike will be here (so maybe I should try?). It is almost at the point of embarrassment...I said almost.

3. After 4 long and arduous months without a computer, I can finally call another my own. Hello, chatroulette.

4. The FUSH (my twice-robbed, dilapidated house) gets a security system. No, not a hole in the porch (though we do still have that) or Harry under the house with a shot gun. A real, legit, 100% authentic security system. It's got this cool function where if a robber has a gun to your head and he's like "Turn off the alarm, bizzo" I can just put in a few digits and a) the alarm stops going off but (more importantly) b) it silently alerts the police that I'm with the robber. That's technology.

Plus it's getting warmer!