So last night I went to bike church to finish my bike, and honestly, I had a great time!  Now at the beginning it was a little awkward because first, I didn’t know what to expect, and second, the guy that was helping me was a little intense.  Luckily, I didn’t have much to do on it so it was semi quick. 

So first, what is bike church?  It’s a program on UPenn’s campus that has sells old bikes, has parts for you to fix them, has people to teach you how to fix them, and donates all money to a childrens program.  And they help the environment by recycling bikes!!! 

So imagine me, in a basement, in my skinny jeans and leopard print shoes working on my bike.  It was a  scene!  Luckily it didn’t need much but I got to do some stuff!  I had to put on a back brake cable, fix a whole in the tube of my tire, put on my pedals and oil the chain.  Not much right?  But they tell you what to do & then you figure it out from there.  It’s actually really cool.  And they have everything you need.  Next time I go back I’m getting a basket!!! 

 And it was only $42, much cheaper than other places, and I feel good about recylcing, donating to children, etc.  There were two guys helping me and the one told me to go get a helmet.  Now here comes the PSA!!!
When I was little I bought this book called Mick Harte was Here.  It’s about this boy that doesn’t wear his helmet and gets in an accident and dies.  Now as a kid, that was devastating to me.  Even now whenever I go home I read it and cry.  I’m a little emo  : )

So wear your helmets everyone!

Here’s the one wall that was inside the work area:

Here’s Morris and I before we went.   I know I kind of neglected to mention, but he helped me a lot!!  I’d probably still be there if it wasn’t for him!

 And finally, me and my little gem  : )

She’s rough looking now but once I giver her a paint job and bath, things will be lovely.  It’s great to have a bike in the city.  I highly recommend it  : )

I gave my bike 3 names.  I know, as if one’s not enough!!  They are: Sunshine Kimberly, Kimberly Sunshine, and S.S. Kimberly (S.S. is short for sunshine…get it? hahah).  So anyway, Kimberly is a friend from home that was in a very serious car accident a little bit ago and just passed yesterday. 

And for PSA number two:

Always wear your seatbelt and don’t do other stuff while driving.  Nobody knows what exactly Kim was doing when she got into the accident but it’s suggested that she had her seatbelt off and was reaching for something on the passanger seat.  And I’ve drove with her before, she’s even more into seatbelts than myself.  So stay focused, pull over if you need to do something, wear your seatbelt, and always have a designated driver if you are taking part in activities that will affect your driving.  Especially with prom season right here, graduation parties, all of that, be careful.  And don’t forget your camera!!  You wanna have some pictures of those times!

Take care everyone!