the powder blue dream

so in the dead of winter, i got a new bicycle. new to me, at least. i got it for free from someone at my church. i used to ride my bike everywhere in elementary and middle school. there was something i always loved about it, i guess. after i outgrow my first schwinn, i never got a new one (i'm not sure why). but anyways, when i saw this bike at church, i was really excited. i did a google search for it, and i found a nearly identical one from 1971. so i'm thinking i have an authentic retro bicycle now, which i find exciting. the only difference from the picture is that mine is a girl model, while this is a boy one. i found the picture on some guy's blog that restores old bicycles. he paid 75$ for his and had to do a bunch of repairs, while mine was free and in nearly perfect condition (except for the back brake pad.. i'll probably replace it sometime). it's name is maude (yeah, i name inanimiate objects). so today i took a break from ap us studying and rode it around my neighborhood. it was lovely. i'm thinking about starting to ride my bike to school, too, now that the weather is nice. the only problem is that my backpack is sometimes grossly heavy. but it might be worth it, considering i just spent a million dollars for gas filling up the tank in my car.