Things are still being ironed out, and a few things (particularly the search function) may not be completely functional. But what is functional is the website itself. The blogs are split into two for now: one for me, and one for Beth. Click our gorgeous mugs up top to jump between blogs.

More to come soon!

So, to revisit an earlier point: Europeans are, on a whole, far too proud of their sport to admit that it is seriously, deeply in trouble. What to do? Start here: A one-strike-and-you’re-out policy on missing doping tests, samples given to multiple laboratories from multiple countries, and most importantly, no more tests from LNDD, which continues to be hostile to all non-French riders.

Oh, and number of Americans or Team Discovery riders accused of doping? Zero. (Just in case you were wondering.)

And that’s pretty much how every week has been. We haven’t been home much because we’ve been doing stuff. Even so, I look at the calendar and think, “July 22? Where did summer go?! Hurry, pack in more activities!”

The urgency is somewhat mandated by West Michigan climate. These three months of summer are precious to me, because the other nine months can unbearably long and cold. But in the summer time, it’s warm and sunny for almost three straight months.

I still have lots of bike riding to do, recipes to cook, and sights to see. We recently decided that before we leave Grand Rapids, we want to have done all the major activities and seen all the major sights there are to see here in GR. So we’ve compiled a list and are slowly working our way down it. Maybe I’ll write about that later. For now, happy summer!