So what's with all this pink?

OK, so some may be wondering what is with all this pink crap on this blog and my obvious corny obsession with pink...

I was thinking about it the other day and I believe it was ingrained in me at an early age. As a kid, I was pretty much doused in pink (see what my bedroom decor looked like). As the only daughter (with two brothers) I had to do the 'girly' thing to stand out from those two - which included a LOT of pink (and purple) - EVERYWHERE. I took a hiatus (as I don't recall pink being a huge influence on me in the high school / college era) and then it kind of found me again a few years ago.

About 3-4 years ago, a co-worker (who will remain nameless) decided to jokingly harass me because I had a pink cardigan sweater on. After that day, I picked up pink tops that I saw in the stores just to spite him and made a big deal out of pink for that sole purpose. (Oh you think I like pink? I'll show you someone who likes pink!) So since then it stuck.

My bike, after getting into triathlons, had to be pink...so I got it custom painted. What can I say? I gravitate towards that color. Dunno why...who cares? It's now my signature. Needless to say, Pink Lightning gets plenty of compliments and stares when she rolls into race sites. It's just purely fun. Go Pink Lightning!