Spring has sprung here in Pittsburgh! With the kids home from school this week for spring break, I needed to get out of the house so I decided to bike commute to the store to work from there today. It was an absolutely glorious ride. Sunny, warm and with a slight breeze to keep it cool.

If that wasn’t enough to put me in a good mood, when I got to the store the team had an official REI name tag for me. It’s really cool to feel like part of the store team, even though I work in headquarters. One of REI’s core values is “We go further together,” and this is absolutely true in my line of work building software to make our stores easier to operate. I guess after nearly four years with the Co-Op, it’s officially official.