Meet Ciel, my new bicycle

Ciel

Isn't she beautiful?  Just absolutely stunning?  The helmet's not mine, and neither is the bell, and I'm going to replace the wicker basket with this lacy number, but I just couldn't wait to show you my new girl!  I know, I'm like a giddy 1950s school boy who just scored his first date :)

Still missing Crema, but I think Ciel and I are going to have some good times together :)

girl crush alert!

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while her outfiit is rather sub par (t-shirt untucked over a pencil skirt?!), she looks just adorable with that more-than-adorable bike (basket! briefcase! brown leather saddle!). 
hm, maybe this is more of a bike crush alert!

source (if you, dear reader, are in a gift-giving mood, feel free to send me over one of these gorgeous biciclettes :) )