I feel like this should be my People magazine baby cover where I reveal the name of my new baby and am Photoshopped to a point of unrecognizability. With my pixelated complexion and adoring husband peering over my shoulder to gaze down at the new baby, the headline would read…
Page & Chicken Face Welcome Latest Addition…Dora
The tabloids would be in a tizzy and Ryan Seacrest would be calling me asking why on earth would I pick Dora as the name of my new baby. Tisk, tisk, Ryan, haven’t you been reading the blog? Surely Betty White would appreciate the choice of such a “classic” name and a certain Nick Jr. character would be honored with my selection.
That’s right folks, I finally chose what to name my beloved baby, my two wheeled-compadre, and my new best friend. My bike, Dora the Explora’ (please pronounce “Explora” not “Explorer” – I have copyright infringement to deal with and I need street cred.)
Why did I choose Dora as the name of my beloved? Allow me to count the ways:
- If my bike was male, I’d name him Fred because of this. But I was blessed with a female bike with Tiffany Blue tape and I needed a classic, four-letter name to honor my Fred-ness.
- I am horrible with directions. So bad that you would never want me on your Amazing Race team. And when I thought about Dora The Explorer, that girl is just about as clueless as I am when it comes to directions as she’s always screaming for that damn MAP! MAP! MAP! We’re like two peas in a pod, except I use my iPhone map.
- As useless as Dora the Explorer is with directions, she still likes to go on adventures and any five-year-old who is down with exploring scary jungles and speaking Spanglish is cool with me. I’m looking forward to the adventures that my Dora The Explora’ will take me on.
- Dora is Latina, I’m Latina (half Chilean, in fact)…so you know…it just makes sense.
- Dora has a monkey as a best friend. I have a Chicken Face and a Yorkie.
- Any girl who wears the same orange shorts and purple t-shirt day after day must be training for an Ironman. No time for fashion. But we do need to talk to her about that exposed stomach – what a hoochie.
- Velcro shoes. Enough said.
Thanks for all of your suggestions and a special shout out to Holly for also recommending Dora as a name!
What’s your bike’s name? Or maybe you’ve named your Garmin?
Happy Running!
Love it! Super cute
Also, didn’t know you are half Chilean. Have you been? My husband and I got engaged in Chile <3
Awe – very cool! I went when I was a kid but need to go back!
I LOVE this post. Adorable name and umm yea, I was Dora the Explora for Halloween…so there’s that…
Sooo perfect! I love it!
Love Dora – it fits perfectly. My bike’s name is Beth, she’s served me well over the past year
You are such a supercool exploradora. What a fitting name for your bike
Just don’t forget to bring Backpack…you never know what kind of shit you might need out there on the road.
I named my bike The General. Mostly because I wanted to seem badass. My garmin is simply called Garmino because obviously he is Italian like me. However, he is currently on notice for sucking and does not deserve a name. Also, there is an Italian Greyhound at the dogpark that has a crush on my dog and likes to show it in the dog way named Gavino and it’s too close.
The General is a solid name. Nice choice!
Haha, hilarious and very creative! I suck at naming things, so I avoid it whenever possible. Example: my first pet goldfish was named Goldie, and my first teddy bear was named Ted E. Bear. Lamesauce.
Hahaha – my bear’s name was Mr. Bear. No shame!
LOVE that pic of you and that bike!!! SO cute!!! And, your name is ADORABLE!!! Can’t wait to keep hearing all about you and Dora’s explorations!
I love it, “explora’”!
My bike is Penelope, and my car is Max, but I haven’t named my watch.
WOAH- this is totally AWESOME! I feel like a rockstar now!
Glad I got to be a part of this important process–will I get to meet Dora in person when I’m in SF in July?
I also love all the reasons you chose the name- so perfect and creative as usual. Enjoy the many places you will go!
Thanks again for the recommendation
I named my car ChaChi, because it looks like the chihuahua my family had named ChaChi. Other than that, never named any inanimate thing…
I knew there was some explanation for why you are so ridiculously good looking. Go Latina genes!
Love the name! I suck at naming things, so nothing that I own has names. Case in point, I named my pet bunny Toki, which is bunny in Korean.
No shame! We used to have a rabbit when I was a kid and we named it “Kitty.”
Hahaha this is hilarious. It is even more hilarious that you know so much about Dora the Explorer.
Let’s just say I used to Nanny…a lot!
I think I am going to name my bike now. hmm…. I have some thinking to do on this. Great name for yours!
I’m totally jealous of your bike. I also think it’s awesome that you’re half Chilean. My boyfriend was adopted from Chile. I like to tell him that I think Snooki could be his sister since she actually was adopted from Chile as well. Ha!
I loved all the hilarious reasons that you listed for naming your bike Dora! Especially no. 4 and 7! Speaking of Dora’s velcro sneakers, do you have bike shoes in white? I’ve been looking all over for white ones!
Yup! I got these on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001RJ02FQ/ref=oh_details_o05_s00_i00
That is a great name! For my first bike, no name because I never *loved* it. But I got a new one back in March – a Trek – and it’s been love. I tossed around different names and finally ended up with “Sunshine” for a lot of reasons.
I just bought a Schwinn Traveler and I’ve decided to name her Farrah – which – according to the baby naming website I look at, means “traveler.” =)
Oh welcome Dora!
That’s a cute name and suites your bike well! 
The only name I have is Claude for my Garmin.