Almost Summer

Summer is almost here. Earlier this week I would have said it didn't feel like it. I ran my long run in the rain and wasn't able to ride my motorcycle. Then Thursday it was so warm that I was hot on my run (bad news - I should have hydrated better), but I was also able to ride my motorcycle to work (good news)!! Things around here and work have been pretty stressful. You would think with the added stress I would be escaping more into my books. But I have not at all. Nor to the television. I've kept up my running and pretty good about the gym (which I think exercise is about all that is keeping me sane right now), and it's been listening to music and playing number and word games. Kind of a mindless thing to do, but it seems to help. I still have my martini nights on Saturday after my long run as well, but I've started mixing them with lighter items (low-cal cranberry juice, diet ginger ale. . . ) and that seems to be helping with the weight as well. You know, you control what you can and do the best you can with the rest! On another good note, my husband and I are enjoying or time together. We may not being going out to dinner as much, but we cook together at home, do walks together, the gym, brew beer. . . basically we still enjoy each others company. And after almost 25 years, I think that's a really good thing :-) And, looking to the future. . . I'm hoping to do another half-marathon with my daughter in October! We're looking to do the Rock n Roll one in Vegas and my friend and her daughter (if it's not finals week) may join us as well! Of course my husband will go, but he'll sit on the sidelines and cheer with my daughter's boyfriend because neither of them like to run those kind of distances!