Weather from God to Me!

The forecast this week is proof that God loves me. Friday= 83, Saturday=85, Sunday=83.
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! (me running around screaming with flailing arms and hysterical laughter)
That is Cancun weather people!

Oh my, I thought this day would never come. I am so excited, I already have planned one picnic and sun bathing session for Friday afternoon. Saturday and Sunday are sure to be filled with more outdoor activities. I think I'll go for a hike and play some tennis and plant a flower! I am so hyper right now that I could do a dance!

The flowers around our apartment are blooming like crazy thanks to all this rain we've been having these past few days. Already I can see the trees sprouting millions of little leaves, leaving just a touch of green fizz about their branches. The other day I saw a guy mowing his lawn (which I am jealous of, BTW, b/c I have no lawn to mow at all!).


So, besides all the fun outdoor stuff like soaking up on Vitamin D, I think I am going to plan a mini spring/summer celebration!! I am going to bake cookies, maybe some bread and a cake too! I'm going to pick flowers and visit parks and take LOADS of pictures. Oh and I am going to clean this apartment like you've never seen clean before! I'm growing wings this week and am tackling the guestroom/office/storage with the vigor of a marathon runner (which BTW will actually BE ME in less than two short weeks).

You know? I think I'll get my novel out too and actually write. I'm going to make up for this lousy winter by writing a whole chapter in a weekend! Or maybe two!

The Big One

Today was our long run, and it was quite intimidating, since I have officially never ran this far in my life-- 7 miles. I have run 6 a few times, but never 7!! What made this run so much better than I thought possible (and actually doable)? The weather-- it was 75 degrees and sunny outside. I forgot weather like that existed!! It was glorious to run in just a tshirt and shorts, although it did feel a little bit weird. We've been training since the beginning of Feb, and we try to run every run outside, so normally I would have my leggings under another pair of pants, three shirts and a jacket and gloves. Not today! I really thought I was going to stop at one point, but I said to myself, Rachel, you have come this far, don't give up now! And we did it-- in 1 hour and 7 minutes! I think this is an excellent time considering the wind was blowing 30mph against us the whole time and the fact that I only ran 2 times this week due to the stress of the move. I'm still trying not to think about the 12 miler coming up, just taking it one day and one run at a time.