Chug-along-chica!

2 Really pretty BF miles this morning. It rained last night, and it always smells so good! I ran through a flock of about 50-75 little black birds, probably starlings. They all took off from the ground together, so I got the cool sensation of running through a living tunnel. I wished I had time to run a little more. Tomorrow morning I'm going to try waking up just 10 min. earlier and see if I can get 3 in the am instead of just the usual 2.  Whoops, it'll have to be Wed.  because Tuesday is when I start piano lessons uber early in the morning.  I don't want my poor students to come and find me all sweaty from my run.......again.  BLUSH BLUSH BLUSH!

2 more miles with my cute little guys tonight.  I'm developing a grow-your-own-running-buddy program over here...so far so good!

I only got one mile in today!  But one is infinitely more than zero.  I got interrupted by children waking up during my morning run, and chose to spend time with James instead of running in the evening.  I mean really, what kind of choice is that?  Husband time trumps exercise anytime. 

2 miles this morning outside. Shod. The weather was cool and threatening thunderstorms. I thought I'd have a good story to tell...however, the clouds held onto the rain until I was done. The clouds looked really magnificent! It looks like the sky was engulfed in a gray liquid, and part of it had been stirred up by a huge spoon. And in the middle of this disturbed section, a wide, diffuse waterfall from sky to earth. Beautiful! 5 more minutes and I'd have been as wet as a chicken. ;)

2 miles tonight on the treadmill, BF. 

2 miles in the morning BF on the treadmill. I am so excited to go on our trip tomorrow! We are going to New Mexico tomorrow, picking up my beloved parents and taking them to Colorado Springs with us on Sat. Then we will hang out at Laura's house (on the blog) and relax on Sunday. Then MONDAY is when the fireworks start. Laura and sweet hubby James are running a half marathon. I intend to run the last 5 miles or so with Laura, if I can keep up with her! I am so excited for Laura because this is her first half ever. Quite a big step! I'm also excited for James. It's been quite a while since he raced.

Holy smokes, there are a lot of buttons to choose from down there. Er...I can't make decisions this late at night. I've got option shock!

Pain.  I am soo sleepy right now.  I stayed up quite late last night packing for our trip.  Then we left at 5:30 am.  We got in around 1:30 local time and had a great time with the fam. here in New Mexico.  Happily, we were able to share in the joy of celebrating my big brother's birthday.  I gave him a big book about weather, with lots of cool pictures in it, 'cause he is interested in weather.  Unfortunately someone had already given him a big weather book last year for his birthday...ME!  I completely forgot that I did that...I remember thinking that I should do it.  I bought it online so it only took 1 min. of my time, and I guess it didn't leave that big of an impression on me!

Today was all about running as a family.  I ran about a mile with my 5 year-old (actually, I was chasing him and tickling him, but I kept it up for 12 min. straight, so that's got to be at least a mile.)  Then I ran 1.5 miles with my 7 year-old.  He is getting healthier and has a tougher mental attitude about sticking to it.  I'm so proud of him.  I'm gonna have to work to keep up with him in the next year or so.  Then I got to run 2 miles with James, which was my favorite part.  He has such a light, springy gait.  I chuff along and he's *boing boing boing* bouncing right along side me effortlessly.   It's fun.  I never worry about dogs or weirdos when I am with him, even though he got some wolf-whistles and a "hey baby!" from a chica who passed us in a car.  How rude to do that right in front of someone's wife! But I can hardly blame her.  He's hot, no doubt about it.  *Chuckle*

Running with the kiddos in Colorado.  Man, the altitude is really noticeable!  I think it's about 6,500 here in Colorado Springs where Laura lives.   She'll be flying if she ever comes down to Mesa to run a race.  I'm gonna twist her arm and see if I can gt her down here.  

Annnnnnnnddd, this is the first week that I've run all 6 days in a long long time.  First of many!  I'm starting to feel the excitement about racing and training again.   This is going to be a better running year for me than last year.  You'll see!  Fall, Winter, and Spring lay ahead like a big present for enduring the summer.