The Week Ahead

1. Happy birthday Stevie!

2. Just got back from Philly, after a day there on Saturday. Cold, gloomy. Not my favorite city, not my least favorite city. Good seeing friends.

3. Miami tomorrow, though storminess awaits. Ugh. I'm not terribly excited to go, but it'll make the week go faster.

4. Working out will be tough this week. I lazily slept in this morning, though it was good to be in bed for 10 hours. I feel less exhausted.

5. I bought the new Shout Out Louds album. Great music. It's my favorite of the year, thus far, a bit over Spoon album. If I'm counting the Brandi Carlile EP, it's tight though.

6. Paul & Megan are in Hawaii. Jealous. They had some turbulence on the flight there, but luckily, the Chilean hurricane didn't affect them too much.

7. And oh yes, I'm about to turn thirty-four...Thankfully I have a few days left to ponder this!

Valentine's Day Run

The winter workouts, when I can't get to the gym on my usual obsessive basis, are turning into tests of endurance. Between my five mile run yesterday, and the walk to HT, I ended up going about 9 miles. Today, with a very fast 4 miles on the treadmill, and my walk to church, I ended up going close to 7.5. Whoo. I felt SO good on the treadmill, and I easily could have gone further, but I did not want to overdo it. Plus, I am already sore/inflexible in that sense, and I want to sneak in a run tomorrow. Actually, I want to attempt the dreaded outdoor run in the snow/ice. I am tired of trekking to the gym, and if I find cement, I can do well. It's in the 30s, so if I can make it out before the snow/ice/sleet mix we're expecting, I want to do that.

I bought lamb loin shanks for dinner, and we'll open up some good wine. I chatted with Liz earlier, and I saw a baby baptized at church today. Not a bad Valentine's Day!