The past two days have been, well, wonderful.
I don't quite know how to explain it.
But I'll try my best.
Yesterday.
Ohhhhhh yesterday.
It's always a great day to rise without an alarm clock and see that its six am. So much for sleeping in. I convinced myself that I shouldn't run on this bright and shinning morning due to my activities throughout the day. Instead I had coffee with my dad followed by some amazing blueberry pancakes. It's always a great morning when its spent with my parents.
My morning was well spent, to say the least.
I realized that my best friend, Candace, was home only one more day before shes off on a 4 week road adventure- so we spent a few hours catching up. Not a lot of people can say that they have had the same best friend since kinder garden, but I sure can. (And I don't use the word best friend lightly).
What was next? My days off are spend on a schedule. Always something to do, somewhere to be because when you work as often as I do- you want your days to be as productive as possible. So what's next on my agenda?
W a t e r P o l o Practice.
That's right. You read correctly.
The high school coach invited all the alumni to start practicing on their off season to not only get into water polo shape but to teach the newbies how the game is truly played. Well, it's been about five years since my last official water polo game and I was quite nervous to get back into the pool. Once I dove in, though, all my jitter bugs stayed on the pool deck. Boy did it feel great to be back into the pool, not only swimming laps but doing my old goalie work outs with their new goalie. We swam, we passed, we scrimmaged, we won. Of course we won, what did you expect?
Well it was 4:30, practice was over, and I was reminded of the next items on my agenda. I had two hours to complete my final draft and print all 100 copies of my Leukemia Lymphoma fundraising letter and be stretched and ready for my first unofficial practice with Team In Training at the Pasadena Rose bowl.
I was a bit rushed but I was stretched and ready before 6:30, ready for my first easy 3 mile run with the group.
We met at the Rose bowl Aquatic center, once everyone was greeted and checked in we did a nice warm up and discussed the route we would be taking. I quickly found who I'd probably be running along with and started the trek off with them. What a great trail along the riverbed amongst the trees and horses. I paired off with a girl around my age and we ended up leading and actually passing our turn around mark and kept going for a bit longer.
What can I say about the SGV team. They're great; extremely friendly, as though I've known them for years and not 30 minutes. I'm so excited for the relationships I'll be building and the experiences we will be sharing.
By the time it I got home, it was 8 pm and time to cook dinner, pack the envelopes with the freshly printed letters and hit the sack.
Needless to say- I had quite the productive day.
TODAY.
It's only ten am and I feel as though I've gotten a lot accomplished.
No, I didn't go running. I know. SHOCKING.
Instead I went to tend to my garden. Everything is growing so fast! I was overwhelmed with excited when I was at the community garden that I was talking to my plants as if they were children. Yikes. That sounds a bit creepy but it's the truth.
First my snap peas are growing rapidly. I also put in tomato cages.
I have my zucchini almost ready to pick and two acorn squash just fruiting.
My pumpkin has arrived. Its my first to fruit so I'm quite excited. The other photo is of my squash family. You can't tell. But they are all smiling!
All of this excitment got me hungry...
Real hungry.
What to do? What to do? But to pick.
Nothing taste better than something you've grown yourself.
What's on todays agenda?
Lets see.
Laundry. Lunch with my Grandpa, Parents, and Sister.
Water polo. Art show. Maybe even throw in a movie.
Its all in my pursuit to happiness.
Till next time,
Peace, love and happiness.
