No. 25

No. 25!

Fantasy in Death, by J.D. Robb, is a murder mystery set in the year 2060. The victim is a gaming guru killed while testing his newest creation. I liked that the killer wasn't revealed until the end, so we were all trying to figure it out together.

:)

Perfect morning for a run

I had a terrific run this morning!

It was cool and mostly cloudy when I set out about 8 a.m. for 10 miles. I tried a couple new things to help me finish strong. And they worked!

The weather was perfect and felt great when it started to rain. Fortunately it didn't last long and wasn't the torrential downpours we've seen in the past couple weeks!

I felt so good that I decided to bump up my mileage from 10 to 13. And I had so much left in my tank that I turned on the turbo for the last 3.5 miles and really dropped my pace.

I finished 13.07 miles at a 10:38 average. And I had near-perfect negative splits!

Feels so good to have a strong run :)

No. 24

Looking for a fun, easy mystery, I picked up Susan Wittig Albert's Hangman's Root from the THS library. I read it in just one day... then went to the library to check out her other books.

Now that break is almost here, I'm thinking about my summer reading list!

:)

4 outfits already

When my alarm went off at 4:55 a.m., I desperately wished Dad hadn't responded to last night's text about running this morning. I hit the snooze and stayed cozy in bed for another 9 minutes. Then I dragged myself up - time to get ready!

Really, once I get up, it's never too bad. And then I was rewarded with this beautiful sunrise after last night's rainstorm:

I ran toward Dad's house and met him along the way. He ran 2 miles without stopping before calling it good. Nice job!

I finished up for a total of 3.77 miles.

I grabbed a quick shower and hopped on my bike for the short ride to work. I love to start my day by getting the blood flowing :)

Fun fact: Including my PJs, I'm currently wearing my fourth outfit of the day!

Holiday highlights

Our holiday weekend was fun - full of little adventures. And we didn't have to work for three days!!

Some highlights:

A Saturday-morning run:

And an ice bath!

Big thanks to Brad for accompanying me :)

Brad's had two climbing trips canceled because of weather, and he's itching to get outside. We hoped to go backpacking, but the torrential rain forced us inside for a campout:

 

Yep - we slept in the garage!

Monday we explored a new-to-us hiking trail in the Gorge. Sean joined us for the very wet trek at Coyote Wall.

It was a bit drier out past Hood River, but it still rained steadily almost the whole time. Still, it was great to get out - and play with Sean!

Per our tradition, we celebrated with Mexican food.

End-of-the-year duties have me really busy at work. And the three-day weekend and mini adventures have me itching for summer break! It's coming soon :)

Beauty - 5/24/13

This rain is insane! I can't believe how much is coming down this evening.

But look at this beauty Brad spotted right outside our front door:

Of course the picture doesn't do it justice. But it was amazingly brilliant with bright sunlight coming from the west and heavy rain right behind it in the east.

:)

"Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows" James 1:17 NIV 

No. 23

I just finished the third Tana French novel, Faithful Place. There's a fourth book, which I have requested that the THS librarian purchase ASAP :)

I love a good murder mystery that keeps you guessing! :)