happy mooncake festival! it finally feels like fall in san diego! which really only means that it's finally below 80 degrees outside. i have been meaning to update the blog for weeks, with so much going on...
the marathon is in less than a month! training has been going smoothly overall, just a few bumps along the way but nothing major, and just one more 20-miler to go! i'm really nervous for this race! it's strange, even though i've run a marathon before, that doesn't seem to help with the nerves at all. i'm just hoping my muscles behave and the weather is good and the training is enough to carry us through those last 6.2 miles. besides the race, i'm really excited for this trip! SO glad to have friends coming out to support us. =)
the other day, i had this pang of sadness that soon, i would no longer be waking up at 5am on saturday mornings to go running. sadness! it was odd. of course, nobody's stopping me from continuing to do saturday morning runs...heh. there is a peace in running outside in the early morning, accompanied by the feeling that no matter what else happens that day, that you've accomplished something. nothing quite like it. i always knew i was a morning person. ;)
in other news, menzies and i now have a very productive vegetable garden! we have been on the waitlist for one of the garden plots in our apartment complex, and boy did we get lucky with the plot that was bestowed upon us! the family that was there before us left us all of their tools, two bags of potting soil, and a huge lime tree! we have since planted nevada lettuce, mesclun greens, arugula, bok choy, swiss chard, cilantro, rosemary, parsley, mint, strawberries, and sugar snap peas! AND they're ACTUALLY GROWING! it's pretty amazing how tough these little plants are. and most importantly, we've already had several meals from this garden, all of them delicious. =) (i realize i'm starting to sound like some kind of health nut, which is not what's going on, especially considering i ate chipotle yesterday and an insane amount of greasy delicious dimsum today. but i'm hoping the garden is a good influence. =)
also, menzies' latest obsession has been bike-building, especially vintage schwinn bikes. in the last ~2 weeks he has bought 5+ bikes (i've lost count) and lots of bike parts from craigslist/ebay/garage sales. my new rant is that he's crazy and the bikes are taking over our balcony. BUT in this whole process he has managed build me a bike and also patiently teach me how to ride it. =) so, i'm the proud new owner of a vintage schwinn bike with green sparkly handlebars that i finally got the guts to ride to school today. =) i'm still scared of riding on the road, but it's a big step from where i started.
one last note, my new favorite tv show: glee =) so much fun, and great singing to boot!
eep it's way past my bedtime!
3 comments:
Aaaah, your garden sounds so wonderful!!! Post pics? :D
=) I love the energy level in your post. Bikes and gardens and running at 5 am!! Soo awesome. Wanna do a century ride (60 miles) with some of my college buddies and me sometime next year? =)
pics posted! =D
oooh the century ride sounds interesting... =) hehee lemme work on my biking skillz and will get back to you on that. i can barely do 2 miles without huffing and puffing right now!
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