5K

I wish this were money we're talking about,

alas, the 5k I write of today is the race I ran this very morning.

The race was the purple dash, which raised money for nursing scholarships.
It was cool to run a race that benefited my college specifically,
but the most valuable part of the morning was thinking about the victims of 9/11.
There were parts during the race when I was absolutely exhausted,
then I thought about the firefighters and those who fought relentlessly to save lives.
I cannot fathom how physically and emotionally drained they must have been.
I'm certain that what I went through isn't even close to what they experienced, but if felt good to go out, give it my all, sweat, burn and throw up. It was the least I could do to relate.

Following the race Kaitlin, Mindy and I arrive at my apt,
only to realize that we were locked out.
Obviously, we had to break in.

After breaking and entering, we had a visitor who wanted to join our victory picture.
Coco is so cute.


That has been my day thus far.
I'm not sure of what is going on with the rest of the day,
but I do know that the events of 9/11 will be on my mind.
Unfortunately, we can't go back and change things.
The most important thing we can do now is to remember.
Remember those who died,
remember those who served
and remember those who lost.

She & Him.

A couple weeks ago, I joined Jeff, Connecticut and Rachel at
The Twilight Concert Series.

The concert opened with the Dum Dum Girls,
whom, despite their silly name, were quite enjoyable.
They had a very unique wardrobe that helps set them apart from most girl bands.
Following their short, solid set, we waited in great anticipation for the main attraction.
There was lots of shoving, as people tried to squeeze up front.
Being 5'4", I was not a happy camper.
Especially tall people took a liking to parking themselves right in front of me.
By the time the real show started, I made friends with some tall guys who provided the perfect window for me to see the stage. Gotta love nice people.
The show itself was fantastic.
This was my first real encounter with She & Him.
I've heard LOTS about them from Jeff, but had only heard a few of their songs.
One concert was all it took to convert me.
You should probably Youtube them right now.

"I can't wait to go to bed tonight knowing I saw Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward"