Tuesday, May 06, 2008

The Boardwalk

I said something to my friend Matt this weekend about not being able to find good places to run near my office and next thing I knew, I was commiting to a lunch time tour of the Boston waterfront. So for the first time in YEARS, instead of a lunch break I took a running break and we went down to Castle Island for a lovely four mile run. I had no idea such a place was only about five minutes from work. Matt runs or bikes pretty much every single day at lunch and I think he might have converted me. Having to take a shower in the office locker room in the middle of the day is a bit of a pain in the neck but it feels awfully good to get out in the sun for a bit. Now that it's warm outside (for a minute, you never know with Boston) I just can't bear to be on a treadmill. I am simply not a morning person so I've given up the dream that I will be the girl who works out before heading to the office. I still love evening running but it's kind of awesome how nice it is to break up the day and clear my head a bit at lunch. Definitely wards off that 3:00 wall where I just want to eat a snickers and take a nap!

I'm in one of those no real reason for it good moods this week. I mean work is going well, spring is valiantly trying to crush winter and winning occasionally, George W and his stimulus check bought me a cute dress and some sandals on Saturday, my nephew will be here in a matter of weeks, the Wasatch Back and a trip to Utah are all on the horizon. So there is no shortage of fun stuff going on. But it's more than that I think. After feeling restless and in a rut in California and then months and months of being unsettled through the interview process and the moving, I think it's just nice to be content. I'm practicing this thing where I try not to invent things to worry about and so far, it's making life a LOT less complicated.

So in honor of being just flat out happy to be alive, I'm posting something I stole from a friend who also stole it from a friend that absolutely delighted me when I saw it.

People are so awesome.

7 comments:

Zimm said...

That video is delightful. Thanks for posting it! I love 83 and 91.

CoCo said...

A toast to happy life!

Also, I can't decide if 46 or 78 is my favorite.

Wendi said...

I am speechless. That video just brings a smile to your face, doesn't it. I can't contain the giggles.

Lisa said...

How did I not know about Castle Island when I lived in Boston? Nothing beats Boston running, I am super jealous :)
Loved the video!

Katie said...

Loved it.

Just loved it.

f*bomb. said...

"I'm 91! I'm playing a drum!"
hahaha- AWESOME.
Of course, that last one had me holding my breath when she just stayed still and silent. I couldn't relax until I saw her move again...

Linda said...

I'm so glad things are going well! And, i'm a little jealous I can't join in on the afternoon runs with Matt. I'm sure you guys would kick my lazy butt into shape.