April Coffee Date!
Did anyone else feel like January was 900 years long, and then February and March flew by? Here we are in April, and it’s time to join Coco and Deborah for the Ultimate Coffee Date! I’ll be drinking my usual Earl Grey. Grab a hot, delicious beverage and join me! First of all…thanks for all the kind comments on my last post. In case you missed it, we will be trading in our green and gold for purple, because starting in September there will be a Wildcat in the family! This is exciting for so many reasons, not the least of which is that I’ll be up in the Chicago area in September. I’ll drive up with Paul and help him get moved into his… abode? We’re not sure where he’ll be living yet- still lots of details to work out. Is early September too early to see fall colors? (Probably. Darn it!) Interestingly, offhand I can think of at least eight bloggers who live in the area. It’s a blogging hub! Honestly, that first trip will probably be a whirlwind, and not a time for blogger meetups- unless we all agree to meet for a Blogger Blowout on the border of Illinois and Wisconsin. No? Well, next time then. It’s a two year program so I’ll be back! April also means RACE MONTH for me. Gulp. Don’t worry- I’m not running 100 miles. There’s also a 50 mile option. And don’t ask me what a “skunk ape” is, or why he’s riding a unicorn. The point is… This will be my second attempt at the 50 mile distance. Last year, I trained for a race that I was so, so excited about. I couldn’t wait to run it, and was confident that I would finish. Then I fell, sprained my ankle, almost froze to death and dropped out at mile 23. And you know what? It didn’t really matter. Once my ankle was healed, I wasn’t any more or less happy than I would have been if I had finished the race. This time I’m much more calm. I believe I can finish this race (if my hamstring holds up- more on that coming up in the Weekly Rundown, sigh) but if I don’t… I can try again next time. The last thing I would share over coffee (or tea) is this car I saw the other day. Seriously? What kind of community are we living in, anyway? I couldn’t decide if I wanted to laugh or cry. What would you tell me over coffee? Do you have anything special coming up this month? Top photo by Jonathan J. Castellon on Unsplash