I first fell in love with DC in the spring and every year I am reminded why. The blossoms are beautiful, people are emerging from their winter dens, restaurant patios are opening and patrons lounge while catching up with comrades, the sun is shining and the air is warm with promises of fun activities.
The past few weekends have been busy. Three weekends ago, Mallory, Ryan and I went to VA Beach with our friends as some of us participated in the half (Mal and I) and full marathon (our friends!). I thoroughly enjoyed participating in the run with Mal. Ryan was the perfect cheerleader, photographer, and caregiver to us as well. It was a fun weekend and I'm very satisfied with my run time of 2:27:13. My goal was to finish before 2:30:00 and I did it! The next run (yes, you read it right) I'll aim for under 2:20:00. Mallory and I are already eying a run in Myrtle that's in October. Ryan and Marie think they may run in it too. So, we could have a caravan! :)
Last weekend I went to the NC beach to see my college roomy and friend, Melody. She's getting married next month so we went down for the celebratory shower. I also got to see her new house, which is on a beautiful lake. I'm really looking forward to her wedding, which is going to be on the beach. They're renting a huge house on the beach where the ceremony will take place. The wedding party (that includes me!) and family will stay at the house for the weekend. It should be a blast.
This weekend was Easter weekend, one of my favorite times of the year. The cherry blossoms are in full bloom and the weather has been beyond cooperative. It's been gorgeous! I went with Ryan and some of our friends to my first professional soccer game. We watched DC United play last night in RFK stadium. This morning was church and then he and I joined our friends for an Easter feast. It was delicious!
Sprinkled over the past few weeks, I've gotten to see Mal who has been frequenting DC for job interviews. I hope she'll land something soon. Also, I put the final touches on my thesis for school. I submitted the final (YAY!) version to my school on Friday. It's done and now there's just graduation to anticipate.
I'm hoping to put up some pictures I've taken over the past few weeks and definitely want to include some of our 13.1 mile run in VA Beach.
