Good Things to End the Week

It's Friday, at last! No one in my house is happier about that than Molly, who will officially be on spring break for two weeks as of 3:10 this afternoon (but mentally she's already there, because she has only one real class today). After last weekend ended up being more dramatic than anticipated, I'm looking forward to a do-over. The only thing I have planned is having lunch with my mom and Molly tomorrow, assuming my parents get back from Florida today as scheduled.

I thought I'd round up the week with a few good things that have popped up in my life recently and in general to try to counteract all the bad news out there. So let's focus on the happy things, shall we?

Good Thing #1: An Amazing Run
I think I may have mentioned that I had my longest continuous run ever on my birthday. This past Monday, I set out to run as far as I could, and it turns out I could run just a little more.

The only walking I did on this workout was the last half mile or so once I hit 8 miles. I think the fact that it was chilly and rainy helped -- I was motivated to keep moving at a faster pace so I could get home to my hot shower! I don't expect that I'll continue to run such long distances, but it's good to know that I'm physically capable of it, especially given that it's only been a year since I started running again after breaking my foot.

Good Thing #2: My Thumb Is Greener than I Thought
When we went to my niece's baby naming last spring, the centerpieces were potted peace lilies (because of her name), and one of them came home with me. I've been watering it regularly and have managed to keep it alive, even when we were gone for two weeks in December, but it's been nothing but leaves -- until now. Behold my first flower!

Good Thing #3: It's Officially Spring
Today is the Vernal Equinox in the Northern Hemisphere, which means that after today the days will be longer than the nights. I've already noticed when I take Ruthie out for her last potty break in the evening that it's not as dark as it was. Pretty soon it'll be light enough after dinner to take an evening walk. Now, if it would just warm up a little and stay warm -- no more of this surprise snow!

I hope you've found some good things this week and have something fun planned for the weekend. Ruthie hopes you've got something you love enough that you want to curl up around it for your nap!

(That's a tennis ball that she's pulled half the felt off of)

The good things are out there if you look for them, friends. Let's do what we can to find them.