Fabulous Friday!

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Today turned out to be a glorious Friday.  I started my day out with a 4 mile run on the treadmill.  It felt so good and it was so much better than my run on Wednesday.   I did make it to the gym on Wednesday afternoon because the lab I TA ended up being canceled.  However, my run was crappy.  My knees were hurting and I only ended up doing 2.5 miles in 30 minutes (lots of walking!) and then I did 20 minutes on the bike to make up for it.  I am breaking in a new pair of running shoes, so that might have something to do with it!  Today was amazing.  I did 4 miles in 44 minutes.  I did some intervals, but nothing too regimented.  I just ran as much as I could and walked when I needed it.  It was the perfect way to start the day.

This afternoon, my lovely fiance brought me this:

Isn't he the sweetest?  He's been very busy with student teaching lately and he's not home very often anymore.  Sometimes I'm a little lonely around here (he didn't get home until 8:30 last night!) and I think he knows that and wanted to cheer me up.  And I really appreciate it.  And to finish off my afternoon, I started filling out some Valentine's for my friends:

 

After all, I do love my friends!  Well, I hope you all have a great weekend.  I'm hoping to get in a nice swim tomorrow and I have a six mile run planned for Sunday.  Here's to hoping it warms up a bit!

Flowers in San Fransisco

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My mom's half-brother, Steven, lives in San Fransisco and is a florist.  He is doing the flowers for the wedding as a gift.  Can you believe that generosity?  I can't.  And get this, he is shipping the flowers from San Fransisco to New Hampshire!  Crazy, I know.  He insists because he likes the flower market he deals with so much.

Now, Steven has been bugging us to come visit for quite some time.  As much as I'd love to go, I certainly can't afford it right now.  And I wasn't holding my breath for my parents to take me either.  I should say that I have never, ever been on vacation with my family that required a plane ride.  We used to go to the beach or go camping, which was always fun.  The farthest we have ever been as a family was Washington, D.C. when I was 15 and we drove and that's about it.  Turns out, my dad is afraid of flying, so that explains a lot.

Well, lo and behold, my mother and I are flying to San Fransisco over my spring break in March!  I can't believe it and I am so excited.  Obviously I've never been to California before and I'm excited to see the Pacific Ocean.  Usually I just work over spring break, but it will nice to actually go on vacation.  I feel bad that Patrick has to stay here in Maine to continue student teaching, but honestly I don't feel that bad.  I mean, he's been to California several times already.

So while we're there we get to go to the flower market and pick out the type of flowers I want for the wedding.  He's pretty much told me I can pick anything I want, which is so overwhelming.  I think it's harder to make a choice when you can pick anything.  We're not doing floral centerpieces, so I just need to pick flowers for the bridal party.  The girls dresses are blue and our other color is a bright pink.  Here are some of my ideas so far:

 

 

 

I think I like the second photo best for the bridesmaids.  I haven't decided if I want white for myself, or a mix with blue or pink.  I do really like the look of the bright pink calla lillies and they look so elegant.  There are so many choices!  I'm just glad that I'm going to get to see the varieties in person before the wedding.  And I feel so blessed to be receiving such a wonderful wedding present!