Post Reality Check

It’s been a good weekend.  For this, I am very grateful!

Here is a quick rundown…

My 18-miler went wonderfully well.  I ate more before I ran, took energy GU every 40 minutes while I ran, and knocked out the miles in under three hours.  I really needed this encouragement after last week.  Now, I just have two more long runs and two more short runs (10 miles or less) before the race.  The end is in sight!

Elijah had his first soccer game, which ended in a 4-4 tie.  He played well and had a great time out there.  The 4th/5th grade league is a bit more competitive, so it’s neat to see the kids rise to the occasion.

I spent Saturday afternoon at Serenity Day Spa, courtesy of Jeff.  He has traveled so much this summer that he thought I could use some time to myself that didn’t include running long distances.  I was treated to a one-hour massage, a 90-minute European facial, a paraffin-wax hand treatment, and a manicure.  After the massage, all of the soreness from my run was gone, and I think that I dozed a couple of times during the facial.  The dark rooms, soothing music, and mini-waterfall fountains were very conducive to sleeping, after a 4:30 a.m. wakeup!  It was a fabulously relaxing time.

Saturday evening, we went to the Saturday night service at our church’s other campus to worship and to witness the baptism of a friend’s son.  Afterwards, we went out for frozen yogurt with a couple that we hardly see anymore since switching campuses.

Today, we worked back in children’s ministry and then came home to relax for what’s left of the weekend.

All in all, I couldn’t have asked for a better weekend!

In other news, we did start school this past week.  After two years of American history, we are moving around the world to the Eastern Hemisphere, and the kids really like what we are studying.  Ergo, we had a very smooth first week.  Due to starting on Tuesday and fitting in some other activities that also started, we are already a bit behind…but I’m optimistic that we will get things sorted out by next week.

And these are our current events.  Maybe next time, I’ll move toward finally documenting the rest of our vacation, if for no other reason than I like to finish what I start!

I hope that your weekend was good, too.