why hello weekend

Let's just start with TGIF.  like seriously.

I'm about to crash, so that's what i'm planning on doing tonight.  it's funny because on friday nights, i do everything that i try so hard to avoid doing throughout the week.  For instance, i just gorged my face with junk food and drank 2 glasses of ginger ale.  that would never happen on a tuesday.  totes not going running tonight.  although this past week, i was very faithful in my training.  On Thursday, i even ran the 10 miles at pace and it felt so good.  it's about time...one week till race day!

If you haven't heard, Loyola University (MD) MLAX is #1 in the country.  I was totes planning on going to the game tomorrow against JHU; but apparently, it's sold out.  great.  what a bummer.  i'll prolly just ride my bike up to the field and pretend that i'm being all casual and come to find out there's a LAX game going on.  what a surprise.

Things that i AM looking forward to this weekend though are:  this friday night of doing nothing (like online browsing, watching netflix, and eating more junk food).  good preparation for my long run tomorrow morning.  a little cooking and cleaning in the afternoon.  bbq evening.  farmer's market sunday morning.  church softball afternoon.  Flyers playoffs - round 2 baby.

As i mentioned above, the Broad Street Run is next Sunday morning, so i'll be rock'n Philly in a week.  Oh, and Preakness at Pimlico is also next Saturday.  I've never been, except for the casual bike ride up the block to observe.  i'm sure that will happen again this year.

#np - Somethin 'Bout A Truck - Kip Moore

Represent

so you probably thought it was never coming.  woohoo.  a fresh post.  so i can't even remember the last thing that i shared.  but.  things have simmered down a little bit in life.  another busy season (at work) has passed.  what a relief!  i love summer and the feeling of just having some time to catch up.  this past week we had some great weather.  so i bought a new grill.  i played soccer 4 times last week.  the broad street run is in 2 weeks - yikes!

Yesterday, was the annual alumni soccer game at Messiah College.  I am proud to say that i was one of 2 representing the class of 2004, which was also the oldest class represented.  (let me clarify in saying one of two who played.)  

yeah, let's see how you do 8 years out. such a great thing to be able to catch up with old teammates and see their faces.  it's a weird (but great) thing to see faces and automatically think back to good memories and the passion of the game we shared.  those times will forever be seared in my mind.  ok, obsessive?  maybe.  but perhaps you already knew that.  i try to hide it, but on days like yesterday, i can't help but bask in it all.

ok, moving on now...it's supposed to be all rainy today.  and i was planning on going back down to the  Baltimore farmer's market this morning, but i'm not walking around in the rain.  and i kinda just wanted to sip coffee and eat a hearty homemade omelette this morning.  gotta love a lazy sunday morning.  in about twenty minutes though, i'll be rushing around trying to get ready for church.

Game 6 tonight for the Flyers at the Fargo.  Better pull it off boys.  i will just leave it at that.

it felt so good

today i left work at 5ish.  felt real good.  

i went for a 5mi-ish run.  felt eh, good (minus the hail storm).

the flyers won in OT.  game 1 in the NHL Playoffs - came back from a 3-0 deficit to win at Pittsburgh.  eat it.

the phillies finally won big at CBP with Halliday on the mound.  i've missed these guys.

thank goodness for technology in mlb.tv and streaming flyers radio.

it all just felt so good.