Beware the SASS of March!

Awesome Things:

1) Making homemade popcorn in a pot with a clear lid and watching the kernels go “POP!”

2) IT SNOWED IT SNOWED IT SNOWED IN BOSTON!!!!!

3) Running with friends

4) Relay for Life and the fantastic SCFG E-board

5) Frisbee!

Notsome Things:
1) Trayvon Martin – look it up, recognize the injustice, and do something about it

2) Cucumbers are not zucchinis (this was also awesome in its own way)

3) I have too many Saturday commitments

4) Watching people suffer and not being able to help

5) Organic chemistry is hard (which isn’t notsome in itself, but it’s bringing down my GPA)

Awesome Things:

1) God is always present

2) Blueberry-chocolate chip pancakes

3) It is warm and the sun is shining and the birds are singing and spring is in the air! (I realize this is contradictory to an above Awesome Thing, but March is a long month!)

4) Les Miserables at the Boston Opera House!

5) New friends and special times spent with said friends

Me time

Oh my, it’s been a busy few weeks, and I have a feeling the spring pick up is just beginning (which is ironic, since it’s basically summer already – not helping my issue of getting things done).  Anywho, it has been a while since I wrote about the happenings in my life and I’ve come to the realization recently that journaling (in the form of my daily devotional or blog) is an integral part of my life and I have been slacking in both areas and believe a revamp is necessary (blog slacking is not as extreme as devotional slacking – but this is hoped to be remedied because I got a new journal*!! And the reason I stopped journaling in the first place was because my old journal got filled, so this new journal was actually a necessity and not an “oh pretty journal!” moment).  Whew.  Glad I got that out of my system.  Even when life gets busy, it’s important to take time for yourself.  For me, that time comes in blogging and journaling, even if it seems trivial and I have more important things on my to-do list (I just totally justified this post even though I have an essay due tomorrow that has yet to be started).

It’s hard for me to pause from the go-go-go and take a break for me.  But this time is extremely important.  It’s my centering time, my God time, my mental rest time.  I enjoy being involved in the Northeastern and Boston Community, but finding that balance between doing too much and not doing enough has never been one of my strong points.  Now with the end of the semester approaching it will be even harder, and I’m challenging myself this year to not get too overwhelmed and too caught up in the little things.

Well, while I love writing and would much rather continue this post, physics, organic chemistry, and health reform are all calling my name and causing quite a ruckus.  So I will go now, refreshed from this short break, and tackle some assignments so that tomorrow I may take a break in the sun again.

Side note, I’ve gone back recently and reread some of the posts I wrote last year, and have concluded two things.  1) I’m a goof (and a nerdy goof at that), and 2) Some of what I wrote is surprisingly thoughtful and well written (yay!).

Happy Friday Everyone!

*My journal is called “When God Thinks of You He Smiles” – I thought it would be good for me at this stage in my life.

The Hyannis Marathon

I meant to put this up a while ago, like February 26^th when the marathon happened, but better late than never!

Here are some pictures from my race!

At the start with Annalise and Katherine!
(And SUPER awesome sign)

I'm off!  And SOOO EXCITED!!!

At the halfway point, still going strong. 

FINISH!!!  Less ecstatic, more thankful.

Tee shirt, finishing medal, and race bib.

The course map, the marathoners ran it twice!

All in all I’d say it was a good race.  The course wound through residential areas on the cape with periodic stretches along the coast.  It was a beautiful day, perfect for running, and only windy part of the time.  I hit perfect splits at 5 and 10 miles, may have gotten a little ambitious towards the middle, but still managed to finish in my goal time of 3:56!  Thank you to everyone who cheered me on, both near and far.  I got a PR by 20 minutes, and am already planning how to shave another 20 minutes off and qualify for the Boston Marathon.  2015 here I come!