Rain or Shine

This morning I ran the Susan G. Komen competitive 5k as a part of Duke Hospital's team (they signed me up for free!). The race began at Meredith College and we were supposed to park all the way at the RBC center and take a shuttle to the starting line. I only live 2+ miles from Meredith, so I contemplated walking, but my roommate Sarah insisted on driving me because of the required 6:30 am arrival time. The race was fun, and I finished 4th in my age group. Not bad! Afterward I walked around and collected a ton of freebees such as a lunch box, water bottles, pens, bananas, vitamin water, power bars, slap-bracelet reflectors, and go-green grocery bags. After I stocked up on goodies, I went to the Duke Hospital tent to help out. While I was there we took a team photo, and then I headed home. The jog back was extremely tricky due to my heavy bags. People must have thought I was crazy the way I had strapped them across my chest and tried to hurry home-it was hot!

I laid out in the sun with my other roommate Caitlin for a little while, and then headed off to a World Cup party. We didn't stay very long because Caitlin had plans with her sister, Kayla (my other roommate), and Kayla's sister, to go see Beauty and the Beast. I was given the option to tag along, but I really just wanted to chill out. After going to the grocery store, I cooked up dinner and enjoyed a quiet meal on the porch while it drizzled. I will probably go to bed extremely early tonight... I still don't feel like I have caught up from the week. While I am loving living with the girls, it is definitely nice to have a quiet evening every now and then :)