graduvacation

Happy Friday, friends!  I am currently on a plane on my way to Houston to watch my sister graduate from medical school.  Today is going to be a very special day :) followed by a weekend of celebrating and a fantastic week of houseboating with my family in Arkansas! 

what is a silver lining?

silver lining (noun): a sign of hope in an unfortunate or gloomy situation; a bright prospect.

[origin from the proverb: "Every cloud has a silver lining" (1870)]

running recap: week 5

This post is part of an ongoing series to recap my runs as I train for a marathon - you can read more about that here! 

Well, Week 5 didn't quite go as planned.  After my long run from Week 4, I started to really struggle with pain in my left calf muscle.  I tried to push through it for two days, which was not a good idea.  After being unable to walk down the stairs without significant pain, I decided it was time to give my legs (well, really just my left leg) a break.  I'm pretty sure it's my soleus muscle that's causing the problem. 

friday five

Happy (early) Memorial Day!  I am so looking forward to this upcoming three-day weekend.  After that, I have only three days of work and then we're off to Texas for my sister's medical school graduation - and then vacation!  It's going to be a great next couple of weeks. 

I'm linking up here and here with five silver lining moments on this glorious Friday morning!

20 questions

I've had this little blog of mine for almost a year and a half now.  It has been such a joy to share this small space of the internet with you all.  And I figured that after 1.5 years it's about time that I share a little more about me, the girl behind the blog.  So let's delve together into a little game of twenty questions, shall we?

1.  How did you make your first dollar? 
Besides earning an allowance as a kid, my first "real" job was as a lifeguard at our neighborhood pool.  Lifeguarding is the best high school summer job ever - six hour shifts, all day in the sunshine, and a great tan.  These days I steer clear of the sun (boo, skin cancer) so I'm about 400 shades lighter than I was in high school.