things of note.

while my weekend was not as great as Erika's (of whose weekend i am envious), it was a pretty decent weekend with two notable occurrences.

First, as i have before mentioned, i have been running a lot lately, and while i have a natural propensity toward athleticism, i certainly am not a natural runner. Because of this, i was pretty proud of myself when i was finally able to run a full mile (without stopping). In all my life i have never really been able to do that. My ultimate goal is to be able to run a 5k straight through. i still have a long way to go, but because i have been running everyday, i have improved more quickly than i thought i would be able to. Yesterday while i was running on the treadmill, i pushed myself to run 2 miles. 2 miles! That is just crazy to me. Now, that might not seem like a lot to you, and it is probably true that you could keep up with me if you were walking, but you can't take away how excited i was about that. Now i can't go back to just running one mile. Today at the park i did a mile and a half with Jude, now i just have to get him on board. i think he has gotten a little lazy.

The second exciting thing that i did this weekend was see my wonderful friend Monica. She took me to a magical heaven called The Container Store. i wandered, awe-struck down each glorious aisle, gazing at the neat rows of boxes, hangers, shelves, and hooks. i delighted in each sample closet, each tool shed example, each novel idea for organization. Everything is straight, everything is organized, everything is put where it belongs, and for a minute, i can pretend like life can do the same.

"forgetting was lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, i press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus" Philippians 3:13-14