Give me a few minutes and I will change.
This morning was fantastic! Over six and a half miles; that's half of a half marathon! I felt wonderful after the run (legs are still a little tired almost six hours later...). New shoes totally made the difference; my legs weren't nearly as fatigued as they have been and my feet didn't hurt! Even though they were wet due to a slight misjudge and wrong turn I was still comfortable. What made the run even better?
The freaky, jacked up Oregon weather! It was raining when we got to Lake O, drizzling when we left the truck, rain some more, then about mile two it was starting to get a lot of chunk factor (that's to say there were some flakes involved... In fact as I type this there is some chunky precipitation falling from the clouds), and then between miles three and four the freaking sun came out! The sun was with us up until about the last half mile or so.
All in all, we had a great run!
Last night I ordered some compression sleeves for my calves. Combined with the new shoes I should be invincible! Okay, not so much. Ideally, though, the two things combined should make my post run recovery even faster, and the running itself better.
Since we were already in the area, after the run we drove by the place we were lusting after... Note the past tense... Yea, it's a no Jim. We might as well rent an apartment. The hill to get up to the place was insane. If there was any, and I mean ANY ice we wouldn't be able to go out. The parking area was meh, and it just was not what I expected based on the photos. It is a most certainly no to that place. Which is kind of nice. Now I won't be sad when it's gone... After driving up there I don't think I would want to live in that area at all honestly.
We have come to the understanding that if it gets close to the wire and we are not finding houses within the price range we are looking for we will consider apartments. But, dammit, if we are going to live in an apartment I will not pay over eight to nine hundred dollars per month, and I want it to include water, sewer, garbage, and the inevitable pet rent... If it comes down to an apartment, so be it. All the faster we can pay off our debt and do the stuff we want to. I am not giving up on the hopes of an affordable house / townhouse / duplex, but I am trying to keep an open mind to the other option.
I have a almost a full load of stuff to go to Goodwill. Four bags of clothes (along with some accessories), a box of random kitchen crap, a box of old work out gear (I should throw in the DVDs, running is my thing now!), a box of random crap, and a couple of space heaters. I need Collin to go through his clothes, and all of his shit in the nerd domicile... I swear, I have no idea where all that stuff comes from...
Now it's sunny again. Collin thought I was having a Liz Lemon moment... There is a plastic bag in the tree outside our neighbors place... He couldn't see it at first and thought I was imagining it... Ass.
Hot Chocolate.
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