Rolling out of bed this morning I declared we should go running. Until last year, I basically refused to run. I was the kid who attempted to get out of it in P.E. every class. Yup- I was that girl. I would hardly say I was without physical activity since I danced at least 30 hours a week growing up, but sports and sweating without music, groove and steps just seemed useless and silly. And then if you add a flying object to the mix… I was screwed. My eye hand coordination is meant for knives and fire, not balls and random rules. I realize sports are a part of the American lifestyle, but in my perfect world we would all be dancing, creating, building and performing.
Fortunately, as a grown-up I finally get to decide what I want to do and I married a guy who loves art and individual sports as much as I do. I ski. He snowboards. We hike, backpack, rock climb (not much anymore) and basically do whatever individual outdoor sports we have time for.
Last summer, I chatted with a distant relative about Lilly’s Table and in exchange he told me about how he works on Couch to 5K. In the past, anytime I ran I would screw up my knees and be hobbling for a week after. It really made running seem dumb. And painful. But, I did a bit of research on proper running. It is just toes down! Which is exactly how you run in ballet and suddenly it all made sense.
Not long after my conversation, Xerxes and I each grabbed the C2-5K app and hit the trail near our home in Tucson. I was rocking out and ready to sign up for a 5K.
Then I got pregnant.
It was awesome for me and my family! But, not so good for the runner in me. Morning sickness was the beginning of the end.
Now, 10-weeks postpartum, nearly a year from that first run, getting my running shoes on just seemed irresistible. With Xerxes not hurrying to work, there seemed time, finally. I showed him all of the homes of friends and acquaintances who grew up around me and in general we had a lovely time together.
When we got home, my Mom told me a childhood friend was stopping by with just two of her kiddos. She is having her fifth babe September 1st and her other two were at the school we grew up attending together.
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My friend lives on 2 1/2 acres not far from my parents. They have 12 chickens and 4 goats. Our next visit, Xerxes and I hope to go see where she lives. Just talking to her about her 9+ egg per day harvest made me miss having chickens, so much. Xerxes is planning to put a coop in soon. I can’t wait to get new “girls”. 
For dinner, my Mom defrosted and baked a Moussaka that she had made with veggies from the garden she was trying to use up. It is basically, a meat, veggie, tomato sauce covered with a silky, creamy egg custard topping.
I also sliced up some of the cucumbers that have been driving her crazy and tossed them with a homemade dijon dressing, feta and dill. It was a nice pairing for our Greek dinner. Of course, bread and herb butter made another appearance, too.
For dessert, Xerxes and I had small dishes of the Tillamook Cookie Dough Ice Cream and not long after went to bed.
Sweet dreams, sleepy heads!
Lilly