Things that Make Me Smile

1) This is me blond. Apparently it's hard to go true blond when you have no color in your dark hair. Mostly it just looks like I've been outside a lot (some difference from my winter color) and looks most blond when it's curly and you can see the highlights. I think it would be good for me to shake myself out of what I'm accustomed to more often than I do.

2) My first road bike, complete with shoes that you clip in with. I rode 4 days in a row this week and day 4 was the first day I didn't fall over.

 ...So there have been a lot of first-road-bike bruises:

Talk about getting out of my comfort zone. I have an annoying trait of not dealing with frustration very gracefully (as in, when I don't get something on the first 1-2 tries, I get so irritated at myself). Biking has brought that out for me, so it's a good chance to try to keep that under control and shake it off. I admire people who hardly get frustrated at anything-- I think it usually holds you back from being good anyway.

3) Spontaneous trip to Duck Beach, NC! The week before Memorial Day, I was in DC for my friends' wedding reception. While there, I met some really fun people who thought they could find me a spot in the house they were renting. So I returned to DC the next weekend and drove down to the OuterBanks with them. We played hard and had a blast! It was so nice to meet new people and just get away.

4) New favorite workout song:
Titanium  "Shoot me down, but I won't fall. I am titanium."

These are a few of my favorite things. :)