I feel like my life outside of school has been on hold for the past two weeks and will continue to be for one week more. Spring break, I have never been so excited for your arrival. The season of spring is also sneaking nearer, producing tantalizing tastes here and there of the good things to come. Last week I was almost blown off my bike by a breeze that smelled of warm earth, fresh green things, and sunshine. Crocuses and daffodils are popping up everywhere, and yesterday I saw the first cherry tree beginning to blush. Even the indoor plants are getting the memo; I had no idea kalanchoes could bloom. At some point very soon I'll have to take a break from muscles and the intricacies of the nervous system to read that gardening book I got for Christmas.
Right as I've finished lauding all the glories of this fair season, in true Oregon fashion the clouds have blown back in and rain is pouring from the gray sky. Just in time for a jog. In order to maintain motivation for such a toilsome activity I've signed up for the Crater Lake Rim Run. Come August 13th, if you've got nothing to do, you should come down to scenic Crater Lake National Park and watch me run 13 miles around the crater's rim. It'll be a blast. Other exciting plans in the works are a trip to the Tetons in mid June for a wedding and some adventuring, a voyage back east to West Virginia over the 4th of July for Carl's family reunion, and the arrival of Carl's college friends next week, just in time for the debut of his second batch of homebrew. Life is good, if a little wet at the moment.
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