5ks and laundry (exciting, isn’t it? lol)

its been an eventful week.  ran in my 1st 5k last weekend in the tunnel to towers race. which is in honor of firefighter steven siller and the 342 who lost their lives in 9/11.  it was pouring rain and cold for most of the day, but that didn’t seem to dampen anyone’s spirits.  was amazing to see all the firefighters in the dress uniforms holding the banners with images of those lost on 9/11.  i wish i could have gone back and walked through it so i could see all of them.  was quite sad and beautiful at the same time.  running the race has gotten me interested in running some others.  having that set race date seems to help keep the motivation going at the gym and with running.  after working 5 shifts in 3 days i was looking forward to sleeping in.  guess not.  woke up way too early this morning and don’t know why. 530am apparently seemed like a good time to get up, shower, and go do my laundry.  i really can’t complain though.  an empty laundromat, cozy with the heat of the dryers and the smell of frabric softener, along with a strong cup of coffee wasn’t a bad way to start the day.  now i have to figure out the rest of my day.  the ‘to do’ list of chores and cleaning will wait until tomorrow since it is suppsed or start raining later tonight.  thinking a hike and maybe getting a pumpkin or two is in order.  something to kick off the fall season with.    had more to write but i kinda lost direction… need to turn the blackberry off when im blogging.  oh well.  i’ll be back later if it comes to mind.