Springing into...Spring!

Hey guys! I'm really sorry i haven't posted in ages and ages...there was the adnoids, and then I got the stomach flu, and so I was buried in make-up work and homework. Plus track turnouts. But it's Spring Break (rejoice!) and so now I have time to do stuff! It's a very weird concept, having time... :)

Speaking of track, I had my first meet on Wednesdsay. I ran the 800, and my time was 3 minutes, 9 seconds, which isn't bad...that's a PR (personal record) for me! Not to mention that by the time we ran at 6 pm, there was standing water on the track, it was raining so hard we could barely see, and we'd been standing in the cold for about 4 hours. Not the funnest experience of my life. I'm hoping the next one's a bit warmer.

And we even have sun today! I am thrilled. My mom is outside gardening...making up for all the rain we've had. Our garden is beginning to bloom! It's beautiful. Observe:


Isn't it wonderful? I'm loving the sun and the flowers...and just spring. It's my favorite season!

Tired Legs and Greek Gods

My legs are about to fall off...but I feel really good. This week was the first week of track turnout, so I've been running for atleast an hour everyday, yesterday I had a soccer game, and then today I went with our next door neighbors to the Western Rec Center. We ran, swam, spun, climbed, and attempted to shoot baskets. Attempted being the important word in that sentence when in relation to me.


But I was really proud of the fact that I made it to the top of the wall when we rock climbed, since I'm terrified of heights.

That's a picture my next door neighbor took on her iPhone, and emailed to me. Nifty things, those iPhones!


And I have another book recomendation. (I know, suprise, suprise...when do I read?) Battle of the Labyrinth, by Rick Riordan. It's the 4th book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. It's a mix of Greek mythology, action, mystery, and realistic fiction, and definetly a worthwhile read. The characters are very real (even the centaurs and cyclops's) and the dialog and plot are well thought out. If that sounds like a good read, you can pick up the first book in the series, The Lightning Thief.


And it snowed again today. While it was sunny. Crazy, right?