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Joie De Vivre: Summer 2014 edition

This has been one of the best summers of my life. 2004 was a great summer, also 2006, but I think this has been my favorite summer since! This is especially wonderful since last summer was one of the worst ones ever. Last summer my work was consuming me and making me miserable, on top of the fact I was not coping with turning 30 well. It was a REALLY dark summer. However this summer held so much light and joy. I went back and reread my journal from the summer,  it loved reliving all of these moments. 

May
David Cook acoustic concert
Race for Hope 5K
Sister came to visit
Baltimore/Os game

June
Busch Gardens & Williamsburg trip
Dates galore – including meeting T
QU Alumni Weekend
Jazz in the Garden with T
Kickball League

July
4th of July in Raleigh/Charlotte
Old Rag Hike
Kayaking
Camping with T
David Cook concert
NYC trip – If/Then and Hedwig on Broadway
Hootie Darius Rucker Concert
Triathlon #1
Sand Volleyball League

August
Dewey Beach Trip
My Birthday
Billy Goat Trail Hike with T
Gavin DeGraw/Matt Nathanson/Andrew McMahon Concert
Rock climbing
Kayaking
Old Rag Hike
Nick Thomas Concert
Triathlon #2
Kings Dominion with T

I am also really looking forward to Fall, lots of things on the horizon to look forward to as well. I’m just so happy that I’m so happy. One of my favorite quotes is “It is always the darkest before the dawn.” I pushed through the darkest hours and the light has never felt so good. 

Weekend in Review

Friday

  • 5.5 mile bike ride to Sports Authority to get new nose clips since I somehow lost mine, followed by a 5.5 mile ride back home (found a cute new park in Potomac Yards)
  • 400m Swim
  • Laundry and couch potato status with my roommate

Saturday

  • 9.5 mile hike on the Billy Goat Trail at Great Falls with T
  • Cooked a yummy and healthy dinner for us
  • Snuggles on the couch and watched 6 episodes of “Naked and Afraid” on demand which led to some interesting “what if” conversations 

Sunday

  • Church for the first time in weeks (I literally haven’t been home to go since the end of June)
  • Food prep for the week
  • 2 mile speed run with Freddie
  • 400m Swim
  • Andrew McMahon, Matt Nathanson, Gavin DeGraw concert at Wolf Trap with a whole gaggle of friends. This was somehow my first time seeing Andrew who was stellar. I went in feeling neutral about Matt, but DAYUM does that man put on a show. He won me over for sure, I’m currently listening to him on spotify, debating what to purchase. Gavin played a great show and sounded on point, but he wasn’t super interactive. 

2 truths and a lie

This Weekend….

  • I cried while trying (for 30 minutes) to put my front wheel back on my bike before my test run of the tri course and also cried while riding because the course confused me until I noticed last year’s spray painted markers.
  • I had an amazing time camping with T and another couple. It was fun cooking in the fire pit, playing games, not being attached to technology, and snuggling in a tent.
  • I managed to go hiking and kayaking without bruising myself severely. 

(check my previous post to see which was the lie)