Swirling Thoughts

1. Yoga is infiltrating my life. I was at Subway yesterday waiting to order my sandwich and I noticed that I was standing differently. My feet and legs were together and I was standing up straight. Keeping your insteps and your calves together in yoga keeps you rooted to the earth. This is one of the opening poses in practice and here I was doing it in Subway. waiting for my 6 inch veggie sandwich.

2. T and I have DVR'd and obsessively watched The Civil War by Ken Burns. This planted a road trip idea in our minds. We're going to spend some time in DC this summer and road trip to Manassas, Appomattox, and Gettysburg.

3. Because of number 2, I emailed Senator Gillibrand for permission to tour The White House. I also checked the boxes for the US Capitol, National Archives, Library of Congress, Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and The Supreme Court. Go big or go home right? :)

4. We are home this weekend, enjoying the last weekend of freedom together before the madness of summer (er, late spring?) begins.

5. I have two surprises that I'm working on for T's 35th birthday this May! I'm having a hard time keeping them under wraps but so far so good. I guess by writing that, I'm testing whether or not he really reads this as much as he claims. :)

6. When I first found out about our loss, I was online obsessively. I never wrote much about it publicly in any social media outlets, except the blog but I desperately needed to feel connected to the world and all of my people. But lately, I've stayed away. I've tried to spend more of my time at home just being with my husband. Reading great books. Taking my time with workouts. As much as FB has helped me stay connected with my loved ones far away, I think it became too much of a substitute for really staying in touch. And lets face it, what have I had to brag about lately? And on a selfish note, I don't think I could have seen one more pregnancy announcement. It hurts too much.

7. My BFF is running the Susan G Komen half marathon this November in AZ. I decided to meet her there and at least run the 5k event. I'm still contemplating the half. November is far enough away not to be too scary. Happy weekend!