7 Things

Happy Monday! I am FINALLY done with school and just have one more ‘big test’ left until I can officially put those two-little-letters (RN) after my name -> our Nursing Board exam. I’m still waiting for my school to send in the necessary paperwork for me to sign-up to take my exam, but I’ve started studying (& purchased a million different study programs too… ha). Hoping to take it sometime at the beginning of October!

It feels so relieving to not have to study/ do work/ be on a million zoom calls/ commute everywhere every day now. I can’t remember the last time I’ve been this relaxed?!? Also- I think staying at a family friends cabin this past weekend helped a whole lot 💕

We also bought hot cocoas from Dunkin before heading to the lake & that was 1000% the best decision 🙌🏻It was chilly this weekend, but with a warm drink and some warm blankets -> it was really nice.

I was also reminded this weekend that running in the rain is still my favorite thing. I’ll take untangling my hair from a rainy braid anyday over a sweaty ponytail.

Also started planning for our Mini-moon at the end of September to Acadia (!!) and am so excited. We booked a cute little Air BnB right in the park (yay for cooking our own food & sleeping in a nice bed) and will definitely be taking our road bikes. Anyone have any good Acadia suggestions for us? I’ve been once and Alex hasn’t been at all.

Some of you probably saw, but we lost our sweet Stella last weekend. It’s still been really hard to remember she isn’t with us (I keep thinking that it was just a dream), but she lived a very full and spoiled 12 years. I think the cats are missing her too. Woke up to Brady laying on one of her old beds the other morning.

Don’t mind our rug - this is certainly a well-loved Animal playplace around here 😅It’s started to get down into the 40s here at night and those morning runs are feeling pretty GREAT now 🤩I’ve been running less (4 times a week), but biking (2 times a week) & strength training/yoga (5 times a week) more and have had my fastest times on the track yet. Excited to continue to train with our Brooks Run Happy Team for the Twin Cities in Motion 5k! The virtual race will take place the first weekend of October.

Loving that the sunrise is a bit later these days, so we can see it. We got up early Sunday morning to watch the sunrise & it was so peaceful. Definitely putting owning a lake house on my bucket list.

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—Ocean, lake, or Mountain Views?

-Starting to feel like Fall where you are?

-Running in the rain- yay or nay?