Something new: virtual coffee date

I'm going to start something new. I'm going to try a weekly segment in which we have a virtual coffee date. It goes like this:

If we were having coffee today I would tell you that I had a wonderful weekend.

I spent a great amount of time on Saturday shopping with my wonderful sister-in-law Jessica. She's sort of a fashionista and I am NOT so I greatly appreciated her coming with me. What I'm most excited about is my new jeans shirt which I have been wanting for months.

I would tell you that I also had an amazing 12 mile run with Jessica on Sunday. I love running in the rain and this weekend was marvelous weather for it.

I would tell you that I am nervous for the Tough Mudder this next Sunday. Most of my nerves center on the water obstacles as that's where I feel most out of place. However, I like to think that I am smart enough not to put myself in a situation where I could be seriously injured. So hopefully a week from now I'll be telling you about what a great experience the Tough Mudder was.

I would tell you how blessed I am to live here and how I'm reminded of that every time I make it down to the beach for a sunset.

Finally, I would tell you that I am beginning to embrace the fall season. This weekend and made white chicken chili and I found myself wanting to go pick apples.

So there you have it. Hopefully this new segment on the blog goes well and is appreciated by all of my thousands of readers. I may even include some periodic pictures from my life. :-)