Hanami in its Natural Habitat

Two more photos from this long and delightful weekend before I head to bed. While we were at the blossoms, G took some pretty amazing photos. He was even kind enough to take some photos of my Hanami shawl in its natural habitat- the cherry blossoms! Last year it was about 35 degrees at the Tidal Basin- even with the wind, it was easily 30 degrees warmer on Saturday.





And they posted our race times. 35'57"!!!! That's a huge improvement over my last time (37'38"). I ran the first mile handily, kept up the pace a bit into the next mile, but walked on the bridge a few times, on either side of the halfway mark. Hopefully the next time I race, I'll be running non-stop the whole way. But what a great improvement! I'm inspired to get back out on the roads and train.

Right now, I'm inspired to go to bed. 10pm isn't that early on race day.

Incredible Weekend

This has been the most amazing weekend I can remember. Quick recap first, then full-blown. With photos, from me and G!

Friday: Caps game
Saturday: Cherry blossom viewing, yoga by the Tidal Basin, brunch in Georgetown
Sunday: Ran my second 5k, the Cherry Blossom 5k Run/Walk. Also? Finished a sweater!

The Caps game was great- and of course I brought that ever-present baby blanket with me. Got at least 5-6 rows done, and the game was enjoyable. Though they were not playing their best... boo.

Saturday was just tons of fun. G and I headed out to get our race packets for Sunday with our friend Kevin. I realized if I went to get the packet I might miss the free yoga class by the Tidal Basin, at the Cherry Blossom Festival stage (in front of the monument!), so I went straight there. Gorgeous morning, but tons of wind. It was my first time doing yoga outside, and it was definitely a yoga adventure! George took some great photos during our class, and my friend Manda was also there and joined up afterwards for some creative photo-taking around the FDR memorial and the blossoms.



We went out for an amazing brunch at Mie N Yu in Georgetown, which was a ton of fun- but no photos up from that yet. Lovely decor... and yummy.

Then finally- today I went out with some folks from my company and G and a bunch of our buddies to the Cherry Blossom Ten Miler and 5k Run/Walk. Guess which I did. But I smashed my personal record for a 5k, and loved every minute of it!



After the race I did some chores around the house- not only is Passover coming, I have a parental visit coming up! But I still managed to finish my sweater while we watched our first Blu-Ray disc, Let the Right One In. Horror movie... sort of. Definitely interesting. The sweater is plain ole great! I definitely need to block it- but it's wearable!