Today I'm tired. Not that this is unusual or anything b/c sometimes i feel like I'm always tired. Though I do think it is mostly connected to work. If I'm at work, then *shock & amazement*, I'm tired. It is gorgeous outside though.... blue skies, just wisps of clouds, sunshine. I'm totally a sunshine girl. I need a certain amount of sunshine per day to be able to survive. It amazes me how on day two of a rainy week, my mood just drops to the pit of the ocean.... and stays there til the sun comes back out.

I started running. Not any great feats or anything, but just 20 minutes or so every other day. I found this training program online... some kind of schedule that starts you off from never have run to being able to run a 5k in like 6 weeks. I don't know if I'll get there, but I do think I've improved some over the past couple of weeks. So far, I've run 7 times... the first three times, I ran for 1 minute, walked for 90 seconds, for 20 minutes. The next 3 times, I ran 90 seconds, walked 1 minute for 20 minutes. Now I'm running 90 seconds, walking 90 seconds, running 3 minutes, walking 3 minutes & then repeat. Two more times of that, then it gets harder. My boyfriend has been running with me most of the time... which is nice added motivation to actually run stick with this program.

This weekend, about 20 of us are going whitewater rafting in WV on the New River. I'm excited. We went to this same place last year... and had a blast! I hope this year will be as much fun. My little brother is coming with us.. .as well as one of my boyfriend's brothers. Both of his brothers were supposed to come with us, but one of them forgot to ask for the time off of work, so won't be able to make it now. I'm actually a little relieved as he tends to hold me responsible for whether or not he has fun on things that I invite him to. I don't like being responsible for someone else having fun.... it bugs me. But oh well. He's a great guy & has a great sense of humor and all that... so sometimes it is a blast to hang out with him... but if he's not having fun, then I feel guilty for even putting the invitation out there. Anyway.... the place we are going has a jacuzzi and a pool... and right now, while I sit at my desk on my exercise ball (which I use instead of a chair these days), I'm lusting after that jacuzzi.

Tonight, I have a weight-lifting class and then small group. We have been studying Mere Christianity for awhile now... hopefully we are almost done with it. I'm a bit Mere Christianity'd out.

I think I haven't been getting enough time by myself lately. I'm starting to feel antsy and annoyed with groups all the time. If the group is bigger than four, seems annoying to me. Lovely... I think... I'm saying this right as I get to go on a weekend trip with a group of 20! LOL. Oh well, hopefully most of the time I'll be able to focus in on a couple of people....

I want to buy new perfume. I haven't gotten a chance yet to go look for new scents though. Any suggestions? I like light & clean smelling stuff... .maybe a little fruity, but not too flowery or "perfumey" smelling. I currently wear Dolce & Gabbana "Feminine" and Ralph Lauren "Ralph". I used to wear Clinique "Happy".