to the shore.

Well. Today started with me running to my church. It's only 4 miles but the last 1.5(ish) was on a two lane road so most of the time I was running on uneven ground. So it wasn't very comfortable. Lauren was there learning the ins and outs of assisting a children's ministry director (her new job) so I decided I would just run there and then she could take me home when she got done. I have only logged 10 miles this week and this summer. I need to be more serious but it's hard not having a running buddy who's there whenever you're ready to run. I don't know what I'll do tomorrow, I want to ride my bike but I also want to log miles. Ehh.... we'll just see how everything works out. It's hard running in the afternoon when it's humid so I either have to go in the early, early morning or sometime in the evening.

After we got home Lauren and I changed into our swim suits and we sailed away to the beach, to do some reading and snoozing. I started Pride and Prejudice. I was a little distracted by my surroundings though. There were little babies following their mommas. People flying kites. Footballs were thrown. It was a very nice day.

Oh! We also saw the space shuttle lift off. This trip is Atlantis' last flight. My dad informed me that this should be something special for Lauren because not only did she get to witness Atlantis' last flight but also it's first... whenever that was. Oh, Papa, he is so sentimental, he really makes things like this special for us. Lauren and I always talk about how we feel so informed of things like shuttle launches because of our dear, old dad. Did you know that while the typical child's father reads them Goodnight Moon or If You Feed A Mouse A Cookie? Not Bill. No, he read Lauren and I airplane manuals and car manuals. Some could say that we knew how to change the oil in that Escort we grew up with by the age of 3. Yes. Not many people have a dad like ours. I like him, I'm glad he's mine.

Here are some pictures documenting the day.


To the beach we go!


Oh, hello.


Nalgene goes to the beach. Coldplay made an appearance.