Life can be difficult sometimes

but it is worth it. Often I feel a little too emotional and stressed from how things are going but I have to trust that there is a plan and I am just need to appreciate what I have while I enjoy life.

Today was the rehearsal dinner for Kristen's wedding. It was a lot of fun and dinner was delicious! Tomorrow is the bachelorette party which should also be fun! Now I am off for a run so I will see you all on Sunday!

24 September 2014

The Jog

Jogging through the park the stars twinkle down upon us. Breathing in and out, we cruise along the lake pounding the pavement where roly polies avoid us giants. The cool air kissed our damp skin and our lungs worked hard to pump us to our goal. We pass by families of bunnies and avoid the enormous spiders that scamper along the path. Our legs grow tired but our end is just in sight so we push through the pain and urge our legs to go faster. Bugs buzzing around we focus on or feet. Left, right, left, right, moving towards an end that is so close but feels so far. With a final burst we reach our end and take a moment to take in our effort. Breathing hard and smiling at our accomplishment, the lake looks like glass as if the night sky is admiring it's own reflection. The air is cold but our bodies are warm. The groundhogs sleep and the racoons rouse for night time trash adventures but we just stand and admire the beauty of a quiet lake in the middle of a busy suburb. A lovely evening run in a serene Colorado city at the heart of the foothills.

25 September 2014

Gloria

Gloria loved her rose bushes. They were her greatest accomplishment. Everyday she tended to her roses, watering them, pruning them, feeding them and even talking sweetly to them. They were the most beautiful roses in all of the city, possibly even the whole world. Each year she dreamed of her roses being even more beautiful than the year before. The winter came and went and Gloria got ready to prune her new rose bushes for the season. She inspected her roses and nothing was growing, not even thorns or leaves. Each day she looked for life in her roses but each day it never showed any signs. The whole spring came and went as did summer. Gloria's roses never came back and her world was crushed. Every night she wept for what she no longer had. She missed her roses and never understood why they never grew back.