10 miles!!!!! :)

I think working New Student Orientation is the best kind of vacation. I'm still getting paid, even if it is less than back home. I'm in Winona, which is awesome in itself. I'm on campus with my friends. I get to help new students see how awesome SMU is. It's pretty easy work too.

Yesterday after church I went for a 10 mile run in the bluffs and around the lake a couple times. It felt amazing! It was such a gorgeous day too! Hot, yes, but I tend to run better in the heat for some reason. I'm so glad I made my summer goal so early in the summer too! It's so weird to think that when I started, I really struggled through one mile. I could barely imagine running for 10 straight minutes, and now I'm at almost an hour and a half of just running. Not just that, but I tend to run up any hill I see. I love knowing I can push myself so hard. :)

After my run, I showered and then we went to the beach. That was fun. :) Then we ordered Erbs&Gerbs for dinner and went to the park until it got dark, and we finished the night off watching Pursuit of Happyness on TV.

We went to the beach again today. :):)

I am already tanner than I've gotten the last few summers! Most of it is from running, but I also got a lot of color from the beach yesterday (and probably today).

The best part about this week is getting away from the 'stress' of Kaja's grad. party. Everyone's freaking out, which I think is unnecessary. It's nice that I can just relax a bit before that last week of preparations so I can be more patient and willing to help out. I want it to turn out okay, but I have no reason to believe it won't anyway. People are just going to be happy to get a chance to see each other, and as long as there's food and alcohol, nobody can really complain, can they?

Anyway. Life is good :)