Lemon loaf & Bon anniversaire!

Thanks for all the well wishes for CB. He seems back to normal and a little drowsy from the meds. I think I was more affected by everything than he was.


The Starbucks lemon loaf is as delicious as Christi @ pedestrian runner made it sound. Yum!


Bon anniversaire!

I'm going to Montreal, Quebec tomorrow to celebrate my birthday. I've never been. Anything that is a must see or do there? I will try poutine and a bagel there and hit up the "brutopia" for some birthday brew. I plan to walk around a lot and go for a few runs. (and visit the luluemon and lole stores)

What's cool to do while visiting our frenchy neighbor to the north?

-Xaar

Review of the weekend

Our extended weekend was comprised of a nice jog/walk and a photo shoot :)








Didn't get my long run in because of an emergency trip to the vet that lasted 3+ hours. CB got a UTI and is on meds now and is doing well.

Did a 6 mile run yesterday at 8:40 pace and felt great. Looking forward to a nice long run this weekend.



-Xaar

Last night

I ran 6 miles averaging sub 9 min miles. Yay!

Then this happened..,








And then...
Hail and rain with 80mph winds (according to the weather advisory)



(found them on my balcony. I'm sure they were bigger before impact)

And the highlight of the night:::


Yes, that's a lightning bolt as seen from my balcony.Chicago weather is CRAZY! It's nights like these when I'm extremely happy I don't have a TV. Standing on my balcony tonight watching/ photographing the wild storm trumps anything on TV.


What are your weekend plans?

-I'm hoping for a double digit run Saturday morning pain free. then I plan to relax the rest of the time and run more.

Happy Independence day!

-Xaar