onepinkfuzzy: Running for the last time...

....as a 28-year-old.

Just as in last year's pre-birthday post, I am commemorating my year of 28 with a ritual started as a child. Everything I do today, I do for the last time....as a 28-year-old. And tomorrow? Everything I do, I do for the first time....as a 29-year-old. Yes, corny, but I love it. It's a great way to say goodbye to last year and hello to this year.

After last night's most awesome birthday gift ever - a trip to Phoenix to eat at In-and-Out Burger and see The Killers with Kiera - I slept in this morning. I contemplated whether or not I wanted to run. Then I thought, I'm a runner. I'm going for a run.

Along with my running gear, I donned the birthday gift I bought myself this year: an orange, onepinkfuzzy-engraved iPod shuffle. I headed out the door for a 3.3-mile run. The weather was perfect - cool and breezy - the music was awesome, the breathing was great, the run felt fantastic. I felt like a runner. Like I run regularly. Finally. I'm getting it back.

(I did have an interesting run on Monday night - my home computer is at the shop, so I have no computer access, and I had lost John's number (Tuesday morning running partner) and he hadn't responded to my e-mail asking if we were still on for 5 am, so I decided that after yoga I would run to Johnny's to use his computer. Two beautiful miles at sunset on back roads turned into scary miles when I realized it was dark and there were no streetlights where I running. I had my headlamp and pepper spray and made it safe and sound. Checked my e-mail - sure enough, John had canceled. Then headed back out to go home. This time I decided to take a more major thoroghfare, so I had more light and I felt much safer. It was a little scary, but ultimately, I'm glad I fit a run in, and besides, it was fun!)

My birthday weekend is shaping up to be a blast: Tomorrow I'll be heading out for a birthday run with Paki, followed by birthday coffee at Starbucks with Ash and Johnny. Lunch will be a pizza lunch (from Magpie's, mmm....) at work, and tomorrow evening I'm heading out with C - no destination chosen yet. Saturday will be sleeping in, followed by reading at the park and then dinner with my mom. A favorite local band is playing at a coffeeshop that night, and Sunday morning is 9 miles with Kiera. Yay!

Comments

I'm very jealous that you got to see the Killers. They're so awesome.

Happy Birthday!

Posted by: Donald | April 12, 2007 02:04 PM

Yay!! What a fun birthday week and weekend! Happy birthday tomorrow!! :)

Posted by: Jessica | April 12, 2007 02:35 PM

Happy birthday, baby-doll!!! I thought for a week now that I need to email and ask when is it coming, and I kept forgetting, and here you are! 29 is a pretty cool year, trust me, I know, I've been there:) May your run through the life be a little adventerous, but not scary ever!
What's for a present in 2 weeks?

Posted by: olga | April 12, 2007 03:08 PM

Happy Birthday...I just put Sam's Town on my Ipod. I think they'd be great to see in concert!

Posted by: ff_jeff | April 12, 2007 03:36 PM

Posted by: ff_jeff | April 12, 2007 03:38 PM

"Then I thought, I'm a runner. I'm going for a run." I love that.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Posted by: Juls | April 12, 2007 03:59 PM

Happy Birthday Angie!! Oooh - your last year in your 20's . . .

Posted by: D | April 12, 2007 05:17 PM

Happy Birthday Angie!

Posted by: backofpack58@yahoo.com | April 12, 2007 07:32 PM

Happy Birthday! Sounds like you have wonderful plans, enjoy!