So, somehow I let another whole month go by without blogging! This year has started to fly by so fast, that I can't believe it's May already-- much less that May is nearly over! As has been the trend this year, it was a packed (and wonderful) month.
[photo taken on one of my walks during the retreat,
not in sepia, just another awesome sunset]
It started with a 3 day Silent Retreat (well, really 2 full days and 2 half days), at a retreat center just north of the city. It was so good and so rejuvenating to take the time to be quiet and contemplative. Even though we do a lot of regular reflection as a house, there is something so different about taking days away from the chaos of life as usual to focus inward. I spent a lot of time reading, sleeping, walking through the desert (the retreat center was right on the edge of Saguaro National Park), and listening.
Also- the cacti are blooming (and I'm obsessed with them)! Okay, so really I love all flowers, but there is something so awe-some about the cacti flowers... maybe it's the dusty desert that makes them stand out more? Or the fact that something so delicate can grow off of something so prickly? Regardless, they allow me to kind of make pretend we have spring and so I am grateful
In other news-- Casa Nacho has continued on the making from scratch binge and we've had some more great food! Below, is a picture of the garlic naan I've made twice now. My favorite part of this recipe is that garlic is not only kneaded into the dough but also sauted with the butter that is brushed on top, making for a deliciously garlicky contribution to whatever Indian dish we eat it with :)
This past month, with the encouragement of my wonderful housemates, I started running again! On May 1st Jen, Kaitlyn and I ran in Tucson's Cinco de Mayo 10 K and when I realized I could do that, I decided to train for a half marathon. [Background: Kaitlyn is currently training for a full marathon and Jen for a half... and I guess their enthusiasm is kind of contagious!] The first weekend in June we'll be roadtripping out to San Diego for their Rock 'n' Roll 1/2 and full race. Since I waited so long to decide if I was up to running, I decided not to register, but just to run here in Tucson.
Thursday nights we started doing house runs, all four of us! This past Thursday we were all kind of a wreck (well, really, us as a wreck may have begun on Monday when we made a late night trip for ice cream, then spontaneously decided to rent Harry Potter on Tuesday, and just continued from there to make really enjoyably indulgent decisions...), but wanted to run anyway. So we did. And while we ran, we sang out loud (who needs ipods when they have housemates?)-- everything from Elephant Love Medley (Moulin Rouge) to Cee lo Green and Beatles. Running, singing, dancing, channeling Phoebe, and laughing we somehow made it to the University and back!
Then, Saturday-- Kaitlyn, Jen and I did our long run, and I decided, instead of waiting any longer, to do my own half marathon then! After we did the 10 that the training calls for, Kaitlyn finished off the last 3.1 with me! So while we may not have been raptured, I still count it as a damn good day :)
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