Senior Year

Tuesday was the first day of school. Senior year, and so it begins, the last of the firsts... I'm not crying, you're crying... 😉😊💖

Also got Sam's senior photos back and they're lovely 😍 Kadence did a great job. 

After Sam left for school, I headed into work and reminded myself that I need to take school traffic into account again in the mornings 😉😂 Ryan and I got out for a walk after work and before dinner. (2.6 miles walked)

Wednesday was a run on the cart paths at 6:15 am. Very gooey out. (6.0 miles)

Thursday was a 5:00 pm run down to Topsham Crossing back. Muggy. (I see a theme here...) (6.0 miles)

Friday, I got out all the errands done before my 11:00 work call, then did some more work and finally got out at 4:00 pm for a run down to the river and back. Nice out, if a bit warm. Love all the cotton sedge in the Heath. (6.0 miles)

And out back, the four fox kits are growing up fast. And are still oh so cute 💗🦊

Saturday was an afternoon run on the powerlines. Lovey out. (10.0 miles)

Sunday, I got out early for a wander on the roads and trails around town. Bright, breezy and so lovely to have cooler temps! (12.0 miles)

Then after lunch, Kristen and Cutter picked us up and we headed downtown to Moderation for a few hours, chatting and catching up. And since we were hungry, we met Sam over at Flight Deck for an early dinner of pizza. A fun afternoon! 🍻

Monday was the Labor Day holiday. Unfortunately, all three of us had work to do so it was a pretty boring day of sittig at the computer and catching up! We did have a nice dinner at Mom and Dad's though to wrap up the long weekend.

Tuesday was a long day at work - 5:30 pm meetings are crap 😂😜😑 - so I got up and out for a walk before the work day just to get a bit of movement. (2.0 miles walked)

Wednesday was a 6:00 am run on the cart path. Pretty sky. (6.0 miles)

Thurday was a 4:45 pm run down to the river and around. Summer still lingers - it was a warm September afternoon. (6.0 miles) 

Friday was much of the same, a 4:00 pm run down to the river again. Lovely out but I was dragging 😜 (6.0 miles)

Then Ryan and I met up with Nate and Shannon for dinner at Paolo's. It was great to see them and have a chance to catch up! 

Saturday was an early afternoon wander with a mix of road, Cathance singletrack and some powerlines. Really lovely afternoon but I was really low energy. Stopped and talked to a mom and two small kiddos down by the river and the little girl gifted me an acorn to put in my pocket to bring home to give to the squirrels 😂 Also walked for a few minutes with Ryan who was out golfing. (9.1 miles)

Sunday, I was up and out at 7:00 am for a run on the Topsham Crossing lollypop. Humid with spitting rain. One deer, five turkeys. (6.0 miles)

Then it was off to Bradbury to volunteer at Snowman's aid station for the morning. Always fun to catch up with friends and cheer on the runners as they came through, even if it was a rather dreary, wet day for it. And as the tent got more and more saturated and things got wetter and wetter, we had the chance to see how M&Ms react 😝😉😂

End of Summer

The last few weeks of August were busy.

Tuesday, I worked half a day from work, spending the rest of the day doing a few errands and after a bit of a gray, dreary morning, the afternoon was nice so I got out for a quick mid-afternoon walk around the school block (2.0 miles walked) before Sam and I headed down to Scarborough for her senior pictures. 

After getting stuck in traffic, we met the photographer at Fuller Farm before heading to Ferry Beach for the rest of the shoot. Both were really pretty spots! It really was a lovely evening, and the photographer did a great job of keepings things relaxed. I tried to stay out of the way as much as I could, but did sneak in some of my own photos - can't believe it's senior picture time!

Wednesday, I had a meeting in town at 11:00 so I worked at home before that and snuck out a bit before 9:00 for a run on the Topsham Crossing lollypop. Low energy. (6.0 miles)

Sam was working the late shift at the Y but I met up with Mom, Dad and Kristen for pizza and a beer at Flight Deck as they were doing a fundraiser for work that evening. Yum!

Thursday was a late afternoon wander after work on the roads and along the edge of the Heath. Air was heavy and still. (6.0 miles)

Friday, I was up and out a little before 8:00 am for another run on the Topsham Crossing lollypop route. Nice, breezy morning. The viburnum is turning a lovely blush color out on the powerlines. (6.0 miles)

Then it was off to get a massage from Lauren and home for an 11:00 work call before getting some of my errands done after lunch. 

Saturday I got out for a run along the powerlines a bit before 9:00 am. Nice morning if a bit humid. All the late summer asters and turtleheads are out. Still some blackberries to snack on. (10.0 miles)

Sunday morning, I headed out around 9:00 for a run down to the river and out and around town. Very heavy out, with a mist in the air and a whole lot of sweat going on! 💦😂 (12.0 miles)

Once I got back from my run and Sam got back from her in-service training up at the Y and we all had some lunch, Kristen and Cutter picked us up and we headed down to Yarmouth to hang out with the extended Raymond clan for the afternoon as Lillie was in town for a quick visit for a friend's wedding. Great to see her!

Monday was a walk around the school block after work with Ryan. (2.6 miles walked)

Wednesday I decided to pick up poke for dinner, so I brought my running clothes to work and went for a run on the bike path before grabbing dinner and heading home. Pretty afternoon, and I took the opportunity to take a few of the new side trails they've put in along the bike path. Unfortunately most of them are little-used and were a bit too overgrown to be enjoyable, but still fun to do a bit of exploration. (6.0 miles)

Thurday, Sam was up before the sun rose, which is not the typical (!!), as she was headed out to Stover's Point for Senior Sunrise 💗🌅 So cute!

As for me, it was a 4:00 pm run down to the river and back after work. Muggy out. Definitely late summer feels out on the powerlines with the aster, goldenrod and viburnum berries turning blushy pink. (6.0 miles)

Fridays have devolved into much more of a work day than in the past, and I'm always trying to get a few things crossed off the errands list too, so I didn't get out to run until 3:30 pm. Ran on the Topsham Crossing lollypop. Ladies tresses in bloom in the dip in the powerlines! (6.0 miles)

Then after a quick shower, Ryan and I headed into town for dinner at Enoteca. Dinner, as always, was delish, and always fun to finish up with a coffee martini and green cake 🍰🍸

Saturday was an afternoon run on the powerlines after getting some work and housework done in the morning. Oh yes, and picking up the first of the season pumpkin donuts from Frosty's too! 😋🍩 Nice bright and breezy out. Felt good in the shade but the sun is still warm. Then it was over to Mom and Dad's for dinner to wrap up the day. (8.1 miles)

Not feeling the best on Sunday morning, so ended up with just a short jaunt down to the river and back before spending the rest of the day reading and getting some work done on the couch. (6.3 miles)

And with that, August and summer are almost over! 

Here are the August stats:

151.31 miles run
16.2 miles walked
0 miles xc skiied
2x weights

YTD:

1,226.4 miles run
84.0 miles walked
4.22 miles xc skiied
24x weights