Staycation

*Meant to post this last night*

This morning was nice.  I woke up and didn't go to work.  I enjoy my job most of the time, but I have been burnt out lately.  I'm worried (a little) that because I'm not actually going anywhere for my vacation it won't feel like a real vacation and I'll go back to work still burnt out.  It's not the first time I've had a "staycation" but it's the first time since I had Maddox.

This is where I want to be.

I went running this morning with a friend.  It was a lot of fun.  I always run with music to keep my mind distracted.  Even when Chris and Damian ride their bikes, I still have one headphone in my ear.  So today I was a little worried because I wasn't going to run with music with a friend.  I was surprised at how quickly it went.  We talked the whole way.  At times I thought we were going really fast and I felt like I was dying.  However, when we were done my phone said we were only going about 10 min/mile.  We did 3.6 miles and I hope that we do it again.  Maybe even once a week.

This friend was actually my former pastor.  She had a baby about 22 months ago and decided last fall that she wanted to be a stay at home mom.  I really enjoyed the time with her.  It's very interesting to be friends with your pastor.  I had never had a pastor my age (or a female) so it was cool to connect with her as a friend.  When she was actually my pastor I was a little intimidated by her even though I liked her, it was strange to hang out with her.  I think now that she is not my pastor anymore we could be good friends.  Anyway, we'll see how it works out.  :-)