September 1st

Ah the end of summer.  How awful!  As much as I look forward to fun fall activities, I am always a bit sad when summer comes to an end.  & this summer certainly is going out with a bang!  An East Coast earthquake & a hurricane.

Now we get large storms here in NJ every year, some worse than others, but we don't usually get a direct hit from a hurricane.  I do feel for the people in Vermont, as it seems they were completely blindsided, but overall we here in my section of New Jersey came out of it ok.  A few family members were without power & were evacuated, but honestly could have made it through the storm without leaving home, but we are all ok & that's what matters.

So now starts September & a new season, Fall!  I slacked off A LOT since I came home from San Francisco & my so-so finish at Alcatraz.  Today is the first day of the lottery for next year & although I have no idea if I may be selected again next year, I filled out the form & hit send this morning when the lottery opened.  We shall see what happens.

I started running again this week & actually have a plan in place for the next few weeks.  Although my bike is still in pieces in the box!  I should really get that put back together again.  I really don't know why I am waiting to do that.  The sad part of all of this is that even though I sat down & thought out a running plan, my favorite place to run, the Spring Lake Boardwalk, was almost entirely destroyed by Hurricane Irene.

It's going to be a bit hard to run on this mess.  Lets home FEMA comes through for Monmouth County & we have a new boardwalk in place soon!  Fingers crossed!  Here's to a great Fall.