If I were to describe today in two words, I would choose productive and peaceful. I started out the day how I always do, with a good breakfast and a rowdy morning of teaching. Then, I had to work on my monthly student evaluations for my kiddos after lunch. Each evaluation is quite a process to fill out, so I was in there for the majority of my afternoon.
After I painfully finished, Jenna and I went and met up with Amanda and Preston and the crew for a group run and workout in the park. As soon as we started, the rain began to pour. Some were discouraged, but I was absolutely thrilled. This is one of my most favorite things in the world; while I was growing up, I would go running just because it was raining. It's such a great escape for me to clear my mind and just get rid of some of the craziness inside.
After the run, I sat in the middle of the park and just watched the tiny raindrops splash all around me. Everything was so still around that I could literally hear the individual drops hitting the surface of the water. I loved it. At one point while I was sitting there, a police officer came up to me, while he was his under his umbrella of course, and just mumbled something to me after he chuckled. I mean, I would probably laugh if I saw someone sitting by themselves in the rain as well, it's not the most common thing to do.
The rest of the day, I just spent reading my book and admiring the beautiful sunset. We have been lucky enough to see two of these this week, so I'm pretty content with my life right now.
Ah, the rain runner. Your experience seems to be running the entire spectrum from extreme excitement, panic (getting lost on a scooter), and complete serenity. This sounds like the greatest adventure.
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