Let me be the first to congratulate Mother Nature on the absolute bang up of a job she’s done these past couple of weeks. Typically, July/August in Virginia involves stifling temperatures and humidity so thick it’ll fog your glasses. But as of late, we’ve had, dare I say, pleasant weather! And for a runner who’s used to near-dehydration during the summer due to heat, let me just declare my absolute thanks.

This weekend was a whirlwind- my mom’s side of the family had a reunion down in Williamsburg, so we spent a total of 9 hours on the road on Saturday. We forgot to take August beach traffic on 95 into account when we decided to drive up and back in one day… not the wisest move. But I got to see my grandparents, so it was totally worth it!

As always, lessons learned/things that transpired over the past week:

• I think I’m going to quit marathon training- I found this new regimen called Prancercise and it’s pretty much the same thing. But please, don’t take my word for it- look here for yourself. 
• Am I the only person who takes my GPS’s “estimated arrival time” as a challenge? It’s a little game I like to call “Beat The Garmin.” It goes like this: “An ETA of 8:17? Challenge accepted. I’ll make it by 8:13 at the latest.”
• My dad is still 16 at heart. After getting cabin fever from being in the car all day, we pulled up to a red light at a crowded intersection and decided it was high time for a Chinese Fire Drill.
• In other news, I FINALLY figured out how to watch Instagram videos! Turns out I hadn’t updated anything on my iPhone since April… whoops.

These chillier mornings and cooler nights have got me thinking about all things autumn, so here’s a photo from last year’s corn maze expedition! I’m not one to wish away the rest of summer (because I LOVE summer), but dangit if I’m not excited for apple cider and sweaters.

Happy Monday!