Greetings! I am back in the office after a successful trip to Mexico. I also brought back a wonderful stomach virus as a souvenir. It was an interesting few weeks. We were able to build two houses in three days for two families. The family for the house that I lead was a woman named Leida and her daughter, Leidi. One of the girls brought markers for Leidi and she promptly used them to color everything including her face and clothes. It was amazing to me that she had never seen anything that produced color. I also brought a ton of old clothes for them and each morning Leida was wearing one of my old tshirts. All in all, despite the stomach issues, it was a wonderful trip. I can't wait to go back and do it again!
Summer school wraps up this week and it has been great to meet the teachers and students. I feel like I have been in school this month, as well. I have been doing LOTS and LOTS of reading to get ready for this school year. Ms. McCarty and I are very excited to hit the ground running.
I kicked off my training for the Philadelphia Marathon this fall with a really fun 5k in Crystal City last weekend. It was, however, very hot and humid and definitely not my best run. I did really have a blast, though, and it got me into racing mode. Now, I just have to get through the Saturday morning long runs in the brutal humidity of August.
My dogs, Hudson and Elway, have been thoroughly enjoying themselves this summer. They have been taking really long walks around south Arlington and have been swimming and running around. They really love being able to take long walks in the evenings when it cools down, but is still light outside. I have to admit, I love that, too. I hope that everyone is also enjoying the last few dog days of summer!
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