Cool Kids

In school I was never one of the cool kids. Chuck and I met in junior high art club and that's about as cool as either of us have ever been. Flash forward to today, and I'm pretty sure we have two of the coolest kids you've ever seen. Case in point: Clark, wearing a handmade beanie while shoveling mac & cheese with a pumpkin scoop, and Aurora showing off her science day inventions to Clark's friends. I'm pretty sure they were thinking Clark has the coolest sister ever.

This weekend I felt a little like one of the cool kids. We had a date night Saturday and went to this awesome show at the Long Center which was part play, part concert. It was called Let It Be, and it was basically a Beatles cover band changing sets and costumes to take us through actual concerts from the 60's and 70's, followed by the concert that never happened; a reunion show in 1980 with their newest hits as a group and a variety of songs they'd released as individuals. The band was amazing and the audience was going crazy!

Today I got to be in the audience once again for some live music and an awards ceremony honoring the top finishers for the Austin Distance Challenge. I got my jacket, my beer, and even got invited on stage for sharing my experiences through the ARC blog this season.

The Austin Runners Club is full of cool people. I may have been the first one to register this season, but today I sat next to the female/half track first place overall finisher and if you think my running goals are big, think again! This girl has goals! My goals for the coming year are still a bit up in the air so instead of planning ahead I've been extending this season instead. After the Ragnar Relay I'll be participating in a Women on the Trails introductory program followed by my first ever trail race. I'm thinking all the cool kids run on trails... we'll find out soon enough!