Spring

I just absolutely love spring. I love everything about it: sitting in the park, running in the warm weather, having to start wearing sunscreen, new flowers, green grass, buds on trees, leaves on trees, warm breezes. I just love it. For example, yesterday, I went to a bar crawl that benefited a bunch of charities. It was called the Bunny Hop. It was nice out, so people were spilling onto the sidewalks out of the bars. I went with a girl I met through my running group and a friend of hers. We had a really nice time, had 4 or 5 beers and dinner. I went home by 10:30 (started at 5:30!), but it was so nice out. Got to wear bunny ears. This is one of the reasons I love spring.

Partly due to the warm weather and partly due to the running group I joined (http://www.meetup.com/Run-like-a-Philly-Girl/), I have been running a lot lately! This week, I have already run 17 miles, and I am also running on Sunday. Last week, I ran 18 miles. The week before that, I ran 20 miles. I am getting faster, running farther, recovering from longer runs far more quickly. And I am thinking about training for the Philadelphia Marathon in November. Actually, as long as I have girls from my running group willing to train with me, I'm 90% sure that I'll do it. Broad St first week in May, ODDyssey half marathon the last week in May, and the full in November. Looks like this is going to be the year, folks.

Despite the recent rain, my self esteem issues, and overall gloomy disposition, the weather (and the fact that I had off work for the past few days really helped my mood. Part of my issue, according to my roommate, is that I am "serial dating." This is what match.com does to you. You meet all of these nice guys, but none of them are quite right for you. Nothing is really wrong with them, and nothing is certainly wrong with you, but since none of them are "the one", if you even believe in that sort of thing, it gets to you. After awhile, you meet so many guys, that they all sort of blend together and you get tired of meeting guy after guy. I guess I don't really know what I'm looking for - but I'm pretty sure that I'll know when I find it. I'm not looking for my husband, but I want to spend time getting to know and dating someone who I have all of those different types of chemistry with. I get that you don't always know that on the first date, but I think that by the second or third date, you do. Does anyone disagree?

Regardless of all that, the sun came out and I decided to press on. So, I met a guy for lunch on Thursday. We ate at a table outside at Moriarty's. Nice guy. Beautiful day. Volunteered for two years in Micronesia with the Jesuit Volunteer Corps. He taught high school there. He hates running but likes to bike. I hate biking but like to run. (Sounds like a match made in heaven, right?) He is graduating soon with an MS in Counseling, but he doesn't really have any idea what he wants to do when he graduates. I appreciate the fact that he is keeping his options open, but 27 is a little too old to just be hanging out waiting for life to happen. It certainly is not a deal breaker, and I liked him enough to go out with him again. Actually, I liked him more than most of the guys that I have met so far. It's a little intriguing - the fact that is totally calm and comfortable with the fact that in a month in a half, he has no idea what he will be doing. We each had two beers, and when I left and was trying to go look at an apartment - I found myself seriously tipsy.

I am moving (on June 1st)! I submitted my rental application and go Tuesday to give him my first month's rent!! I found a studio apartment on Spruce St between 15th and 16th for $775, which includes heat. I really like it! I looked at some other places in the past few days, mostly because I had off which made it really easy to schedule appointments. I like this one the most, and it's a good deal that will be snatched up quickly, so I took it! It's in my price range, which is great and in a fabulous location. It's pretty big, and they are redoing the kitchen and bathroom, which is awesome. There is a closet with built in shelves, hard wood floors.... I'm happy! It's actually the building that my sister's ex-gf just moved into. I double and triple checked with her that it wasn't weird that I was moving there, and she is totally cool with it. It makes it easy on my sister - that way she will be able to visit me and her kitties (who are living with the ex-gf) at the same time!! I'm excited to move into my own place right in Center City. I don't have that much stuff to begin with, so it's not a big deal that it's a smaller space. I'll post some pictures when I take them.

Tomorrow, Jess and I are going to Cape May on an adventure! I have never been there before, and I am pretty excited. On the agenda is stopping to buy a camera on the way! :)