This morning, I got OUTside for a run for the first time in two months. YEAH! How refreshing that was. This is what I thought:

• It is really nice to see the sidewalks. After several huge snowstorms this year, our snow is finally melting and the roads and sidewalks are mostly bare. I actually did enjoy some of the snow this season (except driving in it), but I was missing getting outdoors for some fresh air. I'm really looking forward to that 1st day of sunshine and 70 degrees.
• OK people, time to get those Christmas decorations inside. I saw 3 plastic Santas and a whole herd of reindeer still on a roof (do you think they were lost?). I'll give you until Feb. 1 to get your decorations down, but after that I will make fun of you!
• I call my run this morning the "Ireland Run" because I run on Limerick and Shamrock Drives. Didn't see any leprechauns though. Did you know that St. Patricks Day is 6 days before Easter this year?
• I also run on Sonora Street which makes me think of my family in California - I sure miss them all.
• Some people should not go outside to pick up their newspaper in their robes. (I saw two this morning). Maybe nobody should.
• I love running, it makes me H-A-P-P-Y!