Weekly +/-

In the + column:

♥ Without a doubt the highlight of the week was coming back into the room after my defense and being greeted as Doctor de Moda.

♥ I put a basket on my bicycle, which made it about a million times more awesome.

♥ I didn't quite make my mileage total for the week, but I ran a 5 mile run yesterday.  It's the longest run that I've been on since March, so I'm feeling pretty ecstatic about it.

♥ I had an ice cream cone with a good friend of mine who is back in town for a few days, and we chatted about life, teaching, finishing dissertations, and running. 

♥ I've been looking through some of my photos from a trip to Rome and Florence that I went on a couple years ago, and I'm getting really excited about finally getting to go on our honeymoon to Italy. I'll have to research a couple of running routes.

In the - column:

- I definitely could have done without the back pain on Wednesday night and Thursday.  I haven't had my lower back crap out on me like that in a long time.  Fortunately, everything seems to be mostly back to normal with my back now.

- I'm on the road this week, so I know that my mileage total for this next week will take a bit of a dip.  I'm trying not to let that psych me out.  I'm just going to shoot for 12 miles over three runs.

- I have several bruises on my left thigh, and I have no idea how I got them.

- After the late nights and early mornings this week, I was too exhausted to go out and party last night.  If I hadn't been traveling, I would have sucked it up and gone out, but I really needed the extra rest.