An attempt at the gardens

Friday, March 28.  Hey all.  Great day today.  Calmer, more peaceful.  A few of my demons came back but again I was able to get back in the moment and spent most of my day in the moment, so cool!  It was my day off today, so I got a few errands done and just had a me day.  Decided that my new thing for the day would be to go to visit the Matthai Botanical Gardens on the north campus of U of M with Paula.  I've never been and it's supposed to be beautiful.

But alas, it just closed as we arrived, so we'll have to do it another day.  The effort was worth something though, and I will do it again soon and be able to write about it then.  At least the drive on to the property was great.  All nature and ponds and trees and geese coming back for the summer.  I'm sure the actual garden is even more beautiful.

Anyway, sorry for the slightly disappointing report for the day, but good news is that I leave tomorrow afternoon for Chicago to run my race on Sunday, and I'm very excited and nervous about.  Will probably arrive at 8 or 9 pm, have a carbolicious dinner with Rick, and head to bed.  I'll return Sunday evening after the race and maybe some dim sum as a celebratory feast for my accomplishment, then head home and be back my 6 or 7 pm hopefully.  Then off to Thailand on Tuesday.  Kind of a whirlwind but I like it!

Lastly as a sidenote, I want to congratulate my good friend Ryan and his partner Desiree and her son Jacoby for closing on their new house in Ann Arbor today.  I am very happy for him and good things couldn't be happening to a better guy.  Cheers Ryan!

Probably talk again in two days, until then be safe and enjoy my friends!