Happy day

For one thing, it's our 21st wedding anniversary! Hard to believe, I know. I wish I had our wedding pictures here so I could scan one and post it. We looked so...young. And sweet, I must say.

For another, in today's mail I got a letter from the marketing people at Charlesbridge. Stella Brite and the Dark Matter Mystery was listed in the 2007 edition of The Best Children's Books of the Year, selected by the Children's book Committee at the Bank Street College of Education.

Yippee! And now, back to work...almost done.

Geneva half marathon!

I ran the Geneva half (or semi, as they say here) marathon today. (There was also a marathon and a marathon relay running at the same time.) After nearly a week of chilly, damp/rainy, overcast days, today was sunny and Goldilocks-warm--i.e. just right. Some highlights: running by the lake, hearing some great French-accented blues, and hearing shouts of "Allez! Allez!" and "Bon courage!" There was other great music, including some drummers and a polka band. Odder was the group of guys playing the Alphorns--those long (up to 20 feet) horns used by people in the alps to call cattle. The music was beautiful, but rather mournful for a race. In fact, it sounded a lot like they were playing taps.

I was actually quite pleased with my time, 2:17. Not even close to my PR, but not my worst either, and my training was pretty minimal this time around. I had been hoping to finish in 2:30, so you can see why I was so happy.

And, as if to make me feel bad for making snarky comments to Tony before the race about the fact that we wouldn't get finisher's t-shirts OR medals, I got instead a NICE Camelbak-style hydration pack with the Geneva marathon logo. See: