7 miles and our first BBQ- what a weekend!

The weather is nice, I am staying healthy, and enjoying friends and family. It's a great time to be me. This weekend Shane and I got to have dinner and lunch with his parents. Dinner on Friday night at one of our favorite spots, the Navy Yard Bistro and lunch on Saturday at the Parish Cafe, a really fun lunch place that is well worth the wait. And Saturday afternoon we had our first real BBQ at our place in Charlestown. Our little place takes on a whole new area when you can be on the deck, and that's exactly what we did. We had Danny, Amanda, Michelle, Nate, Pat, Karlene, and Jill over for an impromptu grill session that turned into another fun round of Apples to Apples! Shane did an excellent job on the grill as usual, making burgers, chicken, and dogs. We were all stuffed and happy by the time the sun went down. On Sunday Shane and I took our time leaving the house, I think both of us were dreading the fated 7 mile run that the training calendar called for. We decided to do a different route along the Charles River. We did the Mass Ave bridge to the Elliot Bridge loop along the Charles. We did it in about 1:08, not too bad...It think according to the map it was 7.2 miles, so we are happy with the pace. The worst part was the Mass Ave bridge at the very end. It was WINDY, and full of lame tourists that don't understand the value of moving out of the way for runners. I think I am going to have to find a way to never cross the Mass Ave bridge again... not sure how I can swing it, but I am going to have to find a way, because ugh! it was painful!