Home Sweet Home

After finals, I flew home to spend a week and a half in Marin County before heading to Europe. I did lots of relaxing, reading, and running. Spent some quality family time, saw friends, went to the beach, and other great summer things :)

Here are some highlights:



I got to see my running friends at our weekly run. We had the whole group reunited at last! We hadn't all run together since last August, and it was really wonderful to see everyone.

Being in Marin also means I get to do tons of trail running. My mom and I spent lots of time running Cypress, Sun Trail, Railroad Grade etc... it's great to have some choices in where I run.



Another cool thing that happened while I was home is we added solar panels to our house!

My friend Maren and I took a stroll around Mill Valley and saw all my favorite places. We checked out the funky "Too Neat", got a cookie at Champagne, window shopped, and checked out the Depot.  I was reminded how beautiful my town is and exactly why it was named one of the top 5 best small towns in the US!

 

My best friend Kristin also is finishing up school at the moment. She had a senior thesis art project due for all art majors. She decided to make an eight foot tall sculpture of a circus tent. I happily joined her to help with the construction. In the end it turned out really well, as did the senior exhibit it was part of! So proud of her :)

Kristin and I also went to a Giants game when they played the Rockies.  We originally found a great deal on 8th row tickets in the section right in front of the Giants bullpen.  Upon arrival (and after getting FREE PARKING), two other fans offered to trade us their 3rd row seats, so of course we said YES!! We were within a few years of Tim Lincecum as he warmed up, as well as the rest of the Giants bullpen. Although the Giants lost, they kept it really close and interesting, and we had an awesome time!

 We also had a great time stalking Tim Lincecum as he warmed up... and taking silly pictures :)

Nothing beats a beautiful night at AT&T park!


I get on a flight tomorrow morning, Europe bound! SF--> Chicago --> Paris!! I can't wait to send my first updates when I land in France. I plan to update once every day or two on what's going on in Reims and beyond! Please send me updates on your summers as well, I love hearing from you. And if you send me an address, I'll mail some postcards :)

xoxo, Abby