mother's day weekend brought the three of us on a road trip. {a very long road trip}! i was running the santa barbara county half marathon and they came to cheer me on! what we thought would be quick 5 hour drive was a long 8 hour drive! but, what beautiful country! fresh strawberry stands, rolling hills, and the ocean peaking over the hills... gorgeous! we stayed in los alamos. a quaint town with a fabulous bakery called Bob's Well Bread. {bob introduced us to kouign-amanns...a lovely french pastry}. the cool, rustic inn where we stayed was...horrible! they had a live band the night before my race and the 100 year old walls and doors did not keep the sound out. therefore, i had a couple of hours of sleep the night before i ran 13.1 miles. {hence the tears i felt as i crossed the finish line}. however, they refunded our last night and we hit the road. we stopped in santa barbara to have lunch and see the town and then headed to palm springs...where i hit the pillow and was asleep in 1.3 seconds. {side note: although i had little sleep and ran in bad shoes...i qualified and was invited to run in the san diego half in november}! |