Spring Fling, Film Festival, Black Keys concert, bachelorette party, Swan Lake ballet performance and RUN. LIVE. LEARN.
Not exactly in that order, and four of those things were just in a weekend. I have to admit, I'm glad it's over, but it was also a lot of fun!
On Thursday at Spring Fling I represented the Relay For Life of Central St. Charles. We passed out a ton of flyers, beads and these cool bracelets (minus the Livestrong one, that's mine).
Our Relay event is going strong and gearing up for "Cancer's Unlucky Day" on Friday, July 13! All of the St. Charles County Relays were recently mentioned in a news story by The Suburban Journals last week. And my team raised almost $100 at our fundraiser at Orange Leaf last month. If you didn't get a chance to go, no worries, we have three more coming up!
You can see all of Central St. Charles Relay's fundraisers here, and download the flyer for my team's next fundraiser on May 23. Of course, we're also accepting donations and still looking for new teams and individuals to join our event! OK enough for my shameless Relay plug. :)
The next day was pretty crazy at work, getting ready for RUN. LIVE. LEARN. That night I saw The Black Keys at Chaifetz Arena with a friend of mine. It was good to get out and have some fun dancing and rocking out.
And if you've never heard of the Black Keys, watch and listen.
Then after months of preparation, RUN. LIVE. LEARN. was finally here! And we ended up having a great turnout with 751 runners, which exceeded last year's numbers by almost 200! Plus we had great weather, which always makes for a good turnout.
I had a few friends run in the 10K, 5K and Fun Run this year, which was fun, including my great uncle Tom, who is a 71-year-old ultra runner, which basically means he's hardcore. He ran in a 50K the weekend before, and he is training for a 50-mile run. He's crazy. Then he not only ran the 10K, but then he ran the 5K with his son! I can only hope to be half as healthy as he is when I'm his age!
Then right after that event ended, I had to meet my friend at her house to go ziplining for her bachelorette party! If you haven't gone ziplining before, you need to, it's a blast! I've done it twice now, once at Meramec Caverns and this past weekend we went on the Eco Zipline Tour in New Florence, Mo. Our tour guides were awesome and they made it really fun for all of us girls!
As you can see, I was still sporting my RUN. LIVE. LEARN. shirt because I didn't even have time to change! After ziplining I was able to rest for a bit before getting ready for dinner, which was at Kitaro, my mom's Japanese steakhouse/sushi restaurant in O'Fallon. We did the hibachi tables where they cook the food in front of you, and it was delicious as always!
Then it was time for our last stop, the Pepper Lounge in downtown St. Louis, where we had a VIP table waiting for us. It was a blast!
The next morning we had brunch at 12th Street Diner because it was one of my friend's birthdays. If you ever go there for brunch, I'd recommend their biscuits and gravy! Then I had to rush home, shower and get ready to see Swan Lake at the Touhill with a couple of friends. It was fantastic. Here's a glimpse of what we saw. Ballet is so beautiful, and I'm looking forward to seeing many more of the St. Louis Ballet's productions, including the Nutcracker again this Christmas, and Romeo and Juliet next year!
I ended the weekend with a soccer game that we unfortunately lost. I got home around 8:30 Sunday night, ate my leftovers from Kitaro while watching Mad Men, and crashed.
Fortunately though, most of the plans I had made for Monday-Wednesday of the following week fell through (mostly because of the rain). Honestly, I think that was someone telling me I needed a break. :) Now I am fully rested and ready to take on this weekend, which will be nowhere near as busy as last weekend - but that's a good thing!
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