Simple Pleasures

Just something quick to keep the ole blog active...

This past weekend Danny and I traveled to Santa Cruz, CA. The little beach town I called home for a whole year! It was lovely to be back and see how little things had changed.

The weekend restored in me a sense of calm and reminded me of the great pleasure I find in the simple and non-scheduled. We took specific care not to make many dates and flew by the seats of our pants most of the weekend.

Sitting by the water and people watching (and puppy watching on the beach) and walking to Kelly's Bakery to get coffee and sitting on their outdoor patio without a care in the world was awesome.

As spring approaches and the days get longer and warmer, I'm going to make an effort not to plan. I don't by any means want to lay around all spring but I want to find things to do and just do them when I have time.

The city of Chicago has endless activities and I want to enjoy as many of them as possible! A close friend of mine shared the idea of "Trekking". You start in one part of the city and literally just walk to another. This gives you the opportunity to see the city from a different perspective. You can stop in shops, cafes or parks as much as you fancy.

So as spring approaches, I'm going to embrace the city and enjoy it as much as possible. I'll share the details here!


And... I start training for the half marathon next week with a trainer who has run 29 marathons. She knows her stuff. This will also be a part of enjoying the city this spring and summer and hopefully looking killer in a bathing suit!!

XoXo - e*ricks