it was 36F and windy out, but we got our butts out on the west side highway for the first run in a couple weeks. the first six miles were very painful, as we ran against strong northern winds the entire way and through some icy-slushy patches. the views of the snow-laden parks and iced-hudson river, however, were immaculate. it felt like an old black and white photograph that extended from 59th street up to 125th street.
on the way back, i couldn't keep it together after mile 11. i told kevin to finish up, but i needed a big PBJ sando, tomato soup, donuts, and swedish meatballs. STAT. we hunkered down to the chelsea piers 'wichcraft and most of my dream was fulfilled (thank you hub!) :)
kevin and i finished setting up our bookshelves today! with the help of a milwaukee drill and impact driver, and an 8 ft ladder, it only took us a gazillion hours to set up these guys. lol. the shelves are actually quite easy to put together, but it was deciding on where we wanted them positioned along the wall and how far apart we wanted them which took a bit of time. i'm pretty happy with the results though, and now we have a place for our books (the ones that spark joy and the ones that spark misery ha), some of the nice gifts we've received through the years, and some small photographs.
i love how light and airy they feel and look, while still doing the job of carrying up to 700 lbs of books per bookshelf, which is an equivalent of 2,100 lbs of books in total (??). nuts! i'm thinking of getting a couple more for our bedroom and the guestroom. still need to go through the books a second time and toss some of the duplicates from our respective collections and get rid of books which are better in someone else's collection.
score for team cheng in our first real home project!
best: getting together with childhood potluck friends and families of +25 years now. it's great that everyone makes the trek out to get together even in this cold weather and it was our first time meeting baby sophie :)
worst: cleaning up after hosting is no fun! thank goodness for the dishwashers and the neato! :)
gear: for 36F and a long run, i wore a pair of nike running shorts, a short-sleeve dri-fit t-shirt, and a long-sleeve dri-fit shirt, along with a pair of gloves, my visor (ALWAYS), and a gaiter. i ended up using the gaiter over my head to keep my ears warm, but overall, i think it was the right amount of gear for the weather.
uhm, wore a plastic home depot bag with a hole cut out of the bottom over my shoulders on the way back from HD to keep warm. kevin and the doorman enjoyed that very much :p i was warm so i also found enjoyment out of my macguyer move!
uhm, wore a plastic home depot bag with a hole cut out of the bottom over my shoulders on the way back from HD to keep warm. kevin and the doorman enjoyed that very much :p i was warm so i also found enjoyment out of my macguyer move!
smile: kevin surprised me with valentine's day donuts from doughnut plant: the heart-shaped yeast donut is rose flavor and the round cake donut is honey with bee pollen! the honey with bee pollen was very nice, not too sweet, and with subtle hints of bee pollen (sprinkled on top), and the rose flavor was so nice too! it reminded me of all the rose petal flavor treats in japan. both go perfect with a cup of tea!
i'm not a big believer in valentine's day because i'm not sure what we are supposed to be celebrating, but i do believe that true love can be counted in donuts.
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