ALMOST THERE :D

with the lazy summer days coming to an end, the last few weeks have been long and tiring at the office. most of my day is spent training my new analyst, cooper, which is exhausting, but hopefully will pay off in the coming months as he gets more proficient with the day-to-day responsibilities. yay.

just gotta stay focused -- in just over 24 hours, we will be on our flight air NZ on our way to auckland via san fran! i wish our plane were the one below tho :p

 i hope we will see all these sheep ... bahhh ...

so bummed

feeling so bummed ...

after some more in depth research online, i learned that the milford track is a bit too dangerous to hike in the off season when we'll be visiting new zealand. i'm adventurous, but the thought of losing my life (or kevin's) to an avalanche or icy river is not worth it.

at times like this, i wish i had something/someone to blame, but i know inside it's just the luck of the draw. but whyyy ... and what are the chances of actually going back?

i know i know, #firstworldproblem, but still i feel like sulking for a bit. big sadface ...

travel booked

after a year of pining for the lululemon seawheeze half marathon which is held in vancouver every august, i finally got in this year and convinced kevin to do it with me. yay! vancouver is the where we went for our first weeklong vacation together back in the summer of 2012, and we loved the area, especially going for runs around stanley park and the night market in richmond!

up until tonight, the trip was not confirmed, but now that we've booked our flights ~~ we are set for august 14-17! fingers crossed for a cool, breezy, and overcast morning so i don't sweat like a big pig :p

this is the lululemon seawheeze marketing video from 2014's race ~~ every time i watch and listen to it, i get so jazzed!!!

ps. we also booked our new zealand trip for sep-oct! it will be our first two-week holiday since our honeymoon in 2013, and i am looking forward to reading more about the south and north islands!