I’m also grateful for my sister and her fiancé for letting us stay over for the entire week.
It’s so nice to have a home base wherever I’m traveling, I don’t really like to be in a hotel or anywhere touristy. I really like to be local and just see how like people live in different areas. And so, this trip has been, so far, amazing. And there’s just — we did so much already and it’s not — okay, it’s about halfway through the week, but — yeah, we went hiking around different parts. We got to go into the water, go rock hunting.
And I went on a run yesterday. Which was really nice to do — finally be able to run outside. I think it’s still a bit too cold in Michigan to be running outside. So I’ve been running on the treadmill pretty much all winter, so yesterday was my first run in — out in nature, which has been really great. Another thing that I’m very grateful for is that the pollen hasn’t really been an issue yet. Usually in Michigan, when the spring comes, um, the pollen comes with it. And so, my first runs are usually followed by a lot of coughing and sneezing and having mild cold-like symptoms because my entire body gets congested from the flowers. But yeah, yesterday it was just — everything was perfect. Perfect conditions. It was sunny, it was like a good 50 degrees out, and — 50 degrees Fahrenheit. And I was just kind of running around this lake that my sister lives by, and it was just absolutely beautiful, and I just can’t believe she gets to live in such a nice place.