Still hot out and realizations

So yesterday was hot, but I got in 3.5 miles and went home looking like I had jumped in a pool so the only picture you are getting of my run is the screen shot from the weather channel when I left work last night.




And totally unrelated to anything to my half marathon training are some realizations that I have made as I approach another birthday:

1. I will never be 5'9'' 2. I will never have legs to match that 5'9" body and 3.Others can't make me happy, only I can do that. Sounds simple right? Yeah. Everyone has something about their body that they wish they could change. For me that is my legs. They haven't seen the light of day in about seven years (barring events like weddings where cocktail attire is required- and then I wear hose or tights). However running is changing this. No, unfortunately not how my legs look... but that they are making an appearance. It is hot! I mean, really, it is the middle of summer in South Carolina and shorts make running outside bearable.

So, last weekend I decided to take it a step further and try to find some shorts for casual wear. Well, that was a disaster. I hated everything I tried on. The fit, the look, everything. I was about to leave White House Black Market when Kyrstin (who is awesome fyi should you need to go in there) asked about skirts. I had not even thought to try any on. Well I walked out with several new outfits, which I have worn this week (some examples are pictured below), and a new outlook. I am not going to let me make me unhappy. I am not going to walk past another outfit I love just because it would show my legs. They are not perfect but they are mine. They allow me to walk, to run, to climb. They do their job. And really that is all I can ask.

From WHBM's website

From WHBM's website

...oh and if you caught the birthday reference and are looking for ideas of what to get me for said birthday I would like the mini giraffe from the direct tv commercial if you can find one. I think it would make a great pet. :)