This Weather...

Listen, I get it; it's winter, and that means it's not generally going to be "warm."  You don't need to remind me that I grew up in NJ and spent many winters there freezing my behind off.  There's a reason I moved to Florida almost 14 years ago.  (Yes, that reason had to do with Dave and not the weather, but just go with me on this.)  As I said to my mom in an email yesterday, this cold weather is for the birds...and even they don't want it!

So as the relay gets closer, I'm getting slightly worried about this weather.  As of now, I can be a little "princess-y" with my running.  If it's too cold in the morning, I can (and do) wait until later in the day when it's warmer.  It's a whopping 43 degrees outside now.  I'm supposed to be running (as per my training schedule).  I'll give you one guess where I am not!  That's right - I'm not outside!  I'm taking a cue from my cat, stalking the sunshine coming in the front door, and letting that drape over me as I type.  It's (in the words of my mother-in-law) decadent!

But that's a luxury I won't have come relay time!  What's a girl to do?!  It's hard (but not impossible) to look cute & run in the cold.  Not to fear, I picked up a pair of these at Target last week.

 They're light enough to be comfortable and they still allow for use of a touchscreen phone while you wear 'em!  Oh, and they were $3!  That's a steal!

But back to the topic at hand: the relay.  You can imagine how well it would go over if I said, "It's too cold to run; I'd rather wait a few hours for it to warm up."  I'll be keeping a close eye on the weather and (trying) to pack accordingly.  I promise full outfit reports and maybe a picture or two.  But, if you've got any good weather ju-ju you'd like to send my way, I'd really appreciate it!  Don't let my tough-girl exterior fool you; I'm a big wimp when it comes to being cold!!!