mornings and moving

status check - awake since 8 - hurrah!
background ambiance - quiet office sounds

i woke up at 8 am feeling surprisingly alert and ready to start the day. i suppose part of it was because 8 felt like a luxury after sunday's 5:45 a.m. alarm. when a marathon you're covering starts at 8, you wake up at what feels like pre-dawn. shockingly enough (most of all to me), i only consumed one iced coffee all day - and that was at quarter of seven at night. who would have thought?

the last two days have been breathtaking - which is perfect, as i've been working outside for both of them. i spent yesterday walking around the waterfront area while covering the marathon, catching up with newspaper types from home and interviewing runners after they completed their 26.2 miles (and no, i did not ask the "hey, how are you feeling?" question. i didn't want to be pummeled with a running shoe). after finishing the last of this weekend's packing, i headed to bed and prepared for another morning assignment - a press conference/announcement, also by the waterfront. grand.

as i prepare to write today's story (and look over the three that ran today), i realize that my day will be far from over once i put in my eight hours. i'm starting to move tonight and will continue the process into tomorrow. by tomorrow night, new place. i've never been so thankful to almost be out of an apartment.

so yes. goodbye may, hello june. about damn time.

and, since it's being offically observed today, memorial day. for the first time, i have someone to remember.