My 45th

The birthday was awesome. I started the day with a 5K in Clifton. I mentioned earlier that my goal was to break 27 minutes this week. I didn't. But I sure got close, finishing at 27:02...ugh. Maybe next week. Out of 56 women, I finished 15th, so I am happy with that.

The rest of the day was spent in Chicago with my two very good friends, Deisy and Martha. We did the usual strolling around Millennium Park for a bit before heading off to The Berghoff for dinner (one of my favorite restaurants). And, of course, there was a bit of shopping (well-deserved splurging?) as well. Then to top it off, right as we were leaving the Loop, a quite spectacular rainbow spread across the sky over the lake. Of course, I saw that as a personal sign of good luck/abundance. I mean, really, how often do you see a rainbow on your birthday? And right at the end of a most perfect day.