27 weeks, 3 days

Today, I felt tired. I knew I wouldn't run much, so I only left myself about 30 minutes to run before I had to shower to get to work. When I left my place, I ran into a neighbor and we used 27 of those 30 minutes to chat. So, I had 3 minutes before I absolutely had to get in the shower. Since I knew I'd be sitting for the next 12-13 hours, I made use of those 3 minutes and did a very quick loop around the block. Clearly, this move doesn't count as exercise, so today will have to be a day off. Tonight was a pretty killer night, though. I had a work event - the Boston Scholar Athlete's first annual gala. This organization provides academic services to student-athletes within the Boston Public Schools. I created a partnership with BSA two years ago in which school counseling students at UMass Boston volunteer their time tutoring and supporting the Boston Public kids. So, I was a guest at this gala. The program serves over 4000 student-athletes and about 200 were at the gala representing BSA. The guests were all high rolling donors or higher education affiliates/partners. Brother Luke is a zone facilitator for the organization, so he worked the event and was spotlighted on stage with the rest of the zone facilitators. Mayor Menino, among other people, gave a little speech about the importance of athletic involvement as it relates to academic achievement. I wish my tenure committee could have been there!! All in all, a great night. I was told I look like I'm about to pop by 2 different people. It makes me wonder what I'll look like in 2 months!