februrary random...

• i had my hair dyed a couple months ago. it ended up being quite a bit darker than i wanted (i.e. almost black), but it's kind of growing on me now. i like change. it's been nice not to see so many grays for awhile too.
• wow, getting gray hair happened too fast. how am i closer to 40 than 30?! 
• bears have the right idea - hibernate all winter
• February is the longest shortest month ever.
• today i looked at real estate in hawaii online. yep, i officially have cabin fever.
• the good news is, the sun is out today.
• i miss running. pretty much every winter i lose everything i trained and worked so hard for. i just can't get myself to get out the door when it's 30 or below. i've been on the treadmill some, but my limit is a few miles. so boring.
• we're trying to figure out where to go on vacation this year. we thought about yellowstone/yosemite, but the kids said they've seen enough mountains. they want to go to a beach. i don't blame them. the national park vacation would be a lot of time in the car, and they had so much fun at the beach last summer. it doesn't really matter to me where we go, i'm just thankful we have the option of going somewhere. i know this isn't the case for every family and it may not always be the case for us. 
• i think i've decided on a spring half and a fall marathon (more on that to come soon), as long as my leg allows me to run.