Gratitude 19 August 2016

• Made a hearty chili and used a new ingredient: dried New Mexico chilis. I put them in the oven for a few minutes until they puffed up and were fragrant, then I blended them with spices and added them to my chili.

• Had delicious Mexican food with Brian (my husband), Wesley (my stepson) and Randi (my sister-in-law). Now that I'm done with school, I have more time to spend with family and it feels really nice to relax and to see everyone. 
• Created a banner photo op for our park's (Hillsborough River State Park) first ever mud run called the Hillsborough River "Swamp Stomp." It was so much fun. I brought my giant speaker down to the park rec hall and we blasted music while making the banner. People used the banner on Saturday and Sunday as a post-run picture spot. The banner graphic is similar to the medals that race finishers received.