If you know me at all, you will realize pretty immediately that this morning included most of the things that I love in life.
I woke up after having slept for about 11 hours and made my self a pot of coffee and at a long breakfast of müsli and greek yogurt while reading short stories. After taking some digestion time and further developing my dreams for this semester, I got on the train up to Sognsvann to begin what was meant to be my long run for the week. I started playing Beyonce on my i-pod and started exploring some trails. I went up and stumbled across an incredible look out! I kept going and found blueberries! Both of these things, and the fact that a lot of the trail was steep and rocky and rooty meant that I did not go terribly quickly, but that meant that part of this morning was hiking! I continued on and saw a beautifully colored marsh. The trail around it had a muddy patch before a little bridge that I decided to run right through, but it was a mud puddle and I went in up to my knees and had to pull myself out before continuing on. Eventually, I stumbled across some wider trails, and was on the 50k course at Holmenkollen for a little bit before being spit back out at Sognsvann! While running around the lake, I noticed some people picking berries on the side of the trail, and stopped to investigate. It turns out that there were a bunch of blackberries! I picked a handful and then did the last mile of my run with a fist full of berries. I finished so muddy and so happy! To review the list of loves included in this morning...
1. Coffee
2. Breakfast in general
3. Short stories
4. Running
5. Hiking
6. Beyoncé
7. Scenic overlooks
8. Berry Picking
9. Mud puddles
10. Olympic skiing
11. Exploring
Anyway, just the most beautiful Sunday morning.