This morning, my friend Alex and I ran the Likkens trail while the full moon was still on. As a certified "night owl" it was hard for me to get my bones to the meeting place. Everyone who was supposed to meet us bailed out, but Alex and I enjoyed the solitude and beauty of an early run. We even met a hiker who was trekking and chatted for a while. Two hours on a trail, just taking everything in. Afterwards, Alex treated me to my favorite brew, a cup of Salvadorean coffee, "La Montana" at Koffy and we walked back to our cars not before meeting a nice developer who is doing a wonderful project in Las Palmas. We talked about what keeps us going "an unapologetic optimism about our craft and the future"... perhaps the endorphins from the 8 mile run got chilvarous, but I was happy and ready to take on the world after the run... Thank you God, for allowing me to discover happiness in the unexpected places and hearts.