"Quick" Recap
Keeping this short will be my goal this morning.
Monday a week ago - Meriden. Gilbert tried to say I asked for this workout, but I merely stated that our class was capable of doing this workout. 3 un-timed laps around and then the 5 sprints up the hill and 3 backward. Gilbert taught us the proper way to run downhill, and Elizabeth said she felt like a zombie holding her arms straight down. I was grateful we didn't time the laps (well, I didn't). I'm still not very confident on running fast on hills.
Tuesday a week ago - Christmas party at the preschool. Allergies and finally getting my voice back. Stress abounds at Christmas time!
Wednesday a week ago - Tempo again. I was late for a very legit reason that I can't
remember now (it had something to do with leaving David instructions for the store or whatnot). I warmed up for a mile and saw the scant few who showed up to class start their Tempo. I planned to try a 3-mile tempo, but Gilbert told me to do Fartlek until I met up with Starr. At that point, I was to turn around and run Tempo with her back to mile 0. It was a good workout. After finishing with Starr, I added another 1/2 mile to flesh out my workout.
I also had more Christmas parties - one at my preschool, Joshua's party, and Elijah's party. I am very grateful to have a job that allows me to attend my children's functions. I want to be involved until my boys just don't want me there anymore.
Thursday - last day of school and Christmas shopping with DV. We honestly have been so busy this is the first day we could get a chunk of shopping done. We hit some snags but also got lucky on some crucial wish-list items.
Friday - marathon shopping day with my friend, Jennifer. I'm not kidding. I was out from 10:30am - 7:30pm. Is this when everyone says, "I hate Christmas?" We were calm and patient during traffic jams, but the day wore on me.
Saturday long run - I met Erin at 6:30am for an easy 11-mile run. I debated taking a migraine pill before the start and even thought of packing it with my Clif bloks. Laura and another woman (doh, forgot her name) met us as well, and we started down the trail for Scenic loop. Erin and I decided we would stay on the trail, so we bid farewell to Laura at the Mopac water. It really wasn't a horrible run, but I whined a bit here and there. Running with Erin was most enjoyable, and we had fun wishing everyone "Good Morning" from mile 8-10 just to see how many would reply back. Erin thinks more people replied b/c I have blond hair and "everyone is friendlier to blonds." Huh. We tested it out, and almost everyone replied back. Our next test is to have Erin run 30 meters in front of me with both of us greeting each passerby. We'll see if they ignore her and say hello to me.
I think we ended up with 10.25 - 10.5 with starting at Runtex and finishing at the water stop. Erin had to leave, but I stayed for stretching in the Annex. Nice enclosed shelter from rain or cold temps, but I must say I did not enjoy the aroma that settled around our shoulders as the stretching session went on.
Oh, I also locked the key in the van. David and the boys had to come rescue me. David was fine with it as he just stayed for his run, and the boys were okay with it b/c they got a breakfast taco and chocolate milk out of the deal.
More shopping Saturday. Dinner at El Rey to see the Cowboys game. Elijah falls asleep on an empty booth bench. Forshadowing...
Sunday 1am - Elijah throws up everywhere. He's on the top bunk, so I'm not kidding when I say it was everywhere - the top bunk, the rails, the bottom bunk, and much of the floor. David and I clean up as much as possible. Joshua sleeps through it all, including David moving him to the other bedroom.
Sunday - Elijah doesn't throw up again, so we think it's one of those one-time deals. We go to church and lunch. He's a little off but we know he's tired from being awake during the middle of the night. We head to the movies later in the afternoon. Joshua and I go to Enchanted while Elijah and Dv go to National Treasure. After our movie is over I check my phone and see a text message from David, "E puked." Poor Elijah. Poor David. They saw none of the movie. David drove Elijah home to wait for our movie to end. Elijah fell asleep instantly in the car. Poor kid. I talked to the employees and got Dv and Elijah movie passes.
Monday - Christmas Eve. Went to the 8:30am Gazelle class of Circuit. It was a very chilly morning. There was a moment I was standing in the sun in between medicine ball reps with Minnie. The sun was warm in the crisp, blue sky, and the frost was melting on the grass in little shimmering droplets. Minnie asked me what I was thinking of and I told her "how nice it is to be standing in the warm sun."
I had to leave class early to get home and dressed to head out to see my family in Georgetown. I really enjoyed the day. We took our keyboard, and Elijah performed a mini-recital. Everyone then took turns playing what they know and singing and just being silly. That carefree silliness is one thing I most enjoy about my family.
We had a nice Christmas Eve dinner with David's mom, and a pleasant Christmas Day. My boys were happy with their gifts. David and I agreed that next year we are taking a trip in lieu of Christmas shopping, Christmas gifts, Christmas brooh-ha-ha.
One last thing about the cemetery trip with my mom and sister on Christmas Eve. We went to my dad's grave, but the fun and interesting part was my sister and I looking at old tombstones. It was fascinating. The oldest one we found in the short time there was born 1811, almost 200 years ago. We both wanted to know about the people and their stories...especially the family plots. We saw a soldier from the Spanish-American War - 1st Texas Calvary. Uh, when was that war? It makes me brush up on some history!
Monday a week ago - Meriden. Gilbert tried to say I asked for this workout, but I merely stated that our class was capable of doing this workout. 3 un-timed laps around and then the 5 sprints up the hill and 3 backward. Gilbert taught us the proper way to run downhill, and Elizabeth said she felt like a zombie holding her arms straight down. I was grateful we didn't time the laps (well, I didn't). I'm still not very confident on running fast on hills.
Tuesday a week ago - Christmas party at the preschool. Allergies and finally getting my voice back. Stress abounds at Christmas time!
Wednesday a week ago - Tempo again. I was late for a very legit reason that I can't
remember now (it had something to do with leaving David instructions for the store or whatnot). I warmed up for a mile and saw the scant few who showed up to class start their Tempo. I planned to try a 3-mile tempo, but Gilbert told me to do Fartlek until I met up with Starr. At that point, I was to turn around and run Tempo with her back to mile 0. It was a good workout. After finishing with Starr, I added another 1/2 mile to flesh out my workout.
I also had more Christmas parties - one at my preschool, Joshua's party, and Elijah's party. I am very grateful to have a job that allows me to attend my children's functions. I want to be involved until my boys just don't want me there anymore.
Thursday - last day of school and Christmas shopping with DV. We honestly have been so busy this is the first day we could get a chunk of shopping done. We hit some snags but also got lucky on some crucial wish-list items.
Friday - marathon shopping day with my friend, Jennifer. I'm not kidding. I was out from 10:30am - 7:30pm. Is this when everyone says, "I hate Christmas?" We were calm and patient during traffic jams, but the day wore on me.
Saturday long run - I met Erin at 6:30am for an easy 11-mile run. I debated taking a migraine pill before the start and even thought of packing it with my Clif bloks. Laura and another woman (doh, forgot her name) met us as well, and we started down the trail for Scenic loop. Erin and I decided we would stay on the trail, so we bid farewell to Laura at the Mopac water. It really wasn't a horrible run, but I whined a bit here and there. Running with Erin was most enjoyable, and we had fun wishing everyone "Good Morning" from mile 8-10 just to see how many would reply back. Erin thinks more people replied b/c I have blond hair and "everyone is friendlier to blonds." Huh. We tested it out, and almost everyone replied back. Our next test is to have Erin run 30 meters in front of me with both of us greeting each passerby. We'll see if they ignore her and say hello to me.
I think we ended up with 10.25 - 10.5 with starting at Runtex and finishing at the water stop. Erin had to leave, but I stayed for stretching in the Annex. Nice enclosed shelter from rain or cold temps, but I must say I did not enjoy the aroma that settled around our shoulders as the stretching session went on.
Oh, I also locked the key in the van. David and the boys had to come rescue me. David was fine with it as he just stayed for his run, and the boys were okay with it b/c they got a breakfast taco and chocolate milk out of the deal.
More shopping Saturday. Dinner at El Rey to see the Cowboys game. Elijah falls asleep on an empty booth bench. Forshadowing...
Sunday 1am - Elijah throws up everywhere. He's on the top bunk, so I'm not kidding when I say it was everywhere - the top bunk, the rails, the bottom bunk, and much of the floor. David and I clean up as much as possible. Joshua sleeps through it all, including David moving him to the other bedroom.
Sunday - Elijah doesn't throw up again, so we think it's one of those one-time deals. We go to church and lunch. He's a little off but we know he's tired from being awake during the middle of the night. We head to the movies later in the afternoon. Joshua and I go to Enchanted while Elijah and Dv go to National Treasure. After our movie is over I check my phone and see a text message from David, "E puked." Poor Elijah. Poor David. They saw none of the movie. David drove Elijah home to wait for our movie to end. Elijah fell asleep instantly in the car. Poor kid. I talked to the employees and got Dv and Elijah movie passes.
Monday - Christmas Eve. Went to the 8:30am Gazelle class of Circuit. It was a very chilly morning. There was a moment I was standing in the sun in between medicine ball reps with Minnie. The sun was warm in the crisp, blue sky, and the frost was melting on the grass in little shimmering droplets. Minnie asked me what I was thinking of and I told her "how nice it is to be standing in the warm sun."
I had to leave class early to get home and dressed to head out to see my family in Georgetown. I really enjoyed the day. We took our keyboard, and Elijah performed a mini-recital. Everyone then took turns playing what they know and singing and just being silly. That carefree silliness is one thing I most enjoy about my family.
We had a nice Christmas Eve dinner with David's mom, and a pleasant Christmas Day. My boys were happy with their gifts. David and I agreed that next year we are taking a trip in lieu of Christmas shopping, Christmas gifts, Christmas brooh-ha-ha.
One last thing about the cemetery trip with my mom and sister on Christmas Eve. We went to my dad's grave, but the fun and interesting part was my sister and I looking at old tombstones. It was fascinating. The oldest one we found in the short time there was born 1811, almost 200 years ago. We both wanted to know about the people and their stories...especially the family plots. We saw a soldier from the Spanish-American War - 1st Texas Calvary. Uh, when was that war? It makes me brush up on some history!
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