I headed to the trail to meet Bahama Mama for Run #1 of the day. We got in 3.5 humid, sticky miles. We did our best to maintain a steady pace but somehow managed to come in slower than last week. Uh, oh well. Chalk it up to the heat. I blame everything on the heat! Hot as it is, I love starting off my day running with Mama. We make the most of the miles we cover and have the best conversations. From makeup, to theology and everything in between. She's a good friend and I am thankful to have such an edifying relationship in her. We all need good people in our lives!
This weekend I watched about four episodes of the show, Hoarders. I am most certainly not a hoarder. But that show always makes me want to get rid of things. I loooove to purge our home of "stuff." It makes Hubs nervous because we really don't have much to get rid of. So this weekend I settled for some pre-packing. I have a small collection of vintage pink pottery. Some McCoy, most of it unmarked, none of it particularly valuable. It was one of the first collections I had as an adult. I do love my pink pottery but it's time to move on. So I packed it up. Maybe in our next house we'll have the perfect spot and it will be new again.
Work was good. I got some good news and we are one day closer to a long weekend. Don't get me wrong, I love my job - but I love holiday weekends too! We've got some fun plans for this one. So, obviously, I'm couting the days!North Texas got a nice surprise this afternoon. On the drive home dark, ominous clouds filled the sky. And those clouds were heavy with precious water. Whattya know, it started raining. I can almost hear my yard groaning in delight. Rain water!
My coaching gig was called off due to the storms so Hubs and I actually got to eat supper together. This is a rarity for a week night. If I'm not running, he's playing hockey. But tonight, we have the evening free! Being the excellent cook that I am (cough) I "made" frozen pizza. I did add some color to my side. Can you tell which side is mine??? My tummy is full and now I have leftovers for lunch tomorrow. Yum!
Getting to stay home this evening Made my Monday. The extra time with Hubs is a blessing. He's my favorite person in the whole world! I don't even mind that I missed my run. He's totes worth it!
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I blame everything on the heat, too! I wish I had my own personal Bahama Mama to run in the mornings with - sooo jealous! I don't know how you talk and run, though. That's an amazing talent in my book! I just huff and puff and add in some wheezing for good measure. :P
ReplyDeleteYea for having an awesome running buddy! There really is something about having company on a run, even for a short one :)
ReplyDeleteWhile I was at the gym today there was a woman running a few treadmills over who was totally decked out in pink and made me think of you! Sounds funny since we've never met before but I totally thought, "thatpinkgirl would love her shorts and water bottle" :)
Yea for having an awesome running buddy! There really is something about having company on a run, even for a short one :)
ReplyDeleteWhile I was at the gym today there was a woman running a few treadmills over who was totally decked out in pink and made me think of you! Sounds funny since we've never met before but I totally thought, "thatpinkgirl would love her shorts and water bottle" :)
I live in Houston so I totally understand the heat issues. I ran at 7:30 this morning and within 15 minutes I was completely drenched in sweat! Not fun but like always felt great when I was done.
ReplyDeleteI wish I had a running buddy but I am just starting my journey to become a runner so I am pretty slow and don't know that I can run and talk .... yet!
I enjoy reading your blog :)
I'm in Birmingham and we haven't had rain in about a week and a half... it's hot, humid and sunny.... ugh! Hopefully, it will rain soon.
ReplyDeleteMy Monday was made by me rolling myself to spin+core and sweating more than I thought possible.
ReplyDeleteand loving every minute of it.
I am a purger..my hubs is a 'piler'. Makes me nuts.