Weekend Review

Whew, another weekend come and gone!  The weekends fly by way too fast!!  Here's how I filled mine!

On Friday night I found out that the side swipe repairs were done so I was able to pick up my car that night after work.  I was actually a little bit disappointed that the repairs were done so quickly as I was kind of enjoying driving the rental car which was newer.  But my good old 2003 Accord with 170,000 miles on it is still in fine shape and I'll take driving an older car over a car payment!!  That night Phil and I made dinner and watched part of Up in the Air together (which I had already seen).  He finished it on his own as I went to bed early since I had a big run the following day.

Oscar played peek-a-boo in the cupboards while I made dinner

 On Saturday morning I was up bright and early for a 22 mile run with my club.

22 miles on deck, but first, coffee.

It was around 45 degrees when we started, so perfect running weather.  I was a little nervous for this run but it ended up going very well despite the fact that I had to run about 12 miles of it on my own since my usual running buddy was working on Saturday. 

22 miles = done!!  Gotta love all of the pink/purple I am sporting!

I was pleasantly surprised by my pace as I did not really feel like I was "pushing" it for the most part so I was surprised to see that my average pace was 9:14 for the 22 miles.  I'm really hoping to run a sub-4 hour marathon and while this run did go well, it does make me question whether I will be able to do that but we'll see what happens on race day!  All in all, I can not complain as I never thought I'd run another marathon so I'm focusing on being thankful that I'm able to run the marathon!

After the run, I dashed home and got ready super fast (26 minutes!) and headed to my friend's baby shower.  I was nearly 2 hours late but I am glad I was able to be there for the last hour.  The shower was so nice and there were so many great decorating details!  Her due date is about 6 weeks away and I am so excited to meet the baby and see if it will be a boy or a girl (I'm guessing girl!).

On Saturday afternoon I had a total of 90 minutes of downtime at home before going to church.  After church, Phil picked me up and we headed to his friend's birthday party.  It was fun to see his group of high school friends and the birthday boy and his wife had a baby recently so I got snuggle with her for a bit.

Since the party started at 4, we were home by 8:30 on Saturday night, which I was so happy about as I was exhausted.  We Phil watched a movie while I dozed off.  Oscar is usually a total hyper spazz but she was very calm that night and sat on my lap for awhile which was extra calming/relaxing for me.

I slept like a log that night and slept for 8 hours straight.  I can't remember the last time I got 8 continuous hours of sleep.  It's been many, many months. Turns out 22 miles of running and a full day of social activities is the ultimate cure for insomnia.

On Sunday morning I was surprisingly not sore from my run. It was a beautiful morning so I went for a short 5 mile bike ride to work out any lactic acid that was still in my legs.  I had a quiet morning at home which was just what I needed after the busy day I had the previous day!

On Sunday afternoon I met a friend for coffee at one of my favorite coffee shops.  I hadn't seen her since the spring so we had lots to catch up on!  After that, I spent the rest of the afternoon doing things like laundry, ironing, grocery shopping and meal prep, aka "adulting."

A whole lot of basil...

Became a triple batch of pesto which I froze for use this fall and winter!

I roasted broccoli...

which accompanied a dairy-free caprese salad and the meatloaf I made (which was delicious)

And on Sunday evening, I put my feet up for some much-needed relaxation!!

How was your weekend?