....I'm very happy to sit my ass in you today! My whole nerve thing is feeling good so I am welcoming a chair under my ass and some chill time. Granted, I am at work and I'm not really chilling but it works!
WOD - Nada! Took today off because I have been teaching class all week.
Yesterday was my "chill" day but I was still very busy. Brought L to camp, back home, back out to pick up T's friend to spend the day with us, back home, back out to get L from camp and then back home. In between all this I was able to change sheets on all the beds, do two loads of laundry and scrub one toilet bowl. I wouldn't say that I really got anything done but I had to entertain everybody and feed them a million times that I think I did enough. I was happy to be home all afternoon and put R down for a nap in her bed! She didn't sleep long but at least it was in her bed and not in the car like she has been almost all summer long!
Grigs came over for lunch and brought the kids ice cream. My kids LOVE Sue because she's always bringing treats. Her pockets are filled with candy and there's always something yummy coming out of her purse. It was nice to have all of us sit together on the back deck and eat lunch. Granted there were about seven conversations going on at once but it was fun. Thanks Grigs! We always love to have you over for lunch!
After lunch I had my neighbor send her grandson over to play with L and that's when that extra kid made things more complicated! Now it's boys against girls and everybody started arguing. Really people? Just have fun for crying out loud! I don't see what all the fuss is! By this time it was really warm out and I was in charge of the slip n' slide, the sprinkler, the water balloons and everything else. Then it's "Mom, I'm hungry! Mom, can we have? Mom, I want! Mom, they are being mean to me!".....oh shut the hell up you ungrateful little shits. When the neighbor left I was able to get everybody inside to prep for dinner, pack my bag for class and then bring T's friend home. When I arrived at the gym and got into class I had no idea what the hell just happened to me this week. It was a whirlwind! I still had the energy to muster up a fun class for my final night of teaching (WOD - 5K at 60rpm, 50 squats, 5K at 60rpm, 50 squats and another 5K at 60rpm.). I will continue to teach in the morning just not at night anymore. I need to be around for the family!
After class it was HAPPY HOUR! I had about 3 drinks under my belt and nobody else was really drinking with me so I just went right to water. Very quiet crew last night but it was a great night with some great conversation! Thank you all for coming out to Sliders with me! I was actually in bed by 10:30 p.m. for some much needed zzzzzzzz's!
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Can You Say POOOOOOOPED!
Oh my word! What the hell is going on man! The kids are having way too much fun and I'm paying for it by doing all the damn work....Is it school yet?
Yesterday I taught the 5:45 a.m. spin class which gave me the entire day to get stuff done. After I dropped off Lincoln at camp around 8:30 a.m. I took T and R to get groceries. Came home, unpacked them and hung around doing God knows what! Picked Lincoln back up and home for some lunch and nappy nap time for R. T, L and I played Sorry while she napped and then she was of course awake. I just wish R napped for two hours or more. I can use that time!
Last night was ESPN night at the Rock Cats game. We had a cook out and enjoyed the game in some really cool temps after the rain came through. Thank you ESPN for the free event. My kids were very happy getting signatures from just about every mascot. Lots of fun but we needed to leave by the end of the 4th inning. It was already 8:30 p.m. and R was getting restless. That means get her home and into bed NOW!
Once home it was awful trying to get everybody to focus on getting ready for bed. This mommy had her evil horns coming out of her head because I was super tired myself and getting more cranky then the kids were. I wanted my bed and my little shits would not cooperate! Once I slammed their doors shut I threw myself into bed right after. No need for TV or anything else. I want sleep!
This morning I could barely get my ass out of bed around 6:45 a.m. I knew I had to get L to camp, pick up my neighbors kids, get to gym to teach class, back to get L from camp and then finally chill out at the town pool for a bit. I bolted out of bed and did all my morning chores and packed bags/cooler for the day. Once I did all that and was in the car at 8:30 a.m. I was already drained. I knew my day was going to be crazy.
WOD - spin class.....warmed up then hit the floor for three rounds of 4 burpees, 8 pushups and 12 situps, back on bike for a fast 3 miles, back to floor for another three rounds, on bike for 3 miles, last round on floor and back on bike for final 3 miles. I kicked my own ass pretty damn bad. It did make me realize that I have been slacking off with my "white sheets" workout because I have not done pushups or burpees in a while and I felt it. Granted I'm technically done training for my Half IM races but I need to continue to work off the plan. I don't want to lose all my strength.
After class grabbed the kids, got L from camp, took everybody to pool and lubed them up with lotion (job in itself), headed home, unpacked to just repack again and head out to Winding Trails for the kids Tri. By this time I'm all fucking pissed off and cranky. I'm beyond tired and I don't want to do a damn thing. I aired out all our suits/towels and cleaned out cooler. Packed up the suits/towels and cooler AGAIN and dropped of neighbors kids. R did not nap, L was sunburned from camp and T was hyper about racing. Here we go round what???? 10! Shit! I just do this shit to myself.
At WT and the kids race took off. T did an awesome job for not moving all summer so far....LOL! She had a huge smile on her face and this momma was and is really proud of her. She'll be sore tomorrow.
Due to the rainstorm afterwards, Daddy did not race in the "big boys" race tonight and instead we all went home and headed out to Outback Steakhouse for the most delicious filet mignon. YUMMIES! I had nothing pulled out and planned since we were supposed to be at WT swimming and watching the race, so we were better off eating out. My belly was very happy!
I'm not sitting here with me feet up blogging and thinking about how excited I am to do absolutely NOTHING tomorrow. Yes, I have to bring L to camp but when I get home it's time to clean the house. Maybe scrub a toilet, change some sheets and do some vacuuming. T and R can watch TV all morning for all I care!
Yesterday I taught the 5:45 a.m. spin class which gave me the entire day to get stuff done. After I dropped off Lincoln at camp around 8:30 a.m. I took T and R to get groceries. Came home, unpacked them and hung around doing God knows what! Picked Lincoln back up and home for some lunch and nappy nap time for R. T, L and I played Sorry while she napped and then she was of course awake. I just wish R napped for two hours or more. I can use that time!
Last night was ESPN night at the Rock Cats game. We had a cook out and enjoyed the game in some really cool temps after the rain came through. Thank you ESPN for the free event. My kids were very happy getting signatures from just about every mascot. Lots of fun but we needed to leave by the end of the 4th inning. It was already 8:30 p.m. and R was getting restless. That means get her home and into bed NOW!
Once home it was awful trying to get everybody to focus on getting ready for bed. This mommy had her evil horns coming out of her head because I was super tired myself and getting more cranky then the kids were. I wanted my bed and my little shits would not cooperate! Once I slammed their doors shut I threw myself into bed right after. No need for TV or anything else. I want sleep!
This morning I could barely get my ass out of bed around 6:45 a.m. I knew I had to get L to camp, pick up my neighbors kids, get to gym to teach class, back to get L from camp and then finally chill out at the town pool for a bit. I bolted out of bed and did all my morning chores and packed bags/cooler for the day. Once I did all that and was in the car at 8:30 a.m. I was already drained. I knew my day was going to be crazy.
WOD - spin class.....warmed up then hit the floor for three rounds of 4 burpees, 8 pushups and 12 situps, back on bike for a fast 3 miles, back to floor for another three rounds, on bike for 3 miles, last round on floor and back on bike for final 3 miles. I kicked my own ass pretty damn bad. It did make me realize that I have been slacking off with my "white sheets" workout because I have not done pushups or burpees in a while and I felt it. Granted I'm technically done training for my Half IM races but I need to continue to work off the plan. I don't want to lose all my strength.
After class grabbed the kids, got L from camp, took everybody to pool and lubed them up with lotion (job in itself), headed home, unpacked to just repack again and head out to Winding Trails for the kids Tri. By this time I'm all fucking pissed off and cranky. I'm beyond tired and I don't want to do a damn thing. I aired out all our suits/towels and cleaned out cooler. Packed up the suits/towels and cooler AGAIN and dropped of neighbors kids. R did not nap, L was sunburned from camp and T was hyper about racing. Here we go round what???? 10! Shit! I just do this shit to myself.
At WT and the kids race took off. T did an awesome job for not moving all summer so far....LOL! She had a huge smile on her face and this momma was and is really proud of her. She'll be sore tomorrow.
Due to the rainstorm afterwards, Daddy did not race in the "big boys" race tonight and instead we all went home and headed out to Outback Steakhouse for the most delicious filet mignon. YUMMIES! I had nothing pulled out and planned since we were supposed to be at WT swimming and watching the race, so we were better off eating out. My belly was very happy!
I'm not sitting here with me feet up blogging and thinking about how excited I am to do absolutely NOTHING tomorrow. Yes, I have to bring L to camp but when I get home it's time to clean the house. Maybe scrub a toilet, change some sheets and do some vacuuming. T and R can watch TV all morning for all I care!
Sunday, July 24, 2011
BOO YAH!
My busy weekend has come to an end with my ass sitting on the couch with a bowl of ice cream in my lap watching the Kona Ironman Championships. Those damn racers are FAST! Shit! Great stories from some of the racers; testicle cancer racer who is still taking chemo, bike accident survivor, drug addict and in jail guy that got his shit together, 80 year old man who has raced in Kona 20 times (what the hell!) and a lady with a stress fracture on her foot and walked the whole 26.2 miles with a boot on. They all made it under the 17 hour cut off. I can't bitch about the little things anymore.
This momma needs her rest. It has been a busy weekend with some really really really late nights. Friday night with my buddy Rouski drinking beer and eating pizza by their pool. Did not leave their house until 11 a.m. and that means in bed my 12 p.m. Up early Saturday to MC Mom's Tractor Pull (again, don't ask!) but home in time to take a quick hour nap before we headed to the Southington Drive In to park our truck for the movie at 9 p.m. The town pool is a quick walk away so we locked everything up and hit the pool to cool off. It was so damn hot. The movie of the night was GREASE and I was very happy to be there and see it. The kids hung out in the back of the truck while Todd and I sat in our beach chairs. Again, home after 11 p.m. and in bed close to midnight again. At this point my kids really need their sleep because they are getting none at all. And up at 4:15 a.m. this morning to head down to New London for the AMICA OCEAN BEACH SPRINT TRI......Giddy up!
What a great morning. Still sticky and gross but cloudy with some rain. I won't complain about that. Of course the sun came out on the run which is the worst time for it to appear. We had 12 Tri Club members race this morning and it was great to see all of them attempt their first outdoor tri or for some others see them reach a time goal. I think we all came in within minutes of each other which I find funny! I completed the .5 mile swim, 16 mile bike and 3.1 mile run in 1:46 which I was happy with. I think my swim was really long. I was zig zagging like crazy because I was breathing on one side due to my goggles filling up with water on the other side. I usually swim away from everybody to get out of the mess of people and I sure did swim away from everybody this morning. I was going in the wrong direction have the time. Totally thought of you Grigs!
A few of us hung out on the beach afterwards and enjoyed the water, company and food of course. The kids had a blast playing in the water. By 2 p.m we decided to pack up and leave. I really wanted to get home and clean up. Plus my kids needed a serious bath and I just wanted to be so DONE! When we did arrive home I ended up doing some yard work, cleaning off my bike, hosing down my wetsuit and other miscellaneous stuff. It was 5 p.m. and this point and I was beyond sweaty and I needed to shower NOW! I get ready to hit the shower and BAM! I have my period again......Geez, I just had it didn't I? Well, it has literally been three weeks and now I'm pissed off about that. Yank my uterus out! I don't want it anymore.
With nice clean kids and a nice clean ME, everybody hit the sack early to read and hopefully fall asleep before 9 p.m. at least. I'm off to bed myself because I surely need the sleep. Plus I am teaching the 5:45 a.m. spin class tomorrow morning......oh yippy!
This momma needs her rest. It has been a busy weekend with some really really really late nights. Friday night with my buddy Rouski drinking beer and eating pizza by their pool. Did not leave their house until 11 a.m. and that means in bed my 12 p.m. Up early Saturday to MC Mom's Tractor Pull (again, don't ask!) but home in time to take a quick hour nap before we headed to the Southington Drive In to park our truck for the movie at 9 p.m. The town pool is a quick walk away so we locked everything up and hit the pool to cool off. It was so damn hot. The movie of the night was GREASE and I was very happy to be there and see it. The kids hung out in the back of the truck while Todd and I sat in our beach chairs. Again, home after 11 p.m. and in bed close to midnight again. At this point my kids really need their sleep because they are getting none at all. And up at 4:15 a.m. this morning to head down to New London for the AMICA OCEAN BEACH SPRINT TRI......Giddy up!
What a great morning. Still sticky and gross but cloudy with some rain. I won't complain about that. Of course the sun came out on the run which is the worst time for it to appear. We had 12 Tri Club members race this morning and it was great to see all of them attempt their first outdoor tri or for some others see them reach a time goal. I think we all came in within minutes of each other which I find funny! I completed the .5 mile swim, 16 mile bike and 3.1 mile run in 1:46 which I was happy with. I think my swim was really long. I was zig zagging like crazy because I was breathing on one side due to my goggles filling up with water on the other side. I usually swim away from everybody to get out of the mess of people and I sure did swim away from everybody this morning. I was going in the wrong direction have the time. Totally thought of you Grigs!
A few of us hung out on the beach afterwards and enjoyed the water, company and food of course. The kids had a blast playing in the water. By 2 p.m we decided to pack up and leave. I really wanted to get home and clean up. Plus my kids needed a serious bath and I just wanted to be so DONE! When we did arrive home I ended up doing some yard work, cleaning off my bike, hosing down my wetsuit and other miscellaneous stuff. It was 5 p.m. and this point and I was beyond sweaty and I needed to shower NOW! I get ready to hit the shower and BAM! I have my period again......Geez, I just had it didn't I? Well, it has literally been three weeks and now I'm pissed off about that. Yank my uterus out! I don't want it anymore.
With nice clean kids and a nice clean ME, everybody hit the sack early to read and hopefully fall asleep before 9 p.m. at least. I'm off to bed myself because I surely need the sleep. Plus I am teaching the 5:45 a.m. spin class tomorrow morning......oh yippy!
Friday, July 22, 2011
I Love This 20/20/20 Shit!
You should all really try it. My WOD today was 20 min swim (1100 yards)/20 min bike (6.45m)/20 min run (2.31m). I felt indestructible, strong, confident and truly amazing! For all my racers that read this blog, you should do this 20/20/20 two days before a race. It warms up your body and gets you ready for the big day physically and mentally! I'm even a week away from my period and I still feel really good which never happens :-)
After a long day of sitting on my ass yesterday, supper was on the table waiting for me as soon as I walked in the door. Thank you Todd! Trinity had voice lessons so I stayed home to clean up the kids' rooms while Todd took R and L to the pool for a quick dip. They came home with hot fudge sundaes from McD's. How happy was this momma!!!!!! Very happy!!!!!! By the time we got the kids to bed it was after 9 p.m. and I quickly jumped into bed as well around 9:30 p.m. I really wanted to chill and watch some TV but I knew that I have a busy weekend ahead of me and sleep is very important right now. After a few minutes of reading my eyes started to blur and it was time to roll over. I don't even think I got the words "I love you" out to my husband before I fell asleep......Oh I love to sleep! Love it, love it, love it!
Today is another "sit on ass" day at work. I was able to get some of my class reunion stuff done (yes, I'm planning my 20 year class reunion), get my workout in and now it's time to finish this day up. We are going over to my friends house tonight for pizza/beer and some pool time. Looking forward to it! Tomorrow morning I am MC-ing my mother's tractor pull event at the Terryville Fair Grounds.....don't ask. It is going to be so damn hot that I'm actually not looking forward to sitting around in the heat announcing that Mr. Jim Dick is pulling with his 4500lb 1949 Farmhill Tractor. The announcing part will be interesting but not the heat!
Stay cool everybody!
After a long day of sitting on my ass yesterday, supper was on the table waiting for me as soon as I walked in the door. Thank you Todd! Trinity had voice lessons so I stayed home to clean up the kids' rooms while Todd took R and L to the pool for a quick dip. They came home with hot fudge sundaes from McD's. How happy was this momma!!!!!! Very happy!!!!!! By the time we got the kids to bed it was after 9 p.m. and I quickly jumped into bed as well around 9:30 p.m. I really wanted to chill and watch some TV but I knew that I have a busy weekend ahead of me and sleep is very important right now. After a few minutes of reading my eyes started to blur and it was time to roll over. I don't even think I got the words "I love you" out to my husband before I fell asleep......Oh I love to sleep! Love it, love it, love it!
Today is another "sit on ass" day at work. I was able to get some of my class reunion stuff done (yes, I'm planning my 20 year class reunion), get my workout in and now it's time to finish this day up. We are going over to my friends house tonight for pizza/beer and some pool time. Looking forward to it! Tomorrow morning I am MC-ing my mother's tractor pull event at the Terryville Fair Grounds.....don't ask. It is going to be so damn hot that I'm actually not looking forward to sitting around in the heat announcing that Mr. Jim Dick is pulling with his 4500lb 1949 Farmhill Tractor. The announcing part will be interesting but not the heat!
Stay cool everybody!
Thursday, July 21, 2011
I'm Sore.....
.....take a whole week off and look at what happens. My body is in shock!
Been working out all week teaching spin classes, running and lifting. I think the lifting is what is making me sore. I have not done pull ups in over a month. Today is a rest day and I'm sitting on my ass which my ass is not happy about but at least I'm able to "chill" at work. I have a sprint triathlon on Sunday with my PEEPS so I should be careful with my workouts. I don't need to be super sore for it!
I have been much too lazy at night to blog so I apologize for the lack of "Stacia's updates". My week has been hot, sweaty, busy, sticky, lazy and freaking nuts. I made sure the kids had fun on Monday at the CT Science Center after a brief workout in the morning. We were there almost all day (11:30 - 4 p.m.). I was exhausted from the constant stimulation. Then on Tuesday we picked blueberries at my mother's house and hung out with her all afternoon and then to my brother-in-laws pool after supper. Yesterday (Wednesday) was a "get shit done day!"........Jen I would have loved to have had you over for company but good thing you needed to get shit done too because I had some things to wrap up. Ran to a couple of stores very early in the morning before the heat got bad and then back home. After lunch is when things got busy because Trinity had a birthday party at 1 p.m., Lincoln was invited to his friends pool (neighbor across the street) at 2 p.m., I took Roxy with me to my DR apt. at 2:15 p.m., then drove back to neighbors house to swim with Lincoln, back home to get Trinity from party at 5 p.m. and left at 5:15 p.m. to go teach class. Phew! Dinner was on the stove and I high-fived my hubby and left. I did not come home right after class because I had to do some clothes shopping for two kids that I sponsored for the "Adopt A Child" program at work. I had so much fun buying them school clothes. Totally robbed JCPenney's blind. You should see the shit I bought! By the time I got home my feet were throbbing and my head wanted my pillow.
So far my kids have been doing really good. Granted, I don't put up with any of their shit and I do not give them a second chance, but they have been great. Roxy is a trooper especially with quick naps in car, lap or couch all week long. The poor girl has not been in her bed for a regular nap all week long. No complaints from her though. She is quite happy!
Going in Aug 2nd for my cortisone shot. Ass feels good but I can still tell that it's there. I'm getting the shot anyways to prevent any flair-ups that I may get from exercising. It's been almost a year now and it's about time I solve this damn problem.
Been working out all week teaching spin classes, running and lifting. I think the lifting is what is making me sore. I have not done pull ups in over a month. Today is a rest day and I'm sitting on my ass which my ass is not happy about but at least I'm able to "chill" at work. I have a sprint triathlon on Sunday with my PEEPS so I should be careful with my workouts. I don't need to be super sore for it!
I have been much too lazy at night to blog so I apologize for the lack of "Stacia's updates". My week has been hot, sweaty, busy, sticky, lazy and freaking nuts. I made sure the kids had fun on Monday at the CT Science Center after a brief workout in the morning. We were there almost all day (11:30 - 4 p.m.). I was exhausted from the constant stimulation. Then on Tuesday we picked blueberries at my mother's house and hung out with her all afternoon and then to my brother-in-laws pool after supper. Yesterday (Wednesday) was a "get shit done day!"........Jen I would have loved to have had you over for company but good thing you needed to get shit done too because I had some things to wrap up. Ran to a couple of stores very early in the morning before the heat got bad and then back home. After lunch is when things got busy because Trinity had a birthday party at 1 p.m., Lincoln was invited to his friends pool (neighbor across the street) at 2 p.m., I took Roxy with me to my DR apt. at 2:15 p.m., then drove back to neighbors house to swim with Lincoln, back home to get Trinity from party at 5 p.m. and left at 5:15 p.m. to go teach class. Phew! Dinner was on the stove and I high-fived my hubby and left. I did not come home right after class because I had to do some clothes shopping for two kids that I sponsored for the "Adopt A Child" program at work. I had so much fun buying them school clothes. Totally robbed JCPenney's blind. You should see the shit I bought! By the time I got home my feet were throbbing and my head wanted my pillow.
So far my kids have been doing really good. Granted, I don't put up with any of their shit and I do not give them a second chance, but they have been great. Roxy is a trooper especially with quick naps in car, lap or couch all week long. The poor girl has not been in her bed for a regular nap all week long. No complaints from her though. She is quite happy!
Going in Aug 2nd for my cortisone shot. Ass feels good but I can still tell that it's there. I'm getting the shot anyways to prevent any flair-ups that I may get from exercising. It's been almost a year now and it's about time I solve this damn problem.
Monday, July 18, 2011
Back To The Drawing Board.....
.....what the hell do I do now? Well, I'll tell you what I did, I pulled out my white "crossfit" workout plan and decided to start all over again. Today's WOD from January 1st was 5 dumbell thrusters/5 pull ups 5X's followed by 4 X 800m run (8min mile pace). Easy enough. Sweating like a pig and pushed hard on the run. It felt really good to get back into the workout routine after being a fatty all week.
Took the kids to the CT Science Center today with my friend Kathy and her kids. We arrived around 11:30 a.m. and did not leave until after 4 p.m. I'm fucking exhausted! All that stimulation and making sure the kids have all my undivided attention really pooped me out. Roxy fell asleep doing a tiny movie screening so we sat on a bench while she napped in my lap for a bit. The rest of the gang just ran around like wild indians touching every damn button. Great place for a free for all for the kids. Touch whatever you want guys!
Home to cook supper, laundry and play with the kids. They went to bed without any arguing too so I guess they were also really tired from today. Roxy was my snuggle queen tonight. She loves her mommy because I could not get her off me all night long. She was super schmoopy! She must want something. Trinity on the other hand was coping an attitude as if she was 15 years old. I'm not ready for these mood swings just yet. But let me tell you, I will make damn sure she snaps out of it because I will not put up with her crap when she's cranky. She's only 8 1/2 years old and about 3 years away from "bleeding" so I pray her "puberty" shit is not starting already. Lincoln, well, he just needs to sleep. He's my sensitive child and cries at everything lately. Plus he's in an argumentative stage right now. The little shit is arguing with me as if I'm wrong. Excuse me, but who pushed your head out of their VAGINA?????? ME! Don't tell me that I'm wrong buddy!
Time to go back to school??????
Took the kids to the CT Science Center today with my friend Kathy and her kids. We arrived around 11:30 a.m. and did not leave until after 4 p.m. I'm fucking exhausted! All that stimulation and making sure the kids have all my undivided attention really pooped me out. Roxy fell asleep doing a tiny movie screening so we sat on a bench while she napped in my lap for a bit. The rest of the gang just ran around like wild indians touching every damn button. Great place for a free for all for the kids. Touch whatever you want guys!
Home to cook supper, laundry and play with the kids. They went to bed without any arguing too so I guess they were also really tired from today. Roxy was my snuggle queen tonight. She loves her mommy because I could not get her off me all night long. She was super schmoopy! She must want something. Trinity on the other hand was coping an attitude as if she was 15 years old. I'm not ready for these mood swings just yet. But let me tell you, I will make damn sure she snaps out of it because I will not put up with her crap when she's cranky. She's only 8 1/2 years old and about 3 years away from "bleeding" so I pray her "puberty" shit is not starting already. Lincoln, well, he just needs to sleep. He's my sensitive child and cries at everything lately. Plus he's in an argumentative stage right now. The little shit is arguing with me as if I'm wrong. Excuse me, but who pushed your head out of their VAGINA?????? ME! Don't tell me that I'm wrong buddy!
Time to go back to school??????
Sunday, July 17, 2011
The Gears are Churning!
So I raced my two Half IM this summer, with a couple of sprints remaining. What are my long term goals? What do I do for the Fall? Do I just finish up the summer season and enjoy myself? Or do I continue to train for something? What can I train for? How about the Hartford Marathon?
After my 2nd marathon in Disney in January of 2004 I swore to never run another marathon in my life. I hated the training and the dreaded long runs every Saturday morning. Training just about drove me insane. With all my Half IM training via CROSSFIT it makes me think differently. I barely ran 13 miles for my races and with all the squats and leg work maybe I don't have to plug in such long distances. Oh I don't know! My gears are churning here and I'm trying to figure out if I'm biting off more then I can chew.
Back to reality tomorrow. Vacation is DONE! No more shitty eating, beer and bad habits. Time to put my sneakers on and work out again. I haven't done shit since the race. Shame on me! I don't regret being lazy but I do feel a bit guilty for not squeaking something in all week long. Hell, I have a sprint triathlon this coming Sunday so I better get back on the wagon this week.
After we unpacked the truck yesterday and put everything away, we took the kids to the Norton Park Pool to cool off. After a couple of hours swimming like fish, we thought heading to the Petit Pasta Dinner at GE would be great. We had absolutely no food in the house so it seemed crazy to not eat some pasta with Mr. Petit himself. What an AMAZING event! I cannot believe I have never done this before. For $5 per adult and kids under 12 free, the food and atmosphere was worth so much more. Dinner was delicious and they had all these great games for kids and they were handing out prizes. Of course my kids were trying to collect as many prizes as possible. Selfish little beasts! You'd think we stuffed our mouths enough but NO! We drove across the street to McDonald's and bellied up to the counter to order hot fudge sundaes, cones and milk shakes.......can you say FAT! Like really FAT! I looked 6 months pregnant by the end of the night. Oh my word! I was a very happy camper though.
After an enormous BM this morning (thanks to the ice cream) we hopped on the bikes and found a spot to cheer on all the Petit 5K racers. If I am a spectator at any event, I end up tearing because I am so happy and proud to be there. I had actual tears rolling down my face this morning. I was beyond excited to see everybody run and enjoy their day. The best part is seeing my fellow Tri Club peeps running like the wind. They are truly an amazing group of people. Very special people!
Back home to get everybody in the car and buy some groceries. Now I have a full refrigerator and I am one happy momma! We chilled out this afternoon at home while the kids played in their rooms, I did some work on the computer, laundry was working hard and daddy did some chilling out on the couch. No complaints from any of us. I had all good intentions of making a nice meal and hitting Lake Compounce with the kids but the meal idea flew out the window because nobody wanted to cook. So we decided to have pizza at LC and enjoy the water park. We usually go at night while everybody starts to leave. We have the place to ourselves usually......well, not tonight. Nobody was leaving and the place was beyond packed. We walked right into the water park and walked right back out. Hit a ride for Roxy and a ride for Trinity and Lincoln and quickly decided to head out. My friend Rouskie was there with us so she invited us over to her house to swim and eat some burgers. That is what we did and it was wonderful. Very spontaneous which is unlike us, but the kids had a great time and they really enjoyed the pool. I felt bad eating all her food but she invited us over.....LOL!
With exhausted kids in tow, we are all home and the wee ones are snuggled into bed. Time for me to shower (I haven't showered since Friday night) because the chlorine isn't cutting it anymore......ha ha ha!
After my 2nd marathon in Disney in January of 2004 I swore to never run another marathon in my life. I hated the training and the dreaded long runs every Saturday morning. Training just about drove me insane. With all my Half IM training via CROSSFIT it makes me think differently. I barely ran 13 miles for my races and with all the squats and leg work maybe I don't have to plug in such long distances. Oh I don't know! My gears are churning here and I'm trying to figure out if I'm biting off more then I can chew.
Back to reality tomorrow. Vacation is DONE! No more shitty eating, beer and bad habits. Time to put my sneakers on and work out again. I haven't done shit since the race. Shame on me! I don't regret being lazy but I do feel a bit guilty for not squeaking something in all week long. Hell, I have a sprint triathlon this coming Sunday so I better get back on the wagon this week.
After we unpacked the truck yesterday and put everything away, we took the kids to the Norton Park Pool to cool off. After a couple of hours swimming like fish, we thought heading to the Petit Pasta Dinner at GE would be great. We had absolutely no food in the house so it seemed crazy to not eat some pasta with Mr. Petit himself. What an AMAZING event! I cannot believe I have never done this before. For $5 per adult and kids under 12 free, the food and atmosphere was worth so much more. Dinner was delicious and they had all these great games for kids and they were handing out prizes. Of course my kids were trying to collect as many prizes as possible. Selfish little beasts! You'd think we stuffed our mouths enough but NO! We drove across the street to McDonald's and bellied up to the counter to order hot fudge sundaes, cones and milk shakes.......can you say FAT! Like really FAT! I looked 6 months pregnant by the end of the night. Oh my word! I was a very happy camper though.
After an enormous BM this morning (thanks to the ice cream) we hopped on the bikes and found a spot to cheer on all the Petit 5K racers. If I am a spectator at any event, I end up tearing because I am so happy and proud to be there. I had actual tears rolling down my face this morning. I was beyond excited to see everybody run and enjoy their day. The best part is seeing my fellow Tri Club peeps running like the wind. They are truly an amazing group of people. Very special people!
Back home to get everybody in the car and buy some groceries. Now I have a full refrigerator and I am one happy momma! We chilled out this afternoon at home while the kids played in their rooms, I did some work on the computer, laundry was working hard and daddy did some chilling out on the couch. No complaints from any of us. I had all good intentions of making a nice meal and hitting Lake Compounce with the kids but the meal idea flew out the window because nobody wanted to cook. So we decided to have pizza at LC and enjoy the water park. We usually go at night while everybody starts to leave. We have the place to ourselves usually......well, not tonight. Nobody was leaving and the place was beyond packed. We walked right into the water park and walked right back out. Hit a ride for Roxy and a ride for Trinity and Lincoln and quickly decided to head out. My friend Rouskie was there with us so she invited us over to her house to swim and eat some burgers. That is what we did and it was wonderful. Very spontaneous which is unlike us, but the kids had a great time and they really enjoyed the pool. I felt bad eating all her food but she invited us over.....LOL!
With exhausted kids in tow, we are all home and the wee ones are snuggled into bed. Time for me to shower (I haven't showered since Friday night) because the chlorine isn't cutting it anymore......ha ha ha!
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