Alarm clock goes off at 5:08 am (because 5:05 feels *much* earlier).
*groan. yawn. give M a kiss* (and surprised he gets up with me instead of sleeping in another hour!)
On the road by 5:20 to get to 6 am barre n9ne method class (the best way to start a Friday, I am convinced…not to mention the longest.week.ever. Felt like 49 days long or something).
*trying to psych myself up for a 3 miler post-barre with Steph, even though it’s chilly and I’m tireeddddd*
*fabulous* class 6-7 am.
Debate outdoor 3 mile loop with Steph. Know I’m tight on time, and she is too. And feeling slightly wussy in 35 degree temps when we’ve had temps in 50-70 degree range the last week. Quick change of plans: quick run at my sister Jess’s house (5 mins away, you’ll see why I’m going there anyway in a sec…).
7:21 am. Bang out 2.5 miles…wanted 3, but didn’t have time. And a shame, too, because it was actually one of those ‘can run all day’ feelings, surprisingly (even though I thought to myself, how much I didn’t *really* feel like running and if it started to feel like ‘junk miles’ I’d stop. Go figure! No junk! Whee!).
7:45 am. *Fly* through a quick shower at my sister’s with 5 minutes to spare, because I had a very important coffee date and I didn’t want to be late! So what did my lovely sister do? She packed up our obsessed favorite oatmeal into a tupperware so I could eat it as I drove (seriously, that was genius, and it was SO GOOD, even as I carefully drove and ate!).
8:09 am. I went on my merry way, grabbed two coffees on the way and made it to my other sister Jen’s by 8:32 (so I was late by 2 mins…).
Why all the rush-rush this morning? Why, to spend a cherished hour with my sister Jen and my beautiful niece Isabel, of course! (this worked out perfectly as I had a dentist appointment at 9:30 down the street, because yes, I still go to the same dentist since I was 4 years old. I do not care that it is now more than 30 miles away!).
And it was worth every minute of coordination and rush-rush to get there because Isabel was in an absolutely fabulous mood and we had the MOST fun at our auntie/sister coffee/playdate!!
A photo recap says it all:



Why does it always seem to happen that you have those run all day days when you can’t LOL. I think niece time is the ideal way to spend a morning!
Amen, sister. Isn’t that the truth?! Hopefully it translates into tomorrow when I run with M! Niece time was awesome!!
Oh my gooooddddddd do I love that munchkin SO MUCH!!! Those pictures are freakin’ priceless. She is legit the cutest little girl that EVER existed!! Can’t wait to babysit her on Sunday – expect lots of gushing and cuteness after our playdate in the park!
PS. SO glad you let me make you oatmeal to take in the car, a freakin’ protein bar does NOT even come close in comparison. Um no. Oatmeal 24/7.
I love her tooooo like whoa!! She is seriously the best thing EVER. I just showed M the videos, he thought she was adorable. And thank youuuu for the delish oatmeal today!!! It made me so happy hehe 😉
What a great way to start the day (and weekend)!! I love mornings that are a little different than the norm. 🙂
It really was awesome!!! Different and perfect 🙂
Oh my goodness, what a cutie! Definitely sounds like the best day ever. I love the wet, sloppy baby kisses and it’s so amazing when they say your name. Love. My kids like to come into my room in the morning and say, “Wake up sleephead” because I have inevitably slept in. Oops. Also sounds like you have a fab weekend on tap. Have a wonderful time!!
She IS such a cutie pie!! Getting so big and so personable and chatty. I love it. OMG the day she says ‘wake up sleepyhead’ – I will melt. I just know it 😉 Have a great weekend!
What an awesome morning. Hope you have a great weekend, too!
I’ve never had any problem commenting here, and I don’t have a WP login. Weird!
It was an awesome day! I am not sure WHAT is going on with WP. So annoying.
I always feel like I have one those runs when I can run forever when I’m late for something and have to end the run early. Why does it happen like that?
Sounds like a fun weekend. Sushi!!! Yum.
Exactly! Why does that always happen?! Oh well, it was a good run, even if it was short 😉 sushi was di-vine!