I can hardly believe that Christmas is here. As of last Friday I was officially finished wrapping. It feels good to be done the weekend before. But man did this weekend feel insanely busy!
After I finished with my wrapping it was 5:30pm and I seriously started debating about whether I wanted to get my run in. And if I did where was I going to do it. I had packed my gym bag with the best of intentions. After quite a bit of debate I ended up heading over to the gym to get it done. I knew I wanted a yummy carby dinner to prep me for 15 miles the next morning. And I didn't want to try and fit this in on Sunday. I generally hate running on the gym treadmills because they always feel harder. But Friday night wasn't too miserable. But LORDY was it hot!
Early Saturday morning we headed out for our long run. It was 40 degrees and overcast. Felt lovely. Since I had to drop my daughter off for an activity we got a somewhat late start. I had checked the weather app multiple times and it always said no rain. I didn't take my rain coat and talked my husband out of his. Couple miles away from the car it did start raining a bit. Damn weather man!
After that we headed over to pick up cash for our babysitter and grab some gas at Costco. Hello $2.10 per gallon .. YES PLEASE! However, because it's so cheap at Costco right now that also means everyone and their brother is there. We were literally there for 30 minutes! And then the next morning it had dropped to $2.05 when I was there getting groceries. Darn it!
When we finally made it home all I had time for was to make my list to pick up ingredients for my cookies/bars I was taking to my exchange the next day. Originally I had planned to bake them that afternoon. But there was not time. Before I knew it I was off to meet my bestie for a pre-Christmas gift exchange/movie date. We saw, "Wild" .. eh .. I liked it until the end. I thought the end was lame. So rush to Target to get my supplies .. rush home .. shove some dinner down my throat and at 9pm I BEGAN baking. I had 9 dozen cookies/bars that needed baking.
I finished at midnight. 15 miles in the morning with a midnight bedtime and I was one tired Mama. While my last cookies cooled I rushed into the shower and dried my hair, rolled it up in socks so that my hair would be "done ready" in the morning. Which was the BEST decision I made all weekend!
Sunday was equally busy. I got up, unrolled the hair, threw some make up on and out the door I went with all four kids in tow. Costco and Target here we come. Another post for another day but I spend SO much time stressing about getting my oldest son to read that I almost missed that my middle son (yes SON, boy likes his long hair) is starting to get the reading bug! He read to himself the entire way through Costco. LOVE him.
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After that was a mad rush home, unload groceries, put them away and back out the door to go to my cookie exchange. Which was fun like always. I think it's such a neat idea and if I didn't already go to one I would host one myself.
We wrapped up the weekend at my parents celebrating December birthdays. I love love when my whole family gets together. It's always so much fun. We had 3 birthdays to celebrate, one of which was my youngest son Oliver. I can't believe my BABY is FOUR!! It was a great warm up to the Christmas festivities that await us this week.
And THAT my friends is the play by play of my weekend. It was a busy one, but I'm really happy to say that despite the busy I got all my runs in.
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Tell me at least ONE thing about your weekend?
Are you ready for Christmas?
S'mores bars? Hello, yummy. You are far ahead of me in the baking department!
ReplyDeleteI am almost ready for Christmas. I have everything wrapped but realized that I forgot an ornament for Miles. I could probably buy it after the fact and he wouldn't know ... but I would. I am hoping that I can find something suitable at CVS on the way home.