*Mom when she first walked in!*
*Me and my family*I was glad my mom had a great time at her party. Around 8 PM, my legs started feeling pretty sore from Friday morning's boot camp class. I tried to stretch for awhile and hoped it wouldn't be worse in the morning...
Saturday
Ow. OW. OWW!!! I pretty much have not done squats since May, so my legs and butt were not at all used to this and were killing me! Phil and I were meeting up with my friends Lisa, Cheryl and Ingrid and their fiancés and husbands at Scarecrow Fest in St. Charles. The weather was beautiful and the St. Charles area is gorgeous. Finding parking was a nightmare, though! I had been hoping to work out in the morning but given how badly my legs were hurting, I decided to skip, especially because I knew we'd be doing a lot of walking at the fest.
*Phil having a deep conversation at Scarecrow Fest*
*Just one example of the different types of "scarecrows"!*After the group split up, Phil and I enjoyed some burgers and a pitcher of beer on the rooftop of one of the restaurants nearby. We were pretty tired, so we just stayed in for the evening.
Sunday
Sunday was my mom's actual birthday. She got another surprise in the morning!
I watched some of the Chicago marathon in the morning and saw the first finisher, Moses Mosop, cross the finish line. It was absolutely amazing to watch. I finished my half marathon in 2 hours, 13 minutes; this runner finished the full in 2 hours, 5 minutes! Much of his mile pace was 4 minutes, 40 seconds. So incredible what people can accomplish. I cannot imagine running a single mile that fast, let alone keeping up that pace for a marathon. My legs were still aching just as much on Sunday morning, so I decided to work out to see if that would loosen them up. After watching the marathon, I definitely didn't want to confine myself to an indoor workout on such a beautiful day, so I hit the pavement. I haven't run outdoors in about a month, so I was pleased I ran 4.3 miles. I loved seeing all the beautiful trees and feeling the leaves crunch beneath my feet. While it was a nice run, it didn't do much for my muscles. Still sore and aching!
Then it was off to Phil's second cousin's 2nd birthday. I love Hannah, she is such a little cutie!
*Me and the birthday girl!*
This is where the food overload began. I had a sandwich from Potbelly at about 1 PM. We ate at Hannah's party around 4 - I tried to keep my servings small, food was catered from Qdoba so I just made a mini nacho plate for myself. I wish I could have stayed at the party longer, but it was off to my mom's birthday dinner at Jameson's Charhouse. I had to order something, otherwise me being there was kinda pointless! I got a cheeseburger and ate about 3/4 of it. When we got home, I fell asleep on the couch for a good hour. Food coma!
The amount of sweets in our house right now is pretty awful - may the force be with me this week to avoid these! Look at all this sugar in a house of three people - ridiculous!
Chocolate covered strawberries, Halloween cupcakes,
Well, off to bed - have to be up bright and early for boot camp! I just hope my legs can make it there!
The amount of sweets in our house right now is pretty awful - may the force be with me this week to avoid these! Look at all this sugar in a house of three people - ridiculous!
Chocolate covered strawberries, Halloween cupcakes,brownies, Oreos, Chips Ahoy and leftover birthday cake
Well, off to bed - have to be up bright and early for boot camp! I just hope my legs can make it there!
you have to park before the river to get a good spot for the Scarecrow fest-like down by State and 4th streets. It is a bit of a walk, but can avoid all the cars and people and crowds. We did not go in any restaurants to eat way too crowded,just got a piece of pizza at a vendor.
ReplyDeleteSuch a cute little girl Hannah!!!
Yeah, it was my first time driving there on my own so it was kind of hard to know where to go!
ReplyDeleteI know, she's adorable and so well behaved! She kept grabbing on to me when I first got there, it was cute!