Birthday eve

It’s dreary, dark, rainy and cold outside today. Did I mention it’s absolutely dreadful too?  I have heard reports of snow but haven’t seen any flakes on the commute in or at Emory today.   It’s a shock to the system since we’ve been sporting shorts and flip flops up until today.  I’m surviving though, Thanks to my birthday present.   It’s a Land’s end silver down coat and it’s rockin’! It’s like wearing a big warm hug every time I go outside :)

These kinds of days put me in a very lazy mood.  I rolled over when it was time to go to crossfit today and blamed my sore muscles.  I am sore, and in my quads for some reason.  We only did 100 squats; you’d think my legs were used to that by now!  My arms are very hurty but I was expecting that, I think my goal this next 4 weeks is to finally come home from crossfit and not feel like my arms are toast.  Patience and perseverance are all it takes!  I am determined to go run at the Johnson Ferry gym tonight while Cooper is at basketball practice.  I need to do something cardio.  Speaking of, I went for my foot recheck with Dr. Peebles today.  It looks good and no reason for any more visits. Hooray!  He asked how my running was going and I told him straight up that I hadn’t done any since the marathon.  I thought he’d fuss a little but he said a lot of people take time off after a long distance race. Most take a day for every mile. That, made me feel so much better.  I don’t want running to be a chore. I want to do it when my body is ready, so I get all those lovely endorphins pumping again.    

 

Scheduled Cooper’s birthday party and lined up an ice skating instructor.  I hope he has fun at his party.  I know this wasn’t his first choice but it’s so much easier to get to, and who knows maybe we will have a little hockey star on our hands.