Wed night Brian was taking Alice for a run – and I can’t keep up with them – so my friend Lora met me to walk their course. We talked about a lot of things, including my upcoming trip to NYC which I am very excited about!
Thurs we read about a fun run in downtown St Pete that was 4 miles looping out and back from a bar. I can usually get friends to run for beer, but not when I learn about the event at 3pm. I did manage to get B, who I used to run with on Tues AM and miss my girl time with. She just got married, and a 4 mile run makes for perfect honeymoon-chat time. Which we did. And ended back at the bar with, not beer, but some very special water with added elements that is $18 a 6-pack. My daughter says she’s had it before, out of our tap at home. Ha! I said, “But the bottle clearly states to take all vitamins 30 minutes before drinking.” To which the ever growing 14 year old brain responded, “So you believe it because it has instructions?” B won a box of Marathon Snickers bars, and she’s gluten free, so she gave them to us and Alice was in heaven. We hadn’t had dinner before the run (it started at 7pm) and now it was pushing 9pm and she was hungry, so she wolfed one down and tried some pink MIX drink that I couldn’t try because it had tea in it and I’m allergic to tea.
B and I found out we missed a loop somewhere in the course, so I don’t know if we ran 3 miles, but it was fun and there was a steep incline up a bridge, and we put one foot in front of the other. It was also the first time someone asked Alice if she was in high school and she could answer “YES!”
Wendy is off hiking in Mt Zion. Red rocks, sleeping under stars, kayaking… pretty darn awesome. I hope to the Lord above she does not lose her camera. Not only because it was expensive, but because I want to see evidence of the awesomeness she experienced. I won’t get to see her right when she gets home because she flies in about 3 hours after I leave for NYC, so we will cross paths in the air and Brian will bond with the Tampa airport.
Today I am off to YOGA with Destry! Power flow class that is changing the shape of my tummy completely. I say tummy and not core because it doesn’t really affect my @$$ much. But I love it! If it doesn’t rain while I am in NYC, I have found Yoga in the Park at 3 different parks both AM and PM to try. (And a free burlesque show if I dare go out alone at night in the city).
Tonight we are going to be on a boat for a sailing challenge. We have NEVER sailed. Ever. And it’s a 2-couple thing, the other couple invited us and they know what they are doing. He even works for Harken. Which if you have sailed you might know manufacturers sailboat parts. And they said to just follow their lead. My first question was, of course, what should I wear? Swimsuit, shorts, sneakers, water socks?? I’ll worry about getting hit in the head by equipment later when we’re out on the water… gotta love new adventures.
Speaking of new adventures – if you are new to running, we have a lot of women who are new runners on our Disney Wine and Dine half marathon team! Early Oct in Orlando won’t be cool, the leaves won’t be orange, but it WILL be the EPCOT Food and Wine Festival, and it’s a HM that starts at 10pm so you get to finish around midnight with the park open to just race goers. And you get to party with us and the Digital Running Club crew. If you aren’t new to running, you can run up ahead with Brian and a couple other fasties on the team. And I, of course, will be the team mom with all the gear and organizational skills.
Going to find my zen now. Enjoy your weekend!!
Surprises happening tomorrow!
Lindsay, you were missed on Sat night when we went out for Daphne’s b-day. Much of the Ragnar gang was there, and 2 of them are planning weddings. I tried beer (again) and hated it (still) even though the place had fun flavors. I ended up with a flight of granny smith flavored cider.