It’s 9pm on Sunday night as I finally sit down to type this and it is the first time all weekend I’ve actually just sat to rest. Even though I guess I’m not technically resting if I’m typing this..There has just been so much going on with the home renos, some outings, workouts, phew! I’m excited for my mom to get here this week so I can have maybe just a few more extra ‘me’ minutes every day while she chases after the munchkin. Here’s what we were up to this weekend!–>
Friday: Breakfast on the floor! I love mornings where I get a little extra time to myself so I can make pancakes. Maybe this particular morning I should have been on my game a bit better since the second batch in the pan got a little ‘crispy’. STILL GOOD THOUGH.
After a relatively easy morning with Wes- i.e. lots of Reggie pestering and my workout, I headed down to Rose and Crown for lunch. A lunch (beer included) that I won via twitter thankyouverymuch. It was a perfect day to sit on the patio and I enjoyed the conversation with the people there. I got the turkey and brie sandwich and it was DELICIOUS!
I was only gone a couple of hours and was back on Wes duty for the remainder of the afternoon while Tyler worked his hump off with home renos. Friday he did a lot of wiring stuff and prep for the installation of a fan in the ensuite shower. I don’t dare interject because it’s all at a skill set way above my pay grade.
For dinner, we had salsa verde burgers on the BBQ and I’m pretty sure I inhaled mine in less than 4 minutes. During one of Tyler’s routine home improvement store trips, he managed to pick me up a little surprise and I was a VERY happy wife. It makes up for the lack of together time we get with all these home projects!
Now that Wes is crawling around and slowly perfecting his ability to climb the step up from the living space, he likes to hang with the doggies. Even when they’re begging for a bit of burger from daddy. Please note: they only beg from Tyler and not me because they KNOW they won’t get anything. I’m not that nice to share my food!
In care you’re wondering, the green rag is a Layla drool rag. We have them all over the house because she’s a friggin faucet!
After Wes went down, we watched Amazing Race and the first hour of the Revenant before heading to bed. Sunburns make me tired!
Saturday: When Wes only has one nap he tends to go to bed earlier (woohoo!) but it also means he’ll wake up a bit earlier too (BOOOOOOOOOOFACE). I was up before 7am with him and made sure to get both of our bottles ready before getting him from his room.
The rest of the morning/early afternoon was pretty much a wash- I walked the dogs, did some household stuff and hung out with Wes while Tyler was WORK WORK WORKING on the house. By the time 3pm rolled around, I was on the road to check out an Orange Theory Fitness private class with a bunch of my friends. (I refuse to refer to them as blog friends because that category is just so silly!) The workout was great- the first half was done on the treadmill and the remainder was circuits of strength and rowing.
I particularly enjoyed the fact that we were all geared up with heart rate monitors and could see our progress on the big screens. I thought I was pushing myself, but hardly had any ‘splat’ points (when you’re in the orange zone). I can’t get too down on it though- I just have a really low resting heart rate! I was going 9-9.5mph for some of those sprints, dang it!
Can I just add that this location is sandwiched in between a liquor store and a Fatburger?! If I lived in that part of town I would either be in that shopping center all the time OR I’d avoid it all the time! Haha.
Most of us headed out to dinner afterwards. I have to admit, I didn’t order anything because A.) I’m cheap, and B.) I didn’t really want anything from that restaurant. I was happy to come home later that night and snack on some of Tyler’s leftovers and have a beer while we finished watching the Revenant. I think I earned it after burning 517 calories?
Sunday: Another early as heck morning! I need my mom to get here ASAP so I can at least just lay in bed for a few extra minutes. I’m pretty much awake just before 7am every morning anyways, but a lot of times I just don’t want to get out of bed and adult.
I made my standard BAE breakfast and……YOU GUESSED IT…..hung around with Wes while Tyler worked on the house. Is this post redundant or what?!
Just before Wes went down for a nap I was able to do the Resistance 2 workout from 22 Minutes Hard Corps. I couldn’t tell if it was actually more difficult or if my chest was a tad sore from the heavier weights I used for chest flys at OTF the day before. Either way, it felt good.
During Wes’s nap, I did some of my freelance work then we waited around for what seemed like FOREVER for someone to show up and buy the first Bob stroller we got (the orange one! Loved it, but was able to get a much newer used one for a bargain). She was a total low baller and I was *this close* to just telling her she could leave without it. So annoying.
I made a batch of my favoritest chocolate chip cookies EVER- this time using the mini Hershey kisses and they turned out ridiculously tasty. Do you have any idea how hard it is to not eat them all while they’re still warm?!
While they cooled (and in an attempt to avoid temptation) I walked Wes to the grocery store for some random items we needed. It was a bit cooler out, but felt nice to have some fresh air and to NOT hear the banging of hammers or the whirring of random power tools.
For dinner we had steak. Alberta beef is pretty much the tastiest thing around, and these babies didn’t disappoint. Wes even snagged quite a few bites from my plate even though he already had his dinner!
I would have liked more greens on the plate, but what can ya do. I eat healthy more times throughout the week than not (don’t refer to my chocolate chip cookies, haha).
Wes had a nice long bath then we hung out for a bit before it was his bed time.
I rounded out the evening with a walk with the dogs, a cardio workout (CALL ME CRAZY BUT I JUST HAVE SO MUCH ENERGY) and some more freelance stuff.
Fingers crossed for a good, long sleep tonight!
I find it hard to get/stay in the orange during OTF workouts, too, but when I asked about it they said it’s probably because I workout a lot and my body is used to working hard so it handles it better, which I assume is the case for you, too!
It’s just weird because all the other gals are fitnessy too! Just goes to show how different people’s bodies are!
Sounds like a good weekend! That’s exciting that your mom is coming- how long is she in town for? I’m impressed that you were doing your sprints at 9-9.5mph as I only did one at 9mph to see if I could get into the red zone. My chest was super sore yesterday probably from the flys/presses
My stride is probably a lot bigger so my exertion is a bit different! I never got to red 😦 but I also didn’t want to kill myself at 10+ and not be able to walk today haha. The flys killed my chest. And I loved the Trx move- I have the bands but no steady anchor at home to really use them!
Good weekend for you!! Glad you came out on Saturday!
What kind of freelance work are you doing? (or is this what we’re not suppose to ask about? haha)
Also, please send those cookies my way. Actually don’t. I don’t need them. But damn they look good.
cookies= LIFE. When I get low on my supply, I get anxious that I need to bake more!
Oh it totally depends on your resting hear rate. I have a super low one usually due to running so probably would be the same. I still would love to try a class, there is a location opening by where I live.
Oh those cookies look so good, I have been demolishing my cookie stash right now, nursing makes me a sugar addict lol.
I know, I’m bummed that it doesn’t come off as accurate or whatever because of the low resting heart rate. I’m trying to not be such a sugar addict anymore, but I’m so used to it from the whole pregnancy and breastfeeding time!
I can still feel my chest today! Probably because I’m a weakling 😉
Thanks for coming out! I’m sorry the restaurant didn’t appeal to you. I wanted everything on the menu and can’t wait to go back! Plus, discount Shock Top = happy lady!
I think I was just over worked out and didn’t want to get an upset stomach on the drive home. More importantly, in cheap! Has nothing to do with the selection! Thanks again for organizing!!
I had the same issue when I tried my free Orangetheory Fitness class. I ended up getting 11 points, but the trainer told me it’s because I have a low resting heart rate, and that means that how they measure progress doesn’t necessarily apply for me. So…that was kind of strange. I wish it wasn’t so expensive, I’d probably pay for classes if it was cheaper!
I wish it wasn’t so darn expensive either. WAY too pricey for something I could similarly mimic and home.
Hey we have those PJs Wes is wearing in the last photo! Love a baby in stripes. 🙂
Please send some of your extra energy my way!!!
Haha I have no idea where the energy comes from! Must be all those goldfish I eat??!
Those cookies look AMAZING! It’s so hard for me to not eat all the dough when baking, ha 😉
Blessings,
Edye // Gracefulcoffee
I get all the dough onto the trays in one go so I don’t have the opportunity to snack on it!