Running

I’m been trying to get back in the habit of running for several weeks now. I was on a role before I got sick and then it took a while to get started again but I’m back. I have been running at least 3 times a week for the past few weeks and loving it. My heart rate is higher then I wish it would be and I’m going slower then I wish I was but I can see the improvements in my distance, speed, and breathing already!! I am really interested in running a 10 mile race along the lakefront that ends on the 50 yard line of Soldier’s Field. It’d be the furthest I’ve ever run but I think it’d be amazing and I finally found a partner!! A friend of mine, Gwen, is going to run it with me. She called Saturday to tell me I was an inspiration and she’s going to do it. Her husband (who’s also running it) wrote up a training plan for her and she’s hitting the gym. I have a plan I wrote for myself too and although I’m not exactly where I need to be, I’m getting there and think I will be caught up and on track within the next week. I have 11 ½ weeks to run 10 miles! I can do it!!! I’m warning you now, there may be lots of running updates on here since that’s going to be my main focus for the next 11 ½ weeks. Wish me luck!!!

Frustrating

Baseball practice started for my son last week. We missed the first practice because we already had birthday related plans. Due to the iffy Chicagoland weather there’s indoor practice scheduled for each Monday this month from 4-5pm. I was not every happy about the start time because I work until at least 4pm but we figured my husband could go into work 1 ½ early so he can leave early and I would skip the gym and drop the little guy off at day care. I mean, it’s only for 4 Mondays! So today I’m getting ready to leave work and I get an email from the coach with a practice schedule for the rest of the month which includes….this Friday at noon because they have no school (my son is in daycare) and sporadic weeknights throughout the rest of the month with practice beginning at 3:30pm. Yes, 3:30! How the heck are we supposed to get him to practice that early? Are we the only family with two working parents? My husband says this is what happens when he’s not coaching but I disagree. Our son has played baseball, basketball, football, and soccer and he has NEVER had practice that started before 5pm! I have no idea how this season is going to pan out but it’s not off on the right foot!!

MIA

I apologize for falling off the face of the earth. Life has just been crazy the past couple of weeks with my son’s birthday. To give you the short version would be to say that he had 6 celebrations in 7 days! One night in the middle of the week we were talking about all the parties, get togethers, ect and he said, “My birthday is kind of like Hanukah.” What an observation for a Catholic 11 yr old!
March always seems to be an insane month for our family. It starts with our son’s birthday, followed by the start his baseball season, followed by the start of the MLB spring training, then there’s the annual St. Patrick’s Day parties…of which we are regulars at two and they’re always in one weekend. After that we have my little brother’s birthday (one year younger then my son), and then real St. Patrick’s Day. This also usually coincides with my friend Megan and her family visiting from Texas during their early spring break. Then we have more baseball, even more baseball, and finally baseball. March is finally capped off by a week break from school for my 11 yr old in which this year he’ll spend at his grandparents. Thanks Mimi & Papa!! The third weekend in March I usually sneak in running the Shamrock Shuffle, which is a two day event because of the expo the day before, however this year I didn’t register in time, so I’m heading to Ohio to see my friend Amy and will squeeze in a dinner in Michigan to visit my Jessica. After filling everything in on the calendar, my husband was all excited to see that we have one free weekend day/evening at the end of March but then I offered to babysit my two beautiful nieces and keep them for a sleep over. I figure I’ll sleep in April!! Oh wait, didn’t I just get another invite in the mail?