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weekly wrap: ’twas the week before christmas

December 17, 2018      16 Comments

Happy Monday!  It’s time for the Weekly Wrap with HoHo Runs and Taking The Long Way Home!

If you do a weekly recap post, this is a great way to check in with other active bloggers for extra support, sharing and accountability.

All I can say about this week is that I spent the majority of it doing lots and lots and lots of deep breathing. Lots.

I am behind on my miles, behind on holiday decorating and behind on patience. I think it always happens this time of year, and I am absolutely going to turn this around. Especially since Christmas is literally right around the corner.

On the plus side, some friends have turned me on to a new podcast (My Dad Wrote a Porno) and my life will never be the same. I 100% DO NOT recommend listening to this while running or doing anything that requires you not be doubled over in laughter.

Sunday – rest

We had a nice day. Little man made Buddy the Elf cookies, which was our first foray into holiday baking for the year.

Monday – 6 miles, running

The mornings have certainly been chilly, which means I am clear to run after little man goes to school instead of before. It’s meant a little more sleep, and I’ll never complain about that.

We had plans to go to karate after school but when I got little man from his Safety Patrol post, he sounded terrible with his allergies. It got worse through the evening, so off he went to Urgent Care. Fortunately, the diagnosis was nothing serious, but he did get some good cough syrup and a z-pack to fend off the impending sinus infection.

Tuesday – rest

Even though it was the worst possible week for it, we opted to keep little man home for the day. He had been up late at the doctor, and his cough was nasty. He had a huge project, two big tests and two quizzes and I kept him on task all morning. In the afternoon, we relaxed and made cookies.

Since he was so much improved by day’s end, we even went to get our Christmas tree!

Wednesday – 4 miles, running

It was good to get out to stretch my legs, even though I didn’t end up doing as many miles as I wanted.

Most of all, I was excited for Wednesday as I had a girls’ night out planned! A few weeks ago, a fever kept me home from a night with most of these same friends, so I was glad to have the chance to make up for it. We went downtown for fancy martinis, and had a blast chatting and catching up.

Thursday – rest

I wasn’t sorry to skip running after a late night of cocktails. Instead, I took advantage of some extra minutes of sleep. We had a little volunteer brunch at the school for the people who come in every week to help with the teacher projects, and then I ran out to pick up some supplies for Scouts before coming back to have lunch with little man.

The meeting that night was chaotic but productive. The kids are taking more ownership of their meetings, so I guide them while they go ahead and structure things the way they want them.

Friday – rest

And so began the rain. Ugh, ugh, ugh. I was absolutely unmotivated to be out there in the torrential downpour so I took a pass.

Mr PugRunner had wanted to go out that night, but I was ridiculously grateful when he said that we could stay in and watch movies. We’ve been run ragged and I was desperate to just unplug. We watched Mission Impossible: Fallout and I was in bed before 9:00 PM.

Saturday – rest

I had been dreading this day for a while: it was going to be absolutely slammed with so many moving parts, and while it was going to be a great, fun day, we just had to push through it.

First up, little man was testing for his brown/black stripe belt in karate. This puts him two away from a black belt, which he is expected to earn in December 2019. I can’t even believe it! It ended up being one of the quicker tests (they can last up to two hours, but we were finished in just over an hour), and before we knew it, he was breaking two boards with his forearm and accepting his new belt.

After a celebratory lunch of pizza, Mr PugRunner headed off to our amenity center to start setting up for the evening’s Santa visit to the neighborhood, while I started prepping for two parties of my own. Little man was going to his buddy’s house, too, so we just had to make everything happen.

While little man was seeing Deadpool 2: PG13 with his friends, I was off to the St. Augustine Moms Blog holiday party. It was awesome to see some of my fellow contributors. It’s been so nice to get to know these ladies better and I am looking forward to what we will accomplish next year.

When Mr PugRunner finished up his work, I picked him up and we headed to my friend’s Annual Cousin Eddie Party! It was so adorably and fun and wonderfully themed. We had to wear costumes, and we had a blast picking ours.

We stayed out way too late, just chatting and enjoying. It was easy to forget about the time when we were having so much fun.

 

So. Ten miles for the week was pretty dismal, but that’s really all I had in me. The rain took a lot out of me, as did the allergies. Hopefully my mojo will be back this week, so I can get this house whipped into holiday shape!

How was your week in training?

What’s your current favorite podcast?

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  1. Sandra D Laflamme says

    December 17, 2018 at 7:36 pm

    Hopefully the rain passes so you can get more running in next week. Hooray for getting your tree though and the buddy the elf cookies sound yummy!

    Reply
  2. Michelle @ Running with Attitude says

    December 17, 2018 at 8:50 pm

    Sounds like a low mileage week is just what you needed – and no harm in that! You all look too cute in those party costumes. And, congrats to your son on getting his next belt!

    Reply
  3. Jenny Albertson says

    December 17, 2018 at 8:55 pm

    Right now my favorite podcast is 3 in 30 takeaways for moms. It’s the best parenting podcast I’ve heard. I leave so motivated and without feeling shamed or guilty about my parenting at all.

    Reply
  4. Deborah Brooks says

    December 17, 2018 at 9:03 pm

    We had crazy amounts of rain this week as well! Not fun at all. This time of the year is so busy for everyone. Hope you are feeling better

    Reply
  5. Kim G says

    December 17, 2018 at 9:49 pm

    I’m going to have to check out that podcast. The title alone made me laugh, LOL.

    Sometimes we need a low mileage week. I’m actually making this week a low mileage week because I feel like my body is just beat up.

    Reply
    • runswithpugs says

      December 20, 2018 at 6:13 pm

      You won’t be sorry. I promise!

      I don’t know if I’m beat up or just tired. Or maybe that’s the same thing. I’ll get it sorted out.

      Reply
  6. Wendy says

    December 18, 2018 at 1:35 am

    That Cousin Eddie party sounds hilarious! My husband was up in Wisconsin this weekend and saw a whole Cousin Eddie display. LOL

    Reply
    • runswithpugs says

      December 20, 2018 at 6:12 pm

      It was amazing and so creative. I love that we were invited!

      Oh, that must have been something to see! I love it!

      Reply
  7. Sandy says

    December 18, 2018 at 4:54 am

    I don’t listen to any podcasts, I really need to find one I can get into. We’ve had crazy amounts of rain here in GA. Congrats to your son on the belt test!

    Reply
    • runswithpugs says

      December 20, 2018 at 4:11 pm

      I loved Serial (first season more so than the second), Dirty John and now this one. It changes things up when I’m running.

      Thanks! He was so proud of himself!

      Reply
  8. Stacie Seidman says

    December 18, 2018 at 4:48 pm

    Ugh. Everything is so busy. And it’s all great stuff, but just too much of it. The laundry pile is now two piles and they’re both as big as me. But hey, the animals are fed, and the presents are bought, and so far all events have been attended…
    Nice work getting to all of your events plus everything else this week! It’s the homestretch! We’re almost there!

    Reply
    • runswithpugs says

      December 20, 2018 at 4:10 pm

      So very much too much!

      I love this time of year but the constant go go go makes it hard to really enjoy sometimes.

      Reply
  9. Esther says

    December 18, 2018 at 9:18 pm

    This time of year seems to really be full of so many events and activities!
    You did 10 miles, and that is better than 0 miles!
    Hope you were able to recharge some and get to feeling better from your allergies!
    I am SO looking forward to a few days off from all the craziness that has gone on this month, and year!

    Reply
    • runswithpugs says

      December 20, 2018 at 4:09 pm

      Time off is going to be wonderful!

      Reply
  10. HoHo Runs says

    December 23, 2018 at 12:52 pm

    I love the party theme and costumes. My oldest son dressed as Cousin Eddie for a work event this week too. That movie will just never get old. It’s hard to get miles in this time of year! We just have to be grateful for any stress relieving run we can get – no matter how short. Thanks for linking!

    Reply
    • runswithpugs says

      December 24, 2018 at 2:27 pm

      It was so much fun! Next year, one of the guests at that party is going to host a Planes, Trains and Automobiles party, and I can’t wait for that!

      Reply

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