Cheers To 19 Years!

This past week, we celebrated 19 years of marriage. It’s definitely a tricky time of year, and we opted to do a few small things to honor the day. We’ll do something a little bigger for twenty years. Thiw

Sunday

Cardio: 4.33 miles, walking

I woke up with my client and took advantge of some of the nearby wooded trails.

The day was pretty chill, with my only big venture out to have lunch with the family, including A’s girlfriend. She was back to school the next morning so we wanted to send her off, fed and with love.

Monday

Cardio: 2.34 miles, running

While I was out on my run, A texted to say he wasn’t feeling well. Poor kiddo had a fever, and the doctor diagnosed him with the flu. Yuck. Spoiler alert: it kept him down through Thursday! He definitely needed the rest and forced downtime, but we could have done without the illness. It was a great excuse to deep clean the house, though.

So I had to cut my miles short to get home to navigate the installation of a UV filter in our new air conditioning unit and the rehanging of our broken gate, while Mr PugRunner dealt with urgent care. It wasn’t ideal, but such is life.

Tuesday

Cardio: 6.29 miles, running

Happy 19th anniversary to us! I wasn’t home, but we each spent the morning doing our own workouts.

And then we met for lunch at an outdoor fish camp.

Wednesday

Cardio: 3.69 miles, walking

Another day, another wooded walk. I took myself out and then walked one of my regulars. It was a little warmer today, which was so rude.

Thursday

Cardio: 6.15 miles, running

These sunrise runs are really doing it for me. Seriously. I just love them so much.

Then Mr PugRunner and I were off for our anniversary outing. We got coffee and donuts, and then headed to the Capybara Cafe, for our Capybara and Friends encounter. After feeding and loving on three capys, we got to see a gorgeous skunk, the coolest armadillo ever, and a red-ruffed lemur!

Afterwards, we had lunch at a new place, and then we went shopping for some Christmas decorations and things for the house. Errands are always the perfect date.

Friday

Cardio: 6.04 miles, running + walking

I got to start my run under this gorgeous full moon, and then things settled into walking when I met up with J. Today, I found myself a little tired, and I didn’t sleep well the night before, so I was hoping for a kind of quiet day.

I had a review meeting with an upcoming client and then ran some errands. I even got to go through and thin out Halloween decorations and some other things in the house.

Saturday

Cardio: 4.55 miles, walking

Would you believe that this is the first Saturday in forever that I didn’t have anything really planned or scheduled? It’s kind of a wonderful feeling.

I worked, did a ton of laundry, gave the pugs a bath, and tried to do a little organizing. In the evening, we had our very last performance on our field and a meeting for our upcoming trip to Grand Nats.

Thoughts + Goals

November is going to be over in the blink of an eye. I’m a little stressed about the amount of time I’m away from home, but it’s all going to be ok.

It was a rough week, with A being so sick, and some seriously reduced mileage, but we did our best and make it work.

I am really loving the weather and I’m so glad to see that running feels easier and my pace is quite a bit faster. Amazing what fall and winter can do to help.

I’m gearing up for at least two more races, one potentially next weekend and one on Thanksgiving, and one the first weekend of December, and then we’ll go from there. I don’t know if I’ll hit for 12 for the year, but that’s ok.