We spent Thanksgiving Thursday in KC with the hubs family for lunch and my sisters growing family (and my parents and brother) for dinner. Due to not having a babysitter Friday, I took the day off from work to watch little man…And since the hubs can’t ever take a day off, he headed back to Manhattan with Pai bright and early Friday morning…and I stayed behind for another day or so. I’ll hitch a ride home when the grandparents head back Saturday afternoon 🙂
Friday
If I were still training for a fall/winter race or what have you, I would have had a little more pep in my step to get out for a run… But going to bed rather late and needed one to wake up the hubs to hit the road this morning, I just didn’t have the energy!
Rather, I got up when little man caught me playing on my phone 🙂 He jumped on the bed and make sure I knew he was up. “I’m up, mommy! I’m up!”
I started my day with a cup of joe and nutty roll 🙂
Let the morning ball throwing commence!
Little man wanted oatmeal for breakfast…but it was too hot, and then he was “full”. Oh boy… Since Nana was eating a muffin, little man wanted one too. After he ate a full muffin, he still wanted more…but while it was cooking, he decided he was “full” again and didn’t want it anymore…
This kid loves Beannie Babies more than anyone I know 😆😆 All lined up!
Movie watching with Great Nana Rosie
Blanket tug of war in the kitchen
…Low impact ball rolling to pass the time 🙂
When Papa Ray started to doze off in a comfy chair, little man and I decided to head downstairs to play. I started expanding the marble tower…now it is a beast!!
Once it was time for little man to go down for a nap, I headed to Target for a few bottles of kombucha. My lack of control yesterday is making my tummy quite mad at me today…so a semi-liquid reboot is in order tomorrow!! Blended vegetable juice and kombucha…and lots of water 🙂
Yeah, I went to a store, but that is HARDLY Black Friday shopping… It is more like everyday Friday afternoon shopping. No shame. #OptOutside
On my way home, I stopped by a local coffee shop not far from the in-laws house 🙂 The chill atmosphere gets me every time! Unlike the hustle of chain coffee shops, I could just relax here for hours! Yeah, I planned on getting my coffee and leaving…but I stuck around to enjoy it 🙂
I headed back to the house where it was all quiet still 🙂 I had briefly thought about going for a run…but I was on borrowed time and I didn’t want to leave a crazy little one with grandpa, so I waited 🙂
…and waited…
Little man took over a 3 hour nap 🙂 (I never said he was a bad sleeper…)!
Around 5pm, my MIL decided that we needed to take the extra car to my FIL’s work…since he was dropped off earlier in the day. Rather than taking 2 cars, dropping off hte keys, and taking 1 car back – I decided to take the car and just get in my run for the day on my way back 🙂 While this plan was a good one, I started out a little late and conversations kept me from getting out to run quickly. It was dark within the first mile or so…good thing I took my reflective vest 🙂
Once I got back, I quickly got dressed and ready for dinner. Some family was going to come by for dinner and I didn’t want to stink TOO badly…
I was pooped and headed to bed “early” – a nice run planned in the morning!
Saturday
Well…this whole weekend is thrown off by the holiday and extra day off!!
I texted with a running buddy the day before and made plans to go for a Sunday morning long run…
My brain was a day off…and while I ready “Sunday” in the message, my brain said “tomorrow is Sunday, a run tomorrow morning!”.
I got up bright and early…laid all my things out the night before, got dressed, relaxed for a little while, talked to my MIL when she got up, and then headed out the door. I purposefully set our meet-up place close to my in-laws house so I could just run over and then run back after…
I ended up setting out just a couple minutes later than I should have and arrived at 7:05 am for our 7 am meet up. I milled around the trail for a couple minutes and then decided to text her. “Did I miss you?”
Well…this is all my quick-reading-and-not-comprehending fault. She already had a run planned this morning (I had read about it on FB) and she gave me the deets. I ran home (literally…) and begged my MIL for a ride or a vehicle for a couple hours. She gladly gave me keys and I was on my way!
There was a trail run and “food drive” at the Overland Park Arboredum. There was a line on both sides of the road trying to get into the gate when I showed up…someone was late for work or something 🙂 I made it just in time to pay my $3 and wait around for the run to start!
I have been out at the Arboredum a few times in High School for pictures, but not ever on the back trails! This was exciting! Now that I know this is here, I am totally going to come back!
Once I got home, little man wanted nothing to do with me…and the game was on! SO I settled into the kitchen for a little while and sipped on my kombucha 🙂
Before too long, I ended up downstairs…and was promptly made into a pillow…
…and a toy box!
There were naps taken…and snacks eaten…and lots of driving back to Manhattan. An easy night…and an early bedtime 🙂
Sunday
Sunday couldn’t have been any lazier…even if it tried!
I didn’t roll out of bed until like 9 am…and I thought my time was wrong because little man was even still asleep! My MIL came by for a bit on her way back out of town…long enough that little man woke up and stuck around JUST a little longer 🙂
I made breakfast for little man and I – then we just relaxed.
…all day.
The hubs eventually came down to join the party…and later had to go into work.
Lazy…lazy day!
How was your weekend? Have any exciting adventures?
Check out some awesome #linkups this week!
There is the great Weekly Wrap #linkup with Holly and Tricia! Also, check out a couple other weekend updates with Meghan, the Tumbleweed Contessa, and Ilka and Angela’s Sunday Fitness & Food link up!
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