Regular Saturdays

I love Saturdays. Especially Saturday mornings. It's usually the day I get the most done. This Saturday was nothing special in the long run, but so much made me happy that I was kinda on a high all day!! 

Started with a great swim practice, breakfast at one of my favorite places, buying cycling shoes, bike workout, then my favorite 3 year olds bday! It was a busy day, but enjoyable! Super excited about my new bike shoes, can't wait to put them to good use!! Thankful for the opportunity to do things I enjoy!! 

Weekends don't get much better!

Well one thing is for sure, I am bad about writing daily during the weekends. But yet again another great weekend with friends. I feel like I am getting repetitive! So I will try to focus on some newer topics. 

Friday, I had an indoor workout planned with the girls, but we decided to take advantage of the sunshine and do a run outside first. I am thankful for sunshine!! Friday was one of those "glorious" spring days! Weather was up to 45, sun was shining! It was a great change to the cold cloudy days we have had so much of. (Personally I love winter, but I won't complain about warmer weather either!)

Saturday, after a tough swim practice, I headed to a new brunch place. I am thankful for where I live. I absolutely love living on the west side of Cleveland. There is always stuff going on (saw the irish band Gaelic storm later that night) and there are endless options for GREAT food! This brunch took us to the new "jack flaps" which as the name may suggest, specializes in pancakes (and wonderful waffles). I am lucky enough to have great friends who share their food so we all got to sample a little of each other's choices! So good!!

Today was a swim meet and house stuff. Meet went well, got to travel there with the same girls I spent all weekend with, and we cheered each other on. We all did respectably and were super supportive of each other no matter whether the race was a personal best or not! Came home to relax and meal plan for the week. 

Today I am thankful for my new kitchen gadgets from pampered chef! From the party I hosted 2 weeks ago, I scored some great stuff, and got to use it for the first time tonight. Loving my deep covered baker and garlic press!! Can't wait to make some awesome meals! 

This week is promising to be busy, but hopefully rewarding!

change of pace

Today I had the first day all week I could relax after work. Went to walk my friends dog, and then came home to have some dinner and lo and behold, a NAP! A glorious nap!! I haven't had one of those in weeks! Things have been so non stop for a while now. And next week will probably be similar. Luckily spring break is only 2 more weeks away! Today I am thankful for a different day. For a day that was not as crazy as some of the days I've had. For a split second tonight, I even debated on going to swimming. But once I really woke up, I realized "of course i need to go to swimming!" What made swim practice even better... we played a little modified Water Polo! We did a workout for the first 30 min or so, then the coach invited anyone who wanted to, to play some polo in the dive pool. Now, I know very little about the rules, but I get the basics, and we just play for fun, so of course I was one of the first people to switch pools. It's fun to change it up at practice once in a while! I was also able to get some advice from one of our coaches on an event I am swimming sunday at a meet, that is not a normal event for me. So hopefully I can make him happy! As long as I finish respectably, I will make myself happy!

Thank you mom.

Today I am missing my mom. A lot. But I can't dwell on how much I miss her. So instead I'll do a brief post about one of the many things I loved about her. Really I could write for days on all the amazing things my mom meant to me. And I am sure over the remaining 352 (approximately) posts I will mention her amazingness again!

But tonight I'll talk about how thankful I am that she taught me to love the water. My mom loved the water. She loved sailing, swimming, listening to the waves, watching the lake change and so much more. And she has passed that passion on to me in every way possible. Tonight I returned from a great swim practice. And I'm preparing my year for some great swimming and sailing challenges. And although I can't call her or have her come watch my next milestone.... I know she is with me, every stroke, every wave and every race. 

The picture is from about 1985-6? Either Lake Erie or Florida on my grandfathers boat.