I had a really good birthday weekend. And yes, birthday weekend! I don't think a birthday should be just one day... it should be spread out to be enjoyed and I did! :)
Yesterday was GREAT! I slept in a bit until around 9 or so. When I was up, I went for a walk at Pond Meadow Park (let me just say, I LOVE this park... a great little hide-a-way treasure. A little pond in the middle of the woods with a paved path around it. And you drive through a nice residential neighborhood to get to the parking lot. Just a perfect little escape!). After my walk, I went for a very nice massage. When I left there, I made my way to the beach for a couple of hours. Then I stopped home for a quick shower, then went to a yoga class. Overall, GREAT day!
Today I had my super expensive oil change... $621.98! But hey, I got my inspection sticker too! They gave me a loaner car after I dropped my car off at 7:30am! Then I went home for a while.
That was around the time I had my annual birthday breakdown... full on water works and pity party. This year was a little more than usual, but seeing as I have PMS right now, I guess that's ok.
Then I got ready and went to another yoga class... today was better. My car was done after the class and when I picked up my car, I drove right to Pond Meadow Park for another walk.
Tonight I did my 5K training... got in about a mile and a quarter of jogging. After the rough yoga classes and all the walking my hamstrings feel like they are going to fall off!! But I am still proud of doing something!
When I left the track tonight I went right to the Pub near my house... my bartender shares my bday. She loved the card I got her and she bought me my first beer. A guy bought me my second (and last! Its a work night!) And the best part was, he thought I was in my mid to late 20's! :) NICE!
I was pretty excited with hearing from everyone. Between emails, voice mails, text messages, and facebook.... wow! I heard from 30-40 people today!! That was cool. I heard from an ex boyfriend I haven't heard from in 3 1/2 years... that was odd, but hey, that's my life! I don't expect normal.
Tomorrow is time to get back to the real world. I have already checked my work email and cleared out most of it. Not much work for me to deal with as far as that goes. Just the piles I'll have to deal with when I get to the office. But this was a great 5 days off, so I think I can handle it. And tomorrow is my Monday, and the next day is Friday! Who can't handle a 2 day work week, right? :)
I decided that I am going to work on another of my 101 things... the 1 month of exercising every day. I started on September 4th and my month is up on October 4th with the 5k. Friday night I walked over 3 miles, Saturday night I jogged, Sunday I walked the park, Monday I jogged. Tuesday I walked and did yoga and today I did yoga, walked AND jogged! Tomorrow night I want to take a pilates class and Friday night I want to take another yoga class- if I can't make the 6am class which I already don't expect to happen (I signed up for 1 week unlimited and I want to try as much as I can... its $13 a class after my week is up!). Saturday is jogging and I don't know yet for Sunday... but I can do this! And if I can keep it up for a whole month, then I will really make fitness a regular part of my life! Plus... I have to lose 15-20 pounds by Christmas! It would be great if I got a nice jump start in September, then the rest of the year would be that much easier.
Hmm.... guess I should probably think about going to bed now. My Monday morning is going to come pretty soon! And now that I'm another year older, I really need my beauty sleep now! :)
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