After racing home from work on Friday, grabbing Amanda, and heading to Kara's for the sleepover and the race, the rest of the weekend continued in at a similar frenetic pace. I like weekends like that, they make me feel like I actually have a life other than my job and watching TV.
On Saturday, by the time I got home from the epic disaster otherwise known as the Hot Chocolate 15K, I barely had time to figure out how to put it all into words for the blog post before we had to leave for my friend Angela's ugly sweater party. I brought chocolate wine, to continue with the day's theme, and it was delicious.
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| Some of the people that make going to work tolerable |
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| Eric was a bit sleepy from the race |
I was apparently sleepy as well, because I slept from midnight until nearly 10am, which is extremely rare for me. After some coffee and blog reading, it was time for a redemption run. I headed out and did 8 miles at an average 8:46 pace. The first five were easy, and I pushed it for the last 3 (those were an average 8:23). That wasn't a planned thing, it's just what happened. It's pretty sad that I ran faster than I did during the an actual race the previous day, on a much hillier route. That just shows how crowded it was.
I was so excited when I was greeted with this when I got home.
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| If that's what I look like after running, it's a miracle I've made any friends through that sport. |
Soon after that, we had our friends Casi, Donnie, Carolyn, and John over to watch the football game. Our team, the Ravens, played the Cleveland Browns, Eric's team. When I say our team, I mean the city of Baltimore, because I have no devotion to any team, and could barely pay attention to the game for more than half a second without getting bored, but, luckily, everyone was into socializing while watching, so it was fun.
I was more excited about a massive amount of Chinese food.
Carolyn and John brought ice cream, which obviously excited me even more.
Do you prefer crazy busy social weekends, or quieter ones? I definitely need a mix of both to stay sane, but this one was so much fun!
Chinese food and ice cream? That sounds magical.
ReplyDeleteI like a little bit of both, but Saturday's crazy was enough to keep me home all of Sunday :).
ReplyDeleteThis weekend we're having our annual Christmas party, though, and every weekend following we have Christmas celebrations. December is going to be awesome!
I like a little bit of both. I can do one crazy weekend, but then I need about 12 calm quiet weekends to get myself back together. Yes, 12. It wears me out. I have no idea how I was "social" at least 5 nights a week in college.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait for my ugly Christmas sweater party! The best part about it is that I got my sweater straight from my mom's closet :)
ReplyDeleteYour weekend sounds like a lot of fun buuuuut I tend to prefer quieter ones! When they are busy I feel like they go by WAY too fast! Our tree looks great and so do you! I would totally still be your friend :)
ReplyDeleteYour weekend sounds like fun! I need a mix of both as well. Chocolate wine? Sounds awesome!
ReplyDeleteChocolate wine? Really? You must share the name. Never heard of it. I'd rather be busy then bored! A doctor I heard speak yesterday said your social network helps you live longer. Good for me! Jealous of the short sleeves & shorts! Looks awesome!
ReplyDeletei like a mix of both too. love an ugly sweater party, although i never went to one!
ReplyDeleteLove the Christmas tree! Was Eric wearing an ugly sweater under that jacket?
ReplyDeleteI like crazy busy weekends, but not EVERY weekend. I like my lazy weekends so much too. Like this past one - I watched more than one episode of Boy Meets World and thought of you!
ReplyDeleteMy weekends are typically 3-4 days long, so I have time for the crazy and the calm. I really really enjoy this.
ReplyDeleteChinese food is fantastic after a long run. So is ice cream. Yummmmmmm.
I like one crazy busy weekend for every four. That way I have fun, but get to be lazy a lot too. Love the ugly sweater party picture. You're too cute by the tree in your skirt and short sleeves, I'm a little jealous.
ReplyDeleteYour hubby decorated the tree?? You all seriously found some awesome guys to marry. Maybe you rubbed off on me this weekend :)
ReplyDelete"After racing home from work on Friday, grabbing Amanda, and heading to Kara's"
ReplyDeleteI enjoy this phrasing. I visualize you driving through your parking lot and sticking me in your trunk or something.
I like my weekends to be a mix. Friday/Saturday was crazy. Sunday I slept til 9, we got breakfast out, then I have no idea what I did for the rest of the day, probably just read 15k recaps to relive the horror.