Sugar overload

Alternate title: Every day in my life.

I've done extensive scientific testing and determined that the cause of my ongoing nausea in the pool is the chlorine. Yesterday, I woke up, had coffee and breakfast, and then did got in the pool at 10:30 and was totally fine. Since this was the saltwater pool, case closed. I had even come prepared and everything.

Confession: I love ginger. Even in raw form.

Apparently the fancy gym leaves the masters swim workout up on the white boards all day, so after going on Tuesday and getting a sense of how it works, Jackie and I wised up and went nice and late. I got to sleep in, and we each got lanes to ourselves. It was still pretty tough but I was slightly faster than last time, and not having three people sharing my lane made it a tad more enjoyable. 

The workouts have you do things like use a kick board, so you are only using your legs to swim, or put this floatie thingie between your legs so you are only using your arms to swim. It helps you focus on your form for that body part, and I can already see how it helps. 

Being able to finish a tough workout and lay in the hot tub because you have no where to be is one of the best feelings I've ever known. I guess this is what Michael Phelps experiences every time.

After the swim, I made the largest monetary mistake a woman can ever make - going to a salad bar while starving after a tough workout. Suze Orman even wrote an article about it and everything. Unfortunately for me, I also made this mistake yesterday. Today I went to the Whole Foods salad bar though, so the bright side is that it gives me blogger street cred.

All different foods piled up - looks so yummy!

I've obviously been reading too many blogs because as soon as I was done, I started craving frozen yogurt. I'm not even joking.

Jackie and I took our Whole Foods lunch down by the water and I got to enjoy another gorgeous view while I ate.

On my walk back to my car, I saw my friend tweeted that she wanted a cookie, and because I have no mind of my own, my frozen yogurt craving immediately transformed into a cookie craving. So I stopped at Panera and made one of the best decisions of all time.

This truly exceeded even my wildest expectations

What could make such a wonderful day even better? Coming home to find that Easter baskets from my  mom and stepdad had been delivered. Truly, they spoil us.

My husband wears snuggies like togas when I'm not around

This is where a normal person might be like "oh, I just ate a delicious Easter egg cookie, I'll save all that candy for another time". That wasn't the decision I made. I had planned to lay out on the patio and read, now I got to read while eating jelly beans and egg shaped chocolates.

Side note: Has anyone read the Bronze Horseman trilogy? Please email me if you have. I'm on the second book and I desperately need to discuss it.

I read until it was time for my bike/run brick. I was the slowest one in both sports. Still, I pushed myself to try and keep up so I got a killer workout, much more so than if I'd been on my own. About 15 miles of biking and then a 2 mile trail run.

What weird things does your husband/boyfriend/spouse/roommate whatever do when you aren't around?

You just ate a cookie, and then got an Easter basket full of candy in the mail. Quick - what would you do?