Life is good.

I know it is already Wednesday and the majority of you are already looking forward to the coming weekend but I need to tell you about my awesome amazing wonderful weekend I just had.  So, since making the very tough decision to cut back on training clients- it has been such a huge blessing.  I am able to actually focus my time on my schoolwork, be better at my job, not miss any workouts and overall I am just happier and less stressed.  When things don’t go right during my day or I am running behind, it doesn’t bother me as much.

Our pots are really starting to pop! Yay!

Being able to leisurely bike to and from work without rushing has been great.  I can come home, eat some dinner, take Wyatt for a walk, maybe go train a client for an hour and then still have the rest of my night to read, spend time with Shain, work on homework, etc.  It is awesome.

One of the best parts of this is having my weekends back.  The grad class I am currently in for the summer is online, so even though it is much more work,  I can do it on my own time and do not have to give up an entire Saturday.  And now that I do not work on Sundays anymore, it has turned back into the day Shain and I get to spend time together and do fun things again.

This past weekend was perfection.   Friday night Shain and I went to a friend’s new house and had a BBQ with some of my old high school pals who I barely see anymore, it made me miss them so much.  We just grilled out, had some drinks, nothing crazy but it was super fun.   Saturday,  we woke up early like we do (even though we had nowhere to be) and I was able to get all my cleaning/laundry done, take Wyatt on a  nice long walk down the river, with of course a stop at my local coffee shop; all of this before 9am!!  It’s the little things, right?  Later that morning I headed out to Utica for a baby shower for my good friend Jess, she is getting so big!  Yet still managing to look adorable of course.  Cannot wait to meet this little girl.  It was so great to see her and catch up with her awesome family, who I adore.

Later that night, Shain and I headed out to Prairiefest which is a big hometown festival in Oswego, always a good time.  We wandered around,  listened to some music and then met some of his friends at the Tap House to watch the Hawks game (bummer) and stumbled on home 😉  I love that we can pretty much walk everywhere we need to go in Oswego.

Sunday was the best part of the whole weekend for many reasons.    First, I did a 5k with my Dad and Step-mom which just makes me happy to share running with people I love.  Second, I FINALLY BROKE 21 MINUTES!!  I have been stuck in the 21’s for 2 years in my 5k’s and I ran a 20:20 this week!!  I seriously wanted to scream, it made me so happy.  I am improving, getting faster, getting better. It gives me such a huge confidence boost that I really CAN be a strong runner.   If I can sustain this time in my next couple 5ks, who knows I may even be able to break 20 minutes one day.  That would be insane.  Despite the PR, it was not fast enough to catch the first overall girl who finished in 19:28, holy fast!  I was honored to even be able to keep her in my eyesight the whole race.

I have good genes right?

Right after the 5k,  we all walked down to the Oswego Family Diner and had a good old hearty breakfast.  So yummy.  Naturally we made the usual stops at the Farmer’s Market and Antique shop.  It was so fun to spend the morning with them in the little town we love so much.

The rest of that day Shain and I spent at his parent’s house hanging out by the pool in their beautiful backyard and eating good food- typical Diaz Sunday.  I seriously could not stop smiling all weekend, no stress, just quality time with loved ones and fun.  That is what I am talking about.  Life is good.