Running and Girls’ Weekend 2007

First, I’ll get the running bit out of the way. Friday’s running plan had us running for 20 minutes straight with no walking. I thought it would kill me but it didn’t. It was fine. Well, I cheated a bit and took two 30-second walking breaks, so I guess technically I only ran for 19 minutes. But I was willing and able to tack on an additional minute at the end but decided not to. I was supposed to resume running with Karin today but Jake had an unexpected trip out of town so I had to start the week in the hotel yesterday morning. It was the first time I’ve ever jogged on a treadmill and I have to say, I really liked it. It was very easy to keep up my pace, I wasn’t dealing with piles of goose poop and uneven pavement and all that. And it was air conditioned which is nice.

Why, you may ask, was I in a hotel yesterday morning? Well, I’m glad you asked! I went with Sarah and Lorna to San Antonio for Girls’ Weekend ‘07! Friday around noon, I left for Austin to stay with Sarah and hang out a bit. We ate Veggie Rolls at Double Dave’s (whole wheat crust with cheese, onions and mushrooms rather than pepperoni - pure heaven!) and drank some beer. We stayed up late talking as usual. Saturday morning we grabbed a smoothie and hopped in the car to head to San Antonio. Lorna had flown in from her city and was already at the hotel when we arrived. Lunch, talking, sight-seeing abounded. I actually got to see the Alamo for the first time in my life. I know it’s odd, considering how long I’ve lived in Texas that I had never been to San Antonio but I hadn’t. We ate, we talked, we drank, we talked more…. It’s always good to get some girl time. We hope to make Girls’ Weekend a regular, at least yearly, event.

Jake stayed home with Bridget and it was really weird to be the one who was away with them at home. I have only ever spent one night away from Bridget was when my parents watched her so Jake and I could go out for his birthday. It was hard but not as hard as I thought it would be. But in order to keep from crying, I had to minimize my phone calls home and try to time them when I knew Bridget would be asleep  so I wouldn’t have to hear her in the background. Jake is much stronger than I am about such things - he loves to talk to her on the phone. But I just couldn’t do it. My strategy worked because I didn’t end up crying once all weekend, even though the River Walk was overrun with babies, babies and more babies. It was nice to get home and be able to do Bath/Bottle/Book/Bed with Bridget. I sniffed her head way more than was really necessary as she was drinking her bottle and snuggled her a bit longer than normal before laying her down for bed.  It was wonderful and I plan to do it again tonight.

Now, regarding San  Antonio - tell me how it is that people don’t constantly fall into that river? The River Walk is teeeeeeny. And with a crowd of people trying to get past each other, may of them drunk, I don’t see how everyone manages to stay on the sidewalk. I’d be curious to see the stats on this.

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