Monday Exhaustion

I need a weekend to recover from this weekend.  Full force exhaustion has set in.  And I dislike Mondays.

My siblings and I planned a surprise 30th anniversary party for my parents, in addition to surprising them with my sister (who lives far, far away in Baton Rouge and hadn't been home to visit in months).  We had an elaborate plan to use my surprise sister as the decoy and distraction while my brother and I set up and cook for the party.  Well.... sister's flight got delayed by 14 hours- she ended up getting in 5 hours before the party thus not being able to distract parents, and in turn we had to tell them about the party. 

Found this photo of my siblings and I from ~20 years ago

They were still surprised, and definitely cried, so happy to have all their children and friends in one place.  It was a great night and so fun, but I'm kinda glad it's over- it was causing me SO much stress!


Friday night after work, I was doing parent's party prep at my boyfriend's house in Hartford, and while cupcakes (that were blue) were in the oven I got a 3 mile run in.  While I like running in Hartford because of the flat terrain, I dislike running in Hartford because of the passerby's.  All of the whistling and hollering and beeping... is really, really obnoxious and makes me feel uncomfortable.  Although there were some folks sitting in the parking lot of a golf course drinking some beers and they cheered me on and clapped for me, which was awesome.  Yesterday, I did 4.5 miles. 

Post-super-humid-nasty-gross run

Both days were hot and humid, and I noticed that I have a very difficult time maintaining a steady breathing pattern when it's humid.  During yesterday's run I really focused on breathing techniques, because I know the humidity is just beginning for the summer.

Something exciting happened this weekend!  I won a contest.  But not just any contest.  iRun4 was holding a "guess when the 20,000th member will join" contest, where participants had to guess the date and time (to the minute) of when the 20,000th runner or buddy would join the group.  I guessed June 6th at 3:27 pm... AND I WON!  I couldn't believe it.  I'll be getting some awesome swag, like signed books and a free entry to a race!  AND I've moved down to #1162 on the wait list.

And a few random things: I attended a Yelp party yesterday at Hartford Prints and made fun pet-themed crafts; I've decided to try and go this whole week without eating bread; and I think it's time to get some new running shorts and tanks for the warm weather.

Crafting at Hartford Prints!

Do you follow a specific breathing pattern? Any tips for breathing in humid weather?

The best part of your weekend was __________.

When you shop for running gear, what are your go-to pieces? Where do you shop?