whirlwind week

Oh my goodness so many things are happening this week. Firstly, I found out Tutta Bella was having a "thank you loyal customers" sale and was giving away one free pizza per table. So I went with Adam for lunch...and then again with Alisha & Jen for dinner. Sadly, our plans to run, go swimming, then eat dinner went down the hill to swimming and eating dinner, then just eating dinner and sharing a DELECTABLE tiramisu. Oh my lordy the cream in the tiramisu was to die for. So yummy. I'm glad we were sharing it among the three of us because I would have eaten that whole thing by myself and felt sick afterwards. The nice thing about Tutta Bella is their pizzas are neopolitan style and the crust is super thin and low gluten...I'm sure it's not GOOD for you, but it's lighter than a normal pizza and not loaded with cheese. I left feeling fed instead of fed and bloated. Plus their napoli salad is simply amazing. I think I love it even more than the pizza. Ok, off of food now :)

Today I'm supposed to do running/poker, tomorrow I'm supposed to do bonding time with Bigs, and Thursday I have bonding time with Bec. I'm already exhausted thinking about all the people time. I'm debating on whether or not I should ditch poker today and get the rest and rejuvenation I need. I normally get that on the weekend, but, oh yea, the parents are moving to Hawaii and I was working all week. So, basically I'm tired. My body is tired, I'm not getting enough sleep, and it makes me worried for keeping in shape, running, and just overall feeling good. So, poker might have to go...ugh I hate missing things I love but I'm at a point where I'd rather say no than feel like crap...and I'm not going to say no to the girls :)

Speaking of running, I've been on a bit of hiatus, and I'm pretty sure I'm ready to go again. I definitely was not going to run in the 90 degree heat, and I'm kinda nervous about the 80 degree heat today...but I should at least go and try. I've decided to try to run the 2 miles, and if I can't do it, just start with week 6, day two (1 mile, walk 1/4 of a mile, run 1 mile) and try to work up from there. I realize that my body is doing some amazing things, but some things it's not ready for and I just gotta accept that and continue to push it but not force it...or I'll hurt myself. And I can't be so hard on myself and rigid that I feel like a failure instead of the success that I am and WILL be. I'm so stoked for this 5k and maybe I'll do the other one in October. Goals goals goals!

I can't wait to rest and relax this weekend and recharge my batteries. Summer is almost over (yay!) and I'm looking forward to my favorite season with cool air, layering(cardigans yay!), and pretty colors. Okie doke, gotta go wash my hair.

p.s. Shakira (my parent's cat that I'm keeping for the next 3 years) keeps waking me up in the early morning. I'm tempted to lock her out of my room, but the meowing might wake me up anyway. Also, I was able to wrap a normal towel (not one of those larger towels or bathsheets) around my body without any gaps..and I can see my clavicles. I love all these little signs that my life is changing significantly :)