Coffee Date Catch Up

Well hello there!

I feel like this blog has turned into my middle school diary in which nearly every entry would start with “sorry it’s been so long since the last time I wrote”. I promise I’ll get back on track soon but for now, how about a coffee date catch up on the last month or so!?

So grab a mug of something warm and settle in for a little coffee date catch up because I have a lot to share!

Most importantly – HENRI’S HOME! After two months apart it sure is nice to have him back. Also, the best part is he has a break from work for the entire month of November! 

Since he’s been home we’ve gotten in a lot of family walks with the pups.

It sure helps that the weather has cooled off the past few weeks. This morning it was 45* when we woke up!

My favorite hike was this last Saturday – we checked out a new trail and at the top of the hill you get a really cool view of our city! I love how many trails there are to explore here in SoCal!

Of course all the hiking has required some good post-workout fueling! Henri was pretty sick of Greek food by the end of his trip so we’ve made sure to get some of his favorites…

Cafe Rio – Barbacoa salad for me and Steak Burrito for him.

Pho

And of course some of his parents’ BBQ chicken & carne asada. 🙂

IN RUNNING NEWS

I received by Boston Confirmation of Acceptance in the mail last week!!! So excited to run again after missing out this year! 😀

Remember that half marathon I was supposed to run 2 1/2 weeks ago? Well I started feeling kinda sick the Friday before, felt a bit better on Saturday and went to pick up my bib, and then woke up to my alarm at 4:30 race morning feeling worse! Since my entry was comped because of my time I didn’t feel it was worth the drive up to LA if I was going to slog through the race… womp womp. And I was really digging bib # too… :/

And last but not least on the running front. I ran into one of my old college coaches during the Eco 8K I did back in October and she invited me to run in the SoCal XC champs this Sunday and in the Club Nats in December!! I’m excited for the challenge and to have a team to race with for a bit!

My high school XC kids had their last race, league finals, this past Friday and our varsity boys qualified for CIF-SS Prelims this Saturday! #proudcoach

And since I can’t post and of the many many pictures I took of the kids at the meet, here’s a pic of the cake pop I enjoyed during the awards ceremony! 🙂

What’s the most exciting thing that happened this past month?? Fill me in!