Monday - It was my husbands 30th birthday and recovery day. Because he was so awesome he all but pushed me out the door and told me to go run and get in my recovery miles!


Tuesday - Hills & stairs again, intense and becoming something that I dread. I can definitely tell my stamina is building my incorporating this day into my training schedule!


Wednesday - 3 miles in the gym!






Friday - 3 miles in the gym... 1 mile into my run the daycare worker came and told me Charlie had gone #2 in his pull up so I had to break and take care of that. I swear this kid is like clockwork, and not just with timing but with location. Doesn't matter what time of the day, we go to the gym and he goes #2 in his pull up! We also went out with our friends to celebrate Andrew's birthday! Went to Hooters for some wings and to watch the Blues game!


Saturday - Rest day! Much needed!

Sunday - Long run Sunday! Got in my 6 miles while my parents watched the boys! I did make the mistake of starting my run in their neighborhood where I ended up stopping and chatting with people a LOT during that first mile. Also, the trail was PACKED in the afternoon. So 2 lessons learned! After the run we hung out at my parents, ate some Mexican (had a margarita!) We watched the  Blues game, in which they lost and are out of the play offs yet again :( (Next year!)

Sake Bomb

The Hotel Lobby Bar area... gorgeous

What was the first thing I did when I got there?! Oh, ordered a Margarita of course!

We had this cute little guy on the bed when we checked in {Funny story, Andrew stole the head, yes just the head, and brought it home with us... it is now sitting on the shelf above his TV in our basement}

Um how sweet is this?!

Our room, view from the door

View from the living room area

Day two, this little guy was waiting when we got back to the room

Yummy breakfast... Seriously, best ever!

How classy, at dinner they even put Andrew's Pepsi in a wine glass

Dessert... everything coated in chocolate mmmmm

Where we sat in the courtyard every evening listening to the band

Margaritas, of course!

Some extremely nice stranger saw me trying to take a picture of us so he came up and offered to take one, super nice!

Band in full swing!

Our drinks

Awww

I was having a lot of fun with my new camera lol

The pool at night

Pina Coladas happened too!

I couldn't have asked for a better vacation with the best guy in the whole entire world! Tomorrow, the pics taken by the photographer on the resort, yay!

Have a good Thursday everyone!

On vacation I read roughly four books. Anyone who knows me will realize that was pretty much my paradise {of course the drinks, sand and ocean helped tremendously}

So what did I read you ask?! Well, allow me to share...

First and foremost I finished the Fifty Shades trilogy. I had finished the first book and probably about 15% of the second one when I arrived in Mexico. The point in which I stopped I was getting bored with all of the sex that was going on, I mean I get that's what the books known for but at a certain point it just became too much. When it came to the first book I could understand needing this information to help us fully understand who Christian is and what he needs. Second book came along and it just seemed like he was changing and at that point having that much sex just made me bored, in turn I put the book down and walked away. The more I heard people talking about it I realized I just needed to finish the damn books, I had put a lot of time into reading the first one and was generally interested in how it was going to turn out. Now I won't spoil the ending for those of you who haven't finished it yet {or haven't even started but have considered}... BUT I will admit, I was wrong. I should never have stopped, I should have trucked through and finished the darn books a long time ago. If you are looking for a series to read I would highly suggest this one, and even for those of you who don't want to read it because of all of the hype, I say get over it, if you haven't tried reading it yet you don't know what you are missing. Of course this book won't be for everyone, no book ever is so if you read it and hated it, I apologize but I absolutely loved this series and can NOT wait to see how in the world they are going to create this movie. However I have a few reservations, including...

Stole this from Kate @ Green Fashionista :)

Okay now once I was finished with Fifty Shades I was a little sad, I always get sad when I finish any series that I really enjoy...

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The next series that I picked up to read was another one that I had started & again, abandoned {shameful I know}... I actually put this series down in order to start the Fifty Shades books {ey ey ey} This series is one by an amazing author Kevin Hearne called the Iron Druid Chronicles. Now this is a completely different sort of book, if you're looking for a Fifty Shades/Twilight-esque type of book this probably isn't your thing. BUT if you're interested in trying something new, I would highly recommend. It's a pretty quick read, easy to follow & there's a dog who is absolutely hilarious, I can't even tell you how many times I have literally laughed out loud because of him! So far the series has four books, Hounded, Hexed, Hammered & Tricked. November 27th of this year the fifth book, Trapped will be hitting stores {& kindles :)}

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Here is a little intro from the author's website about the first book, Hounded...

"Atticus O’Sullivan has been running for two thousand years and he’s a bit tired of it. After he stole a magical sword from the Tuatha Dé Danann (those who became the Sidhe or the Fae) in a first century battle, some of them were furious and gave chase, and some were secretly amused that a Druid had the cheek to defy them. As the centuries passed and Atticus remained an annoyingly long-lived fugitive, those who were furious only grew more so, while others began to aid him in secret.

Now he’s living in Tempe, Arizona, the very last of the Druids, far from where the Fae can easily find him. It’s a place where many paranormals have decided to hide from the troubles of the Old World—from an Icelandic vampire holding a grudge against Thor to a coven of Polish witches who ran from the German Blitzkrieg.

Unfortunately, the very angry Celtic god who wants that sword has tracked him down, and Atticus will need all his power, plus the help of a seductive goddess of death, a sexy bartender possessed by a Hindu witch, and some good, old-fashioned luck of the Irish to kick some arse and deliver himself from evil."

If you're interested & decide to pick this one up please please let me know!! :)

November 27th isn't just the day that the fifth book comes out in the previously mentioned series it is ALSO the day that book 14 comes out in probably one my all time FAVORITE series the Dresden Files!! Harry Dresden is a professional practicing wizard {set in present day} living in Chicago. I can't say enough great things about these books, they have made me laugh out loud but also cry quite a bit too. Unlike any other series I really don't think that you have to like "this kind of book" to actually enjoy and love this series. There is absolutely something for everyone in these books {my husband and I both read them, I can't tell you how great it is to have your absolute best friend to talk to about an amazing book... Generally we have such differing tastes and likes so to find a series to suit us both, well that just says it all right there!} If you want anymore information about this series go ahead and check out the authors WEBSITE

So my birthday is Sunday, which is pretty awesome because I am off work on Monday for Labor Day. While sitting here I was going to put together a wish list of all the things that I want but the more I tried the more I realized, there's nothing that makes me think "I NEED THIS!" Which I personally find quite interesting, I usually have a million things I could ask for on any given occasion. This year I just want to spend my birthday and the weekend with my friends and family, which is exactly what I am going to get. This weekend is going to be so much fun, bridal showers, girl's night, birthday brunch with some amazing ladies, dinner with the whole family & a baseball game with Andrew to round it out. I am extremely excited to get today and tomorrow over with so the Birthday Weekend can begin!!! Oh and the picture, just a little throwback pic of me and my sister when we were little... Seriously, what was up with my bangs, thank you mom! :P