I Thought Weekends Were Supposed To Be For Resting

This weekend was a busy one. Friday afternoon I worked a half day and then came home to pick Melissa up (since she is on bed rest and doesn't go to work, although she is working remotely) to take her to her doctor's visits. She doesn't feel comfortable driving herself on the highway plus the doctor said it would be best if I drove her to her appointments, from here on out. We went to Melissa's appointments and then went home. We had a nice dinner and then went to bed.

Saturday we got up and I headed out to Old Navy to buy something other than "flip flops." Now why is this important, because Saturday was Old Navy's Flip Flop sale, & yes there was still a line @ 1:30 PM! I got the PJ's that Melissa sent me for and then promptly stood in line for 20 minutes (I asked a sales person for help and said I wasn't there to buy flip flops, to which she said "Why?"). Next, I headed to Babies 'R' Us to pick up some items and the headed to Meijer to do the grocery shopping for the week. I was able to get almost everything on the list and even found the Jennie-o Turkey Burgers that Melissa really likes. I headed home and was greeted at the door by an excited dog who was happy I was home. We have been trying to prepare for when the babies come by starting to prepare and freeze dinners ahead of time. Today I made to 2 servings of lasagna I put one in the freezer and one in the fridge for the week. I continued the cooking excursion and for dinner we had turkey burgers, potato salad, & corn. It was a full day.

Sunday, I headed out to church, and then headed to Kroger for some more groceries for the chicken enchiladas I was making for the week and next week. We figured that since Melissa is on bed rest that we would start watching some TV shows over again.

We chose to watch Showtime's Weeds. While doing this I cleaned up around the house (Melissa has been making lists for me which really helps keep me focused). We also got out the Graco Pack N' Play we bought and put that together so it would be ready for when the girls are here. We also took advantage of this down time to put together Melissa's Christmas present to me. She came up with the idea to take all of out bib numbers and medals from our races over the past year and put them in a shadow box to hang on the wall.

My Birthday Weekend!

This weekend my parents came into town for my birthday. They arrived Friday night with a surprise. I had asked if they were driving through Columbus to come and visit us because if they were I was going to put in a request for them to stop at Tim Horton's for some Tim Bits, however they said they were not going that way, but when they got out of the car they both had a 40 pack of Tim Bits. They then took us out for dinner at Claddagh Irish Pub where I had an Irish Car Bomb. This was the first drink I think that my mom saw me chug, it was funny.

Saturday morning my dad had a walk to go to so Melissa and I woke up and went to one of the twin's sales in Cincinnati. A twins/multiples sale is where mothers of multiples come to sell their items that their kids have outgrown for discounted prices. Melissa and I went and bought a ton of stuff for cheap. We then went to Chick-Fil-A for breakfast and then went home to unload some of the stuff we bought and then we picked up my mom to go to Baby's-R-Us for some car seat bases and other items. We then went to, Chick-Fil-A for lunch and then we went to Once Upon A Child to look for a bassinet. Melissa has always wanted one but we hadn't found one. We were in luck because we were able to find one and bought it. We then went back to our apartment where we watched NCAA Basketball and we made our famous Chicken Enchiladas for dinner.

Sunday we went to mass and then we went to Terry's Turf Club for lunch. We had some of the best burgers I have ever had and then we came back to our apartment were Melissa and I fell asleep. We then went out shopped for dinner and concluded the weekend with dinner made by Melissa and me, we watched some basketball, and then I said goodnight to my parents as I was exhausted. I always have fun when my parents come in to visit for the weekend.

A Full Saturday!

Today was a full day. It started out with me headed out to Lunkin Airport to do my long run of the week. Every week I try and do a run that is longer than my previous week's long run and a lot longer than my regular runs during the week of 4 - 6 miles. I ran 8 miles last week so this week I shot for 9 miles. We have had a lot of snow last month and it has begun, after melting, to cause flooding. The airport has a track around it that has mile markers at every 1/2 mile. I started out and got to the 4 mile marker and was going to go around once completing 5 miles and then do 4 more miles. However when I got half way to the 4.5 mile maker I was greeted with the picture to the right. I decided to turn around and then just add a 3/4 mile on the other end. I finally got done with my run and headed back home to change and head out for an afternoon of shopping with Melissa. I got back to the house, showered, changed and we headed out. We stopped at McAlister's Deli for lunch. I love McAlister's because they have several meals that are under 500 calories for you to choose from and they are actually filling for me. I chose a chipotle chicken wrap and taco salad. They were good! We then headed out the Babies R'Us because they were having a Diapers sale that if you bought 2 boxes you would get a $20.00 gift card. After that we got a call from Melissa's friend from Buffalo who was coming in to visit us. She was bringing something that makes me very very happy. She was bringing us La Nova Pizza & Wings! We headed over to meet her on the other side of town and did our grocery shopping for the week and then called her and met her in the parking lot. She brought her grand-daughters who we met last time she was in town and they were great to hang out with. They remembered my car was yellow and saw a car in the parking lot and screamed, "I SEE HIM!" However, what they didn't realize was that we took Melissa's car and that we were not the car they thought we were. Melissa's friend, Sandy, brought us the Yummy Pizza, Wings, and also brought us a couple of gifts for the babies, some blankets, clothes, and bibs! We went home and Melissa needed a nap and I needed some PIZZA! I heated up the Pizza, Wings, and got out the Blue Cheese and Celery and had a nice relaxing evening watching some NCAA March Madness (Kansas, Villanova, New Mexico...Wait didn't I say relaxing)?