Okay, let’s try this again! Ecto somehow lost the post while it was trying to publish it. The title went through, but not the post! So, I’ll try to rewrite this again as best as I can.

You know when you’re reading a book and just can’t put it down? When you can’t do anything else until you finish? I’ve have done that many times in my life, mostly during the summers in high school and college. I would sit for hours on the couch and just completely withdraw from the world. I got that from my mom. I remember when I was little how she would always be reading before bed. She also had a handful of books in line to read when she finished one. Like mother, like daughter. I have about 10 or so books on my reading list right now, and I keep adding more every week or so

Unfortunately with a busy life including a job, husband, dog, freelancing, exercise, and various other things to keep things moving, I never have much time to read anymore. I know exercise needs to be a priority in my life, and when I hit the gym I exercise with my music, or watch the TVs in front of the machines.

This week, I did something different. I read while I walked on the treadmill and rode the bicycle. Sure, it wasn’t a hardcode intense workout, but I walked for an hour on the treadmill at various inclines and speeds, spent 20 minutes on the bike, and burned around 550 calories. That’s not bad at all! I think I found some extra motivation to get me to the gym.

I have also decided to start swimming laps at the gym pool to help with my legs. After doing 12 laps, I realized how horrible a swimmer I am! One of my goals in the future is to complete a Sprint Triathlon, so I need to get the swimming in sometime. I’ve also been doing a series of stretches every day for about a week and this morning I woke up and didn’t have any pain, so I know they’re working. Hopefully the swimming will help as well.

So, I am finally back to photo journaling everything I eat. Took me long enough, right?

This morning after the pool, I made a Green Monster that included: Spinach, Almond Milk, Banana, and Strawberries.

I also dipped into a half mini watermelon as a snack. It was so much sweeter than the last one I got.

Although the weather is supposed to be cooler this weekend, it also may be raining on and off tomorrow and Sunday. I have 4 mile run scheduled for tomorrow, so I’ll either try to find a break in between the rain or just head to the gym and get through it on the treadmill. I run on an out and back trail, which I love. All I have to do is run halfway out and the only way I can get home is if I run the last half back. No cutting corners or taking a shorter route back.

Crossing my fingers for a sunny Saturday morning!

After getting a great night’s sleep, I woke up and realized that there was no way I would be able to fit in the group run that morning. So I decided to go for another walk/run on my own. I went back to the park and just enjoyed the views. I saw a few other people running, practicing yoga, and martial arts.

For fun, I decided to sprint up this hill. I didn’t regret it, although I did get a few strange glances on my way up

When I got back to the hotel, I got the rest of my things together and headed to the airport. I took the T train again, and I must say, I am very impressed with Boston transportation. I got from the hotel to the airport in only about 20 minutes. Plus I didn’t have to stand around and wait for a train or the shuttle bus.

When I got the airport, I still had about 90 minutes until my flight left so I sat back and pulled my laptop out to start writing about the weekend. My mouth was really dry, so I sipped on a Pomegranate Seltzer.

I didn’t have Ecto yet, so I had to use Microsoft Word to write up my blog posts.

During that 90 minutes, our gate number was changed 3 times! Plus our flight was overbooked, wonderful! Luckily some people gave up their seats and the flight took off on time. Before I got on the plane, my stomach started to grumble, so I reached for a bar that I got in my swag bag. I had never tried a regular Pro Bar before because I’m really not into meal replacement bars. So I was very happy about this Fruition bar that tasted really good and had great nutrition stats.

My parents picked me up from the airport and we stopped for lunch before they dropped me off at home. I was so happy to be back because I missed Todd so much. Yes, I know it was only two days, but this was the first time we had been away from each other for more than a day since we had been married almost two years ago.

Kahlua missed me too I made it up to her by playing with her for the rest of the evening. She never left my side!

All in all. I had a great weekend, and the hubby and I will definitely be visiting Boston again. Maybe another weekend trip sometime in the near future