Family week

Today we celebrated my son's 8th birthday.  It was a really great day, I got an early start so that I could at least get in part of my workout while getting everything ready for Hayden's party.  The last couple of weeks have been pretty sporadic with my food plan.  I thought that I was doing okay  because I have been working out but when I weighed in on Tuesday this week I have gained.  In retrospect I can feel it in my clothes, they are a little tighter so I have been working hard all week to get it back off!

This morning I got up early and went running while it was still kind of dark.  I love that time of the day, just me, my music, my heartbeat and my feet hitting the pavement. Once I am able to find a rhythm with the music on my Ipod and my breath it is almost autopilot from there.  I find solace in running alone at that time of day.  It gives me the opportunity to clear my thoughts.  I ran 4 miles.

 I came home and showered and went shopping for a couple of last minute things for Hayden's birthday and while I was out I found the perfect suit for him for Melissa's wedding in July!  yeah two things off my list!  Then I came home and baked two birthday cakes because as my sweet boy puts it, not everyone loves chocolate cake the way I do so we should have one for everyone else too.  I have always baked two cakes for every birthday both from scratch one chocolate and one not chocolate.  My family has come to expect it now and even my extended family loves it lol.  One of my favorite things is bringing some of the people I love, friends, family, extended family together.  Food is usually a big part of that, I like to feed my people, I am Italian after all, come to our homes and prepare to be fed!  Then we went to play laser tag.  That is the first time I have played but we had a blast! These moments with my family are the moments that I live for.  Hayden's best friend Josh is spending the night so I made homemade pizza for the kiddos and a yummy shrimp and chicken stir fry for Mom and Dad doesn't it look delish!!
  I am staying on my food plan and I am going to workout this evening on the total gym as soon as I get the kids settled with their movie.  Even with everything going on this week I have stayed grounded and happy and able to find time to move my body and move my family.

It has been a very busy day and very busy week.  It has been a week focusing entirely on my family and my blessings.  Hayden's adoption anniversary and his birthday are so close together.  I love that.  Adrianna's adoption anniversary is also just before her birthday, 10 days before.  Thank you God for those two little people!  They bring such light to every day.  They keep me young and they keep me grounded. 
 
I am ready to settle from my day, have a glass of wine, (I earned it today) and think about the people that I love and the people that I miss, I will squeeze in the total gym first however.  Today I am at peace.  I am happy and very thankful that my cup runneth over....