Man, where does the time go. Work has been crazy lately (for Nate too) and between that, trying to work out, and raising a toddler I don’t seem to have much time/energy for other stuff (like updating) lately, which is unfortunate. But these are some of the things that have been going on:
Tennis. For the past few months I’ve been taking a weekly class with Caswell Tennis. I played several sports growing up and now I feel kinda silly playing soccer, basketball, etc. so I was looking for another sport I could play as I age gracefully (cough). Tennis is so much fun, but I will confess that playing in the middle of the summer and a drought has been brutal at times. And unfortunately, I may have to put tennis on hold for a little while because of my other activities.
Crossfit. I also started taking Crossfit, a core strengthening/boot camp-type class. We’re lucky enough to have this at work and I do this two evenings a week. If you do the math, between Crossfit and tennis I’m busy three weekday evenings. This past week I had book club and next week I may go to a happy hour, which means I’ll be busy four out of five weekday evenings. This does not make for a happy husband or child so I think I need to cut back. I miss hanging out with my family and I just feel frazzled, like I’m running around all the time and that’s no fun. Right now I think getting my core stronger is a higher priority than playing tennis so for at least a little while I think I’ll just do Crossfit.
Running. I’m also running again, about three times a week, and loving it. I did a walk/run program and am currently up to running 28 minutes, which is great. I hadn’t been doing that since I was in my first trimester with Zoe.
Weight loss challenge. I did a weight loss/workout challenge with Joi and G. We’ve all had babies in the past two years and weren’t happy with where we were with our fitness. So we threw $5 into a pot each week for 12 weeks. Joi lost the most poundage so ended up winning; G also did great. I was a little frustrated because I kept losing/gaining the same 1-2 pounds, but I did go down a clothing size so that’s good. And my fitness is definitely a lot better now than when I started. I’m hoping to keep that progress going and hopefully will see more results. I also plan to start keeping a food log just to see what kind of stuff I’m eating. Nate has started doing the walk/run program too. We hope to run the LIVESTRONG Challenge 5k together in October.
Moving. We will be moving in two weeks! We are beyond ready to leave our small, one bedroom apartment and move into a (rental) house. We’re heading to the Western Trail neighborhood and will be within walking distance to Central Market, YogaYoga, Whole Earth, etc. so we we’re pretty excited about that. And we’ll have a ton of space. The house was listed as a 4/3 but it’s really more of a 5/3 (they enclosed the garage at some point and that added two extra rooms and a bathroom). Zoe will have a yard again and Walker (our dog) will be rejoining the family. I am so impatient for this to happen already.
Growing up. Zoe is firmly entrenched in the terrible twos, testing boundaries, trying to be more independent, asserting herself, etc. She’s definitely not the worst two year old I’ve experienced but she can be a handful when she wants to be. She talks up a storm and bosses “daddeeeee” around all the time. (She also goes through periods where she calls him “Nate.”) She’s become quite assertive when she wants you to sit down (she pats the floor emphatically while saying something like, “hab a seat”) or when she wants to play with her “doh” (play-doh). She’s a testy one. Her hair is halfway down her back but it looks shoulder length because of her curls. I’m thinking about getting her first haircut soon.
Checking out Montessori schools. We’ve also been touring some schools in our free time (haha). We’ll do more tours in September after classes have been in session long enough for the kids to be settled in. We went to an open house at one school that was great, but the commute might be a deal killer. Demonstrations at the school included a musician singing and playing guitar, he is there once a week with the kids, and capoeira, which the kids do once or twice a week. Ever since Zoe saw the people doing capoeira she will randomly bust out some moves at home. She was one of the few kids who went into the circle to give it a go during the demonstration, and definitely the youngest, though she didn’t do much once she was there. I think she wasn’t sure what to do but she’s been practicing ever since.
Falling in love. I’ve also fallen in love with a historic house near downtown. If any of you have a spare $785k you want to give me, just let me know. Zoe also seems to have an eye for our upstairs bachelor neighbor. He has quite a way with the ladies; hopefully this is not a sign of things to come with our child.