A little "me" time

Well, today I am almost officially done with school! I do have some final touches to make to my take home final for Econ, but that's it. I have 2 weeks of freedom until the fall semester begins...and I am officially 1/2 done with my MBA!


I had the day off from work, so I scheduled a doctor's appointment and an eye doctor appointment. You know, the stuff that you can never seem to cram into the regular work week. I even managed to get suckered into getting my tetanus shot. But, I did get to squeeze in a movie with one of my friends from school. We saw Becoming Jane. I loved it! I love Jane Austen, plus it was just the kind of mushy girl movie I love. I saw some great previews too (Lust Caution, The Jane Austen Book Club, Things We Lost in the Fire and August Rush) . I forgot how much I miss going to see chick flicks!

I did a little shopping for fun clothes and then spent the rest of the afternoon playing with the kiddo in her inflatable pool in the backyard. Fun, fun! I sure the neighbors loved seeing that. :-0

Yesterday after work, I headed to the bike trail for a ride. Cassie, the trails are along White Oak bayou, near 610, between 11th street and a bit past 43rd. I decided that since I wasn't doing an extremely long ride, that I would try to push my speed a little more than I did on my previous two rides. And I did! I was alone so there was no coasting along and chatting. I was pedaling pretty hard the entire time...well, except for the downhill sections. But, I felt like I made myself earn those downhills.

During the ride, I started to think about the bike I used to ride in Jr. High and High School. It was a red 10-speed that my parents bought me for Christmas. I loved that bike! I loved riding! Suddenly on Friday, those memories came flooding back. I recaptured that feeling. I was never a runner in my younger days. In fact, I hated running, so my love of running was a total shock to me. But cycling, it's different. I think I am going to like this biking thing. I really do!

So anywho, I was quite proud of myself. The 8-mile stretch that I did on my very first ride took me about 40 minutes. This time, it only took 32:50. Not fast by any stretch of the imagination, but better. I reached the turn around point in just over 17 minutes, so when I turned around I decided I would try to beat that on the way back. And I did! I never negative split in running, so I was pretty pleased with myself. And, I added another 2 miles to make an even 10 with my last mile as a cool down. Good times!

And, I tried a little jogging after loading up my bike. Yep, I can definitely see why brick workouts are a must! It wasn't pretty.

More on the dreadmill

I managed to get in my 3rd morning run this week. Again, I pushed the snooze button a bit too much, but I did get in 30 minutes. Since I'm not getting in much weekly mileage, I thought I should at least get in some good running in that little bit of time. So, I did 5/1 intervals with the 5 minute runs at a 10-minute pace....for me, on a treadmill, that's really good. It's a good thing that I'm doing this early morning running, because I've either worked late or had school meetings every night this week. And networking...Oh. My. God. I have been to 4 different networking meetings this week! As someone who is naturally introverted, I think I've had all the networking I can take.

More news...I am going to pick up the bike today! Woohoo!

In addition to picking up the bike, I am having dinner and seeing a movie with some girlfriends. It seems like it's been forever since my last girls night! Actually, the last one was the concert a couple of weeks ago. But, this one seems like ages ago!

The hubby is off to a kayak fishing tournament today and tomorrow. Send him some "catch some humongous fish" vibes if you don't mind. I have school tomorrow, but intend to get in a nice long-run on Sunday morning. I haven't decided the route or how far just yet.

Have a great weekend!