Ah, Monday. Here again. I definitely prefer the weekends, but Monday isn’t all bad. For one thing, it means I get to catch up with you. Let’s do just that. I didn’t get the chance to fill you in on all of my weekend. You already know about:

• me running 13.1 miles
• my thoughts on a $65 cake, hanging out afraid in my car, and the beer craving
• the grocery store “workout” and FFF Features of the week
• Anna’s Self-Love Reflection on putting herself first

Now, I need to fill you in on the rest!

Part One: Meeting The Boyfriend & Laser Shows

Saturday night we scheduled a family outing to Stone Mountain Park.

Whew! It was a packed house!

Peter and I try to go every year with the kids for a picnic dinner and to watch the laser show that plays across the mountain’s side. We did just that this weekend, but invited along his sister and her new boyfriend.

Oh, the days of meeting the family! I met Peter’s family in an ambush when I thought I was meeting just his brother…but it turned into an entire family dinner. Talk about nerve-wracking just weeks after meeting him! Although not as bad as when Peter met my family. I wasn’t even there the first time because I was flying back from Europe. They all decided to go together to pick me up, though. Crazy.

Hopefully, our little outing made things a little more low key for John. We had a lot of fun and I hope he did too. He’s a great guy!

Back to the show…

We had the standard picnic dinner for us – Subway!

Although perhaps a bottle and spinach, collard greens, and kale puffs would have been a tastier option?

One would think with the way Braedon inhaled those suckers!

Finally, we enjoyed the laser show, which was revamped this year. Meh. The classic is a lot better. Although the fireworks sure were fun and the kids loved it.

Deer in headlights Makenzie…Drooly drooly drooly Braedon

A great night all around.

Part Two: I Got A Haircut.

I just had my regular cut cleaned up and added in a bit more of a layered look to the front. I was so tempted to go shorter again to have something different…but then I remembered how much I hated growing my hair out. And how much I love being able to pull it back into a ponytail.

Part Three: Pumpkin Pie In A Cup.

It’s back. I love them. I made sure to have one last night. I don’t think a weekend can end on a sweeter note. I will likely have another sometime over the course of the month. It truly is pumpkin pie in a cup.

• Do you like switching up your haircut or go with the same look?
• Any fun “meet the family” stories to share? I’m all ears!

After running a half marathon yesterday, my body wanted to do nothing today. Mentally, I’m over the whole thing and not frustrated anymore (thanks for letting me vent)…but physically my body isn’t over it. Today immediately became an extra rest day.

I went to church this morning, then got in some active recovery with grocery shopping. I did the following moves for an easy full body workout:

• 1 aisle walking lunges pushing the cart
• 1 aisle leg lifts while pushing the cart
• 1 aisle sprinting to the end and back with the cart
• push-ups against the handle bars of the cart at the end of each aisle
• repeat until done shopping

And I’m so not serious. I hope you know I’m not that much of a jerk-face to do a workout while picking up groceries. Unless you count speed shopping, so I could get home as quickly as possible to crash for a 2.5 hour nap.

I think I’m catching on to this napping thing. And I think I need to find a way to make every Sunday long-nap day.

FFF Features of the Week

I never expect you all to keep up with every post I write, so each week I play catch up with my favorites. Find the posts that I enjoyed writing the most, that sparked the most discussion, or that had the most cuteness…as well as one of my favorite blogs for you to check out. Have a great night!

Featured Personal Post: Behind the Mental Scenes

The mental games of food guilt…and a look at planned versus unplanned “treats”.

Stuffed With Emptiness Post of the Week: Pizza In The Car

The time I ate an entire large pizza while hiding in my car.

Featured Workout Post: Favorite Shoulders Exercises

Featured Recipe Post: Homemade Vegetable Lasagna

Featured Positive Post: The Wall

Anything worthwhile in life takes hard work. Can you push past the wall?

Featured Fun Post: And The Irony Continues

I’m still laughing at myself.

Featured Cuteness Post: Field Trippin’ Pumpkin Love

Makenzie’s first field trip!!!

Featured Reading: Lauren @ Forward Is A Pace

Lauren writes such an inspiring and heartfelt blog. She can really make you think with one post and then have you in awe of the hugeness of her heart the next. All while also sharing her life and amazing determination to training and healthy living. In other words, you have GOT to check this chick out!

• Tell me a feature from your week – a fave meal, workout, moment, new blog to read, chance to laugh at yourself…anything!