The last 2 weekends of April were such a good mix of adventures and good quality family time. This was a good month overall... Vegas, Easter, and the last 2 weekends too.
To finish off my week off work right, on Friday April 21st, we had date night... but not your typical dinner and a movie date night. My friend, Heather acts in plays and we went to go watch her perform in Appin (which is about half hour driving from our place out past Strathroy). It was so much better than we prepared ourselves for.
First, we got there and noticed that even though we were early, the tables were pretty full. And this was because everyone there was over 70! Except our table of course... all Heather's friends and family. So we got spots at our table before our roast beef supper. It was sooo good - passed along on platters to everyone on the table like it was family and as much as you want to take: roast beef, corn, mashed potaoes, coleslaw and chocolate pie for dessert.
And the play was so good! I was told by others that this was not always the case with the Appin plays, but we were so impressed, captivated and laughed at the jokes (and when the actors occasionally missed a line).
$40 per person for all this plus supported my friend! And Logan had an at home night with his Grandma so he could fall asleep in his bed.
The next day was Colton's 4th birthday celebration. We got there a bit late because Logan was napping still (He naps long only when we have to leave) and when we got there crafts were in full motion so Logan joined in.
We were also keeping an eye on Cadence because her parents were on a cruise but she still wnated to party.
After Colton's birthday party, we went over to Steph and Jon's for supper and drinks and Sunday was family day, which we ended up spontaneously crashing our neighbours supper and had a mish mash of everything that they had out for supper and we had out for supper! Logan loved playing with their 4 year old twin girls too.
And this weekend was date morning. We watched our friends 3 kids a few weeks back and Saturdsy moring was our turn. We dropped Logan off with Steph and his friends Chase and Raeleigh and headed downtown for a quick 5k run, to pick up my race package for the Forest City Road races and then to the early bird for breakfast. Their food is awesome. Aleksy had a turducken sandwich that was massive and I had some hashbrown with veg and eggs. Last time I did the fat elvis (french toast with peanut butter, fried bananas, maple syrup and bacon) and have to say it was a lot more delicious and the hash n eggs. I was trying to make a healthier choice but this deep fried saltyness was definitely far from that!
When I was picking up my race bib and shirt from Victoria park, the event was sponsored by New Balance and they had tons of merchandise for sale. And it was ridiculously discounted! Got some new kicks for under $80 taxes in!!
Logan played with these and the box more than any of his toys this weekend.
My first 10k. I run all the time, so I can't say I didn't train for it, but previous to the 10k, I only ran that distance once before (since Ive had Logan) and that was the weekend before. I did it in 57 minutes when I ran hyde park to Gainsborough and back to Wonderland.
All the while, Logan was having an awesome time playing in the backyard, painting, having snacks and making bread with his friend!
And Sunday the 30th, I ran my 10k at 10am. And finished it in 53 minutes! I forgot my hair tie and was probably the only female to not have their hair tied back, but that didn't seem to affect the run... Aleksy and Logan came downtown too with me and had a starbucks date while I ran.
Because I knew that I ran the 10k in 57 minutes the weekend before, Aleksy had planned to get to the finish line around that time and missed me because I killed it with time!
There is a chip timer that was attached to my bib and you can see my time from crossing the line was exactly 53 minutes. And I was surprised that I ran really well compared to the whole group of runners... 128 out of 590 runners and 42 out of 343 female runners. Not too bad for my first run!
Right after my 10k, I headed to the nail salon for my sister date... my birthday present (since I was away earlier in the month!). We first got our toes done at Skin and Nails and then went down to Palasad for a drink after.
Bright toe pedicures!
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