Happy Valentime's Day!

No the "m" is not a typo, that is how we said Valentime's Day as kids!  Love it!

I hope you all have a great day today!

Etsy necklace from my mom.  I got an "e."

Every year I usually end up with an unexpected gift from G. This bracelet is completely different than my other jewelry, but we love it because it is small (I wear 6.5" bracelets!), Kate and I are BBFs (in my dreams), and it is fun!

Happy Valentime's Day to you!!
ELH

More baby gifts

It is that season in life where everyone is having babies!  Wedding are over and babies are in!
We just sent another Pig in a Blanket to G's cousin who is expecting their first baby in February.  One of G's co-workers just had a little boy and G told me to "dispatch a pig in a blanket!"  Humm, never met the guy, wife, or baby and I kind of like the the pig is an H thing, not G's company thing.  So I sent them a Cordy Roy Jelly Cat Blue Rhino.

And of course some Boudreaux's butt paste - a favorite of our niece and nephews.

And for are closets, dearest friends a personalized bath wrap from PB kids.  I love love love personalized things, so this gift is right up my alley.

Anna in a pink Owl.

Ryan in a her pink bunny wrap.

And last but not least......
some homemade knitted "bear cuddle cloths" for Ryan and Anna.

My SIL embroidered their names on the ribbon.

Pig in a Blanket

I am excited to announce that we have 2 Pigs in Blankets to send!!

GAH's cousin is expecting in September and our friends are expecting in July.

I love gift giving and this is one of my favorite gifts to give.

Congratulations to the future parents!

-ELH

workout updates

Cactus on Maui!

Been a little busy and scattered recently, so updating the blog has been off.

Our friends just had their baby girl - Claire, 5lbs, 5oz, 19inches over the weekend. Of course I ordered them my second favorite baby gift from Pottery Barn Kids and it is personalized! We already sent them our favorite baby gift - a pig in a blanket when they announced they were expecting. I just love personalized stuff. Probably has something to do with the fact that you can't find my name anywhere!

And as an aside, yes I love to repeat gift ideas for different people in my life. Love you all! And watch out for a pig in your mail box...

Hopefully, once things calm down for the new family, we can bring them lunch or dinner and meet Claire.

Back to the update...

Thursday, Feb 10th

It was cold and still icy out. We ran a little over 3 miles in 32min.

Friday, Feb 11th - off/rest day

Saturday, Feb 12th - Altitude run

I was visiting family and friends in the Southwest over the weekend. The city has one of the highest elevations in the states at 5312ft above sea level. I swam in high school and in college at this altitude and understand how challenging it is to come from sea level to a mile up! so I was mentally prepared! The route was 7.2 miles and the first 2 miles were a neighborhood loop to make sure I could finish the remaining 5.

It was a success!! Longest run in this city for me!

Averaged 8:30min/mile

Very pleased with myself.

Splits -
2.2 = 19:10
0.8 = 7:00
0.7 = 6:09
0.9 = 7:54
0.9 = 8:06
0.7 = 6:04
0.8 = 7:14
total -> 1:01:45

I did treat myself to an epsom salts bubble bath and nap!

Sunday, Feb 13th - off/rest/recovery day

Monday, Feb 14th - Boot camp

38 push-ups in 2min

5min plank

Cardio work/lots of push-ups

Band work

And finish with killer abs.

Tuesday, Feb 15th -

~5mile neighborhood trail loop done in 49minutes.

Wednesday, Feb 16th - more boot camp!!

-Enjoy!
ELH