The chair!!

Some pictures of the newly recovered chair!

Gussy was checking the chair out within a nano-second!

Looks pretty bad with the yellow paint!

PB rug sample with our color swatches.

Think it will look great together!

Chair details.

I am excited to put it all together!
-ELH

Of Monsters and Men - Little Talks

This is my newest favorite song.  It reminds me of The Night Circus.  Have you read it yet?!
Read it!!

Enjoy
ELH

July Mileage

Statue in downtown Calgary

 

Running – 17.78 miles

Walking with Molly – 2.02 miles

The first 3 weekends in July, I was out of town and then the surgery.  Molly was staying at G's parents house, July 6th - 23rd, so we didn't walk more than once. 

Yearly totals - 

Running = 336.52 miles

Walking = 133.33 miles

Over due WWW

This is mainly for my own records, so feel free to skip!

Mon, July 9^th – Travel day back from Boston.  I had an early flight and didn’t sleep well the night before, so I didn’t have any energy to workout.  I took a 2+ hour afternoon nap!

Tues, July 10^th – Boot camp!

Wed, July 11^th – Boot camp!

Thurs, July 12^th – Travel to Calgary for the 100^th annual Stampede.  I walked the airports and we walked around town checking out the Stampede.

Fri, July 13^th – I went for an easy run in Calgary.  The temp was ~60F, which felt chilly, but felt great.  3.14miles in 27:59.

Splits –

Mile 1 – 9:01

Mile 2 – 8:51

Mile 3 – 8:32

0.14miles @ 11:23 (forgot to stop my watch at a light)

I did do a lot of abs, a plank/push-up combo, and stretching after the run.

Sat, July 14^th – More abs, plank/push-up combo, stretching, and walking around Calgary checking out the Stampede.

Sun, July 15^th – Another cool easy run in Calgary, followed by abs, plank/push-ups, and stretchin.  3.1miles in 26:54.

Splits –

Mile 1 – 8:53

Mile 2 – 8:34

Mile 3 – 8:37

0.1miles @7:57.

We walked to breakfast, which was another 5k!

Mon, July 16^th – Travel home.  I did do abs, plank/push-up combo, and walked the airports. 

Tues, July 17^th – Boot camp!

Wed, July 18^th – Boot camp!

July 19^th – 23^rd - Vacation to Florida with G’s extended family!  We did do a lot of playing in the ocean and pool and one morning walked to breakfast, which turned into a 4mile adventure!

Tues, July 24^th – Easy run in the AM.  Last run with my Morton’s Neuroma!  3.26miles in 28:55.  The run was hard and my foot hurt, making me happy with my decision to have surgery!

Splits –

Mile 1 – 8:47

Mile 2 – 8:41

Mile 3 – 9:07

0.11miles @ 9:23

0.15miles @ 8:46

That evening, I went to boot camp!

Wed, July 25^th – Boot camp in the morning and date night in the evening!  I do really like my boot camp classes and plan on getting back into them after my recovery.

Thurs, July 26^th – Surgery Day!!  We had to be at the Drs. Office by 6am, so no time for any workouts. 

The rest of July -  August 9^th - Off/rest and recovery!  I will try and do some ab work and stretching, but am going to focus on healing.

Enjoy!

ELH

Surgery

My foot surgery was yesterday and it went well. 
We left for the clinic ~5:30am and I was out of there by 9am.  The Dr said it went well and he expects a full recovery.

Sort of on the bad side - I am on "bed rest" until my first follow up appointment August 9th.  I was hoping to be back at work on the 6th.  Oh well.  At that appointment, my stitches will be removed and we will talk about my recovery plan.  After that appointment, I am heading straight home for a stand-up, long, hot shower!  The bath things leaves me feeling less than clean!

Haven't seen what is under there yet...

Bruise on my leg from the tourniquet.

I do have to say thank-you to my wonderful husband!  He has been a great help and didn't complain at all yesterday when we went to get my Rx filled and the pharmacy wouldn't fill them because the Dr forgot to sign the form! 
Since one was for Percocet (a heavily regulated narcotic), the Dr can't call it in, so G had to drive back to the Drs. office and get the forms signed.  He said it was fast and everyone was super apologetic, but I feel bad that he had to make the extra trip.  The Drs. office called later to apologize, which is nice, but one would think they would have their stuff together!  Thanks G!  Appreciate ya!


Things have been crazy busy at home, so some time to relax will be nice.  I can catch-up on a few things - knitting my pillows for the office, painting the wooden letter, studying for the PMP, catching up on the blog, posting family photos on facebook, you know things you want to do, but then life gets in the way.

Hope all is well in your lives!
ELH

Happy Happy Birthday!

....to one of my besties, one of my besties husband who also happens to be my grad school bestie, and another grad school friend.  We spent long hours in the lab and at our cubes and those guys made me laugh!

And one more shout out to one of my besties new baby!  Born July 18th.  Anna is beautiful and I love her already!

And one more shout out - we have another Pig in the Blanket to send!  G's cousin and his wife are expecting their first baby in February!  Very excited for them.

Love all around!
ELH

More rugs

So my dream rug listed in this post is on backorder :(  I contacted the company and they might have it in stock this month.  So far, no luck.

I saw this rug in the Pottery Barn catalog and think it looks like a pretty substitute -

But it also is on backorder until October!  Boo
On the plus side, they can send me a rug swatch, for $25, at 18" x 18" I think it will be a good investment and help me really figure out what I want in the room. 

The painting is on hold and will be until ~September, so a backordered rug isn't that big of a deal....

We did get the chair back!  And I love it!  Gus loves it too and you can usually find her sleeping on it.  Well on the protective cover.  I am not letting them near the real thing until the room is finished and I have taught them it isn't a scratching post!

Sorry for the iphone picture.  I will take some better ones soon.

I am also knitting a lumbar pillow for the chair.  Originally, I wanted to make a monogram pillow, but the yarn selection wasn't inspiring for that project.  Maybe later.  We found this yarn and thought the colors would all look good together. 

About half way done with one side of the pillow!

My knitting teacher/co-worker wants me to make garmets!  Right now, I'll stick to scarfs, pillows, and baby toys!


What home improvements/craft projects have you been up to?
Enjoy!

ELH