Weekend Wrap-Up

Happy Monday! This week I am gearing up for two big work events. This Thursday, we were offered a unique opportunity to partner with a local museum and put on an event for children and their families. Looking forward to see this all come together. If you are in Houston, feel free to check this out. On Friday, my Director and I have a meeting regarding a new kind of opportunity. And September brings one of our most unique visitors to date (in my opinion), which I will share more about in the coming weeks. All that being said, I look forward to jumping right into my Monday to power through my to-do list!

This weekend was exhausting in the best way ever. Before I get into that, this next piece of information will probably come as a shock to you. I do indeed mow the lawn on occasion. Need proof? Here it is:

And yes, if you have to mow the lawn, no one said you had to look frumpy doing it. I put on my Chanel shades and it makes it 100 times better. Are you a lawn mowing novice in the market for some DIY tips from an expert (yeah right)? Here are some tips I've learned along the way:

1. That dog poo isn't going to clean itself up- and it's not the best idea to plow through it with your mower. No need to elaborate on this one- just trust me :)

They even look guilty!

 2. The same goes for sticks. And I DO feel the need to elaborate on this one. It's for your safety- trust me. You cannot. I repeat. Cannot mow over sticks. The mower will shoot them back at you, and you will find yourself dodging flying objects for the next hour of your life. It's all about the pre-yard clearing work.

3. Sparks are bad. Just steer clear of any sidewalks and tree roots. Trust me on this one.     


In all seriousness, mowing the lawn is an excellent workout (especially if you get lazy and don't mow the grass for several weeks the grass is really long) and a great way to relieve some stress! I actually enjoy doing it every now and then. And I think I do a better mowing job than our lawn guy, Ron- who has been drunk and mowed the lawn a time or two. And sidenote: drunk mowing leads to a nice little fade, which is a bit contrary to the consistent look we were going for- and has also led to some interesting designs in the grass. My last tip for you: If you hire the neighborhood lawn man who rides his bike with a six-pack attached, you better catch him early in the morning- otherwise, he'll drunk-mow your lawn.

Okay- so back to the weekend.

Friday Night: 

I like to carb load for my longer runs with a hamburger the night before. No joke. I've actually found a good hamburger does a decent job at getting me through a long run without weighing me down. Just so happened, our friends were grilling on Friday, so Aaron and I made our way over by the pool for some burgers!

Saturday:

Here was my houseguest for the weekend:

The Robinson fam was in town and brought Riley. How cute is he? LOVE him!

Saturday is my long run day. Because we were helping Katlin move starting at 8 a.m. Saturday, I needed to get my long run in before the move (it was supposed to be a HOT day). I missed my 6 a.m. wakeup, but had my shoes laced up and ready to go by 6:45. It was much cooler running that early in the morning, and surprisingly (to a non-early riser such as myself) there were quite a few people out and about. Although, I do prefer my sleep, I can't say I didn't enjoy running in some cooler weather. I SO wish I could be a morning person, but I'm definitely a night-owl for life.

After that, I grabbed my second cup of coffee (yes, I have a problem) and Aaron and I were out the door to help Katlin move. The move went pretty smoothly and everything was unloaded within about an hour.

Then, I was starving- so it was lunch time, some errands, then nap time for me. We took some dinner over to the Robinsons Saturday night.

Sunday:

Aaron and I decided we needed to something fun with our Sunday (and since watersports are our thing lately), so we took off on a mini road-trip down to Clear Lake to go jet-skiing. I sadly do not have any photos because I didn't want my phone to get wet, but we sure had a great time. I had actually never driven a jet ski before, so Aaron gave me a quick lesson. After some hesitation, I had us going fast in no time. It felt great to be in the water- and we steered clear of the gator section from last week :) We will be going back! After jet skiing, we hung out on the patio and had some fresh ceviche (one of my summer faves) from Boondoggles and headed back to Houston. If anyone has a good ceviche recipe, please send it my way!!!!

And of course, no weekend is complete without a trip to my beloved Trader Joes. I love that place (and their wine selection)!

Happy Monday- Happy Start of your week!!!