Weekend fun - past & future

Not much going on here...or rather too much going on here? I never know which. The days all seem to blur together this time of year.

Mother's Day weekend was really nice. We were at the Cape staying with the hubster's brother in Chatham. My SILs, B & I enjoyed a nice visit to P-Town on Saturday. We browsed the shops and had a late lunch. Ended up buying my niece a birthday gift (she turned 19 that day) and bought myself some half price Merrells. I also bought the hubster a new wallet while I was there. Made my purchase of shoes feel better. :) There was lots of laughter and fun and great people watching!

Sunday we did some last minute shopping at the greenhouse in Harwich and then my SIL and I hit downtown Chatham so I could pick up a thank you gift for our German neighbors who had nicely offered to take care of the dogs for the weekend. The guys bought & made dinner for the girls and then cleaned up. It was a good day. My kiddos ended up getting me some iTunes cards which was a nice treat. The littlest boys also brought me home potted flowers in hand decorated pots on Friday along with cards and other little notes & treats they made me at school. I know when they are all grown up, I will miss those the most.

This time of year is busy for all of us. The hubster has been working crazy hours, we're in the last stretch of dance (recital is in 3 weeks) and we have J's first prom coming up. I also am looking forward to my first 39th birthday this weekend. The hubster and I are going away over night and leaving the kiddos. The two drama queens (T & Em) will be at the ILs and the other 4 will be home. I know J & B will be fine with the two littlest boys and now that J has his license, we have a bit more freedom. Our neighbors will also be home keeping an eye out for us. I'm really looking forward to staying in a nice hotel and not sharing my bed with anyone but my hubby! I am also looking forward to eating good food that I didn't have to make. Simple pleasures....

Exercise front - not so good. I've been moving every day, but my shins are getting progressively worse. I'm not sure if I need better sneakers or if I've actually hurt myself. Yesterday I barely made it through 30 minutes of my usual workout. Once I took all incline off and slowed my speed way down it wasn't so bad. Today I've decided not to push myself so hard on the treadmill. Maybe keep the incline at 5 and the speed around 3mph. Some movement is better than none, right? I also will do my ab & arm work. Almost time to measure myself again. I hope I see some change. Seriously. If I don't, I may make an appointment with my doctor to discuss what I can do differently. I also have a feeling I have undiagnosed asthma, but that is another story all together. Oh well...slow and steady wins the race - that's my story & I'm sticking to it!