Hi Friends! It’s me.. you know, the most inconsistent blogger around. Remember?

I have been sick for the past week with the flu and a cold. Thankfully the flu part of it is over but my cold continues full force, especially at night time. I haven’t been overly active the past week because well, running while sick is just not fun and sitting on the couch eating mini-eggs seems so much more enjoyable, right? I got out for a 40 min. jaunt (with lots of walking breaks) on Tuesday morning that ended up being fairly painful but was happy I pushed myself out the door. This morning, I was determined to get a good 15km run in. The 15km’s I accomplished… the "good"… well, let’s just say it was better than Tuesdays run. There was a lot of hacking, spitting and maybe heaving but I was still really glad to get my legs moving. I’m worried because this has put me almost a week behind in my training for my race which is coming up SOON! I keep trying to tell myself that I will be fine and need to focus on strong, quality miles when I can. I hope I’m right. Oh goodness, I hope I’m right.

I can’t believe that we are already into February… where did January go? Time is FLYING by which is just another reason why we need to make every day count. Sometimes it may be hard to do whether we’re stressed out from work, things at home, or it could be a mix of many things. When I get in that "rut", I try to tell myself to suck it up, find the good in the situation and embrace it. Or, I just whine a lot and make G-Man listen. One thing is certain: that it’s always easy to remember and embrace how THANKFUL I am for my caring husband and my supportive family.

Speaking of family, last week I had a small surprise early birthday dinner for G-Man. I told him we were going to Napoli for a quiet dinner with just the two of us. He was pleasantly surprised when we arrived and family and friends were there for him. I totally thought he knew beforehand seeing as I accidently sent the invite out from his email account but he really had no idea!

Like last time we loved our time at Napoli… the ambiance, food and service was all amazing. Ohh, the food.. just thinking about it makes my mouth water.  We had a really great time and the night ended perfectly; as we were walking out of the restaurant we were able to watch the fireworks over Niagara Falls.
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Remember what mi Esposito surprised me with before my race last year? Well some of my friends and family really liked the idea and wanted shirts as well so G-Man and I thought that would be a fun Christmas present (yes, I know this is old news..). We got them printed, picked them up on our way out of town and guess what… they printed the women’s shirts WRONG. I think it looks like a defective shirt because really, who would put a logo randomly in the middle of the back? No one, I know. I was sooo upset. Actually, I was mad because we were really looking forward to gifting (is that even a word?) these.

Our family still really appreciated and liked them but I was so disappointed. I guess if we wear our hair down they could still be worn? Thankfully the men’s shirts turned out really nice though. 

What was YOUR workout today?!

Do you have any secret remedies to fight off a cold?!