I played hooky yesterday. And I loved it. I wasn't 100% certain until Sunday evening (I was about 98.44% sure Friday afternoon) that I was going to take my birthday off but I decided to take the plunge. My hubby (M) had to work and it was perfect because I wanted to do something I haven't had the guts to. My facebook feed has been blowing up with photos of the view from the top of a hike that overlooks the water. But I haven't been the most active person so I knew it would be hard. And I didn't want to pass out. And most of all I didn't want to start it with someone and not be able to finish it... so the stars aligned and Sunday night I decided to do it on my birthday.
I didn't say a word to anyone, I woke up early and had coffee with M before he left for work and then I slowly got myself organized and headed out. I drove the 10 minutes to the start of the trail and parked.
I'm not going to like, it was a dicey beginning because the first 5-10 minutes looked similar to this:
I didn't say a word to anyone, I woke up early and had coffee with M before he left for work and then I slowly got myself organized and headed out. I drove the 10 minutes to the start of the trail and parked.
I'm not going to like, it was a dicey beginning because the first 5-10 minutes looked similar to this:
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| Milo is the white blur in front.. he was over the moon! |
A lot of stairs. But then it started leveling out like this...
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| A bit easier to walk on, forgive my foggy camera lens!
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| This guy find every mud puddle possible |
And after 1 hour and 15 minutes WE (well I) MADE IT TO THE TOP!! Check out that gorgeous view!!! And these are the two photos I texted to M to show him how I spent my birthday morning. He was totally shocked but proud of me :-)
After my triumphant hike I went out to meet my mom for an afternoon of pampering, some shopping, coffee and tasty treats. It was just what I needed! I got home about the same time as M and we ordered in one of my guiltiest pleasures - Chinese food.
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| the results of my mani/pedi (and our Chinese in the background) |
I discovered a new wine last night... I knew we didn't have any cold wine in the fridge and that wouldn't do on my birthday so I stopped to pick something up and this label attracted me right away. I bought it purely for the label and I love it! It's on the sweet side and it even has a bit of fizziness so it's kind of like I'm drinking champagne which I also love. |
And below is a blurry photo of my new golf hat from my mother-in-law... she loves golf and is so happy that I've taken it up. Of course she found a bunch of purple stuff for me ;)
And that was my day! Thank you everyone who made my birthday so special... and I can't wait to celebrate with all our friends at our BBQ next weekend!
Ahhh birthdays!
