Once again, as I sit down to start writing, I realize that the weekend has really flown by. (I write a little each day). This weekend was a whirlwind. Friday night when I got home, I really had no plans but my friend Alycin called and asked if Lizzie and I wanted to meet her and her girls at Beef O'Brady's, which was the perfect invite because I had JUST been considering that as a dinner option. I got the Prime Rib sandwich which was a switch from my usual wing basket. It was ok...the bread wasn't really crispy like I like it and the au jus was really thick....however, the Blue Moon was delicious.
Later that night Daniel arrived home. He's working in St. Augustine for a couple of weeks and it's really crappy because he has to drive his government vehicle there and can only bring it home when training there is over. We looked into rental cars but it was over $200 for a couple days. I really want him to be able to come home so Thursday at work, I looked up coupon codes for rental cars and was able to reserve him a Ford Fiesta for $72. Even better is that two other guys were able to come with him which was nice so he had company to and fro (and it doesn't hurt that they split the cost). Now, I will say that even though the Ford Fiesta is not as nice as the two cars we have now, it wasn't bad. Back when Daniel and I were dating, he had to put his truck in the shop and he was given a mint green Ford Fiesta Hatchback that sported a hot pink zig zag line down the side. Imagining him driving that car down I-64 on the way to the Coast Guard station gets me laughing a little every time I think about it.
Saturday morning, Lizzie and I got our nails done. I love spending this time with her and I love getting my nails done every week. I've been a bit miffed lately though because my polish is chipping after a few days and then my nails look like crap until the weekend. My girl told me that my nails are dry and she thinks that's why so I am super excited to have reserved a Toi manicure for next weekend. It involves hot oil and a paraffin wax dip, which I LOVE! This week I changed things up a bit and had my nails painted a royal blue...totally different than my usual colors but I really like it and told Daniel it reminded me of Laker Blue (Laker Blue is the school color of Ben's old school which I miss terribly).
After nails, Daniel and I went to Sawgrass Mills Mall. Now, don't get me wrong, I love a good outlet mall but I can only handle this place for a few minutes for about 2 times a year. It is so crazy busy. I wanted to go to the J Crew store to try on some shorts before ordering online and it was an excuse to eat at Grand Lux...which is kinda like Cheese Cake Factory. They have an amazing Santa Fe Salad and that is what I have. They also have a delicious turkey and brie sandwich that I love. We didn't spend too much time at the mall...I just can't handle it. People have the tendency to annoy me, especially there. Daniel did swoon over some Brietling watches that he's been coveting and I was able to figure out what size shorts to order....because I can't find shorts in South Florida at any of my favorite stores...they are selling winter stuff even though it's hot! That really irritates me. If you have a store in an area that does not get cold, why do you have to sell the stuff the rest of the country is selling...Ugh!
Ben's football banquet was Saturday night and we are so happy to announce that he received the award for "Most Improved." We are thrilled! Ben has put in so much time. That award made all the 6:30 a.m. wake ups over the summer to take him to lifting so worth it. He lifted all summer, he takes lifting as an elective every day and stays after to lift. He is dedicated and it just goes to show that hard work pays off. He got so much playing time this past season and I had a feeling he may be getting an award but I didn't want to get my hopes up. I ended up emailing his football coach who is also his lifting coach at school to ask if Ben could take the same elective again next year as we are signing up for 11th!!! grade courses this week. He wrote back and said absolutely he could. He went on to tell me that Ben is improving so much everyday and he is so excited to see him on the field for spring football.
Speaking of signing up for courses for next year, how did my baby Ben end up in the 11th grade???? This boggles my mind. Once again, he's chosen a pretty tough course load full of honors courses. Aside from the regulars he'll be taking an Probability and Statistics Honors course and an Anatomy course. I'm sure he'll be fine. It's sink or swim, ya know. We are at the point, that even though I am very educated, I can't help him with his work and he does just fine without my help. Sad to think that this time next year, we'll be signing up for his last year of high school. I never realized this time would come so quickly.
And in other news, I finally ran my Cup Cake Virtual 5K that I was supposed to run on Dec. 15. I love the virtual races because I can run on my own time and don't have to get up early for a race...and I still get the medal. I am addicted to the bling!!! I think this week I have signed up for 4 or 5 races. One of the medals is a diamond ring! For real, it's amazing! I also joined a Hogwarts Running Club online that has Harry Potter themed virtual races. I love Harry Potter so I can't wait to start running those races and earning that bling. Races I have coming up to finish by the end of January are: Princess 4 miler, New Year's race, The Molly Weasley Ugly Jumper Run (this is the Hogwarts one), and the Ground Hog's day Race. I am going to run that one before Ground Hog's day because I will be in Key West for Ground Hog's day and there is no guarantee I'll want to be running Duval street the morning after being there. So far, for February, I have signed up for a Valentine's Day race (for which I will run on the cruise ship) and a Leap Year race. And for March, I have signed up for the Bling race which is the diamond ring. I also plan to run a Final Four race in March. And finally, I am signed up for the MADD race in April. I'm well on my way to reaching my goal of 12 races for the year. I thought about running a race to benefit the Davie Police next weekend but let's be real....I don't want to get up early so that probably won't happen. Why can't regular races be at like 11:00 in the morning. That would be great for my schedule.
(If anyone is interested in the Hogwarts race series, the website is www.hogwartsrunningclub.org).
And finally, I started watching the Netflix series "Making a Murderer." Wow, is all I have to say right now. I'm on episode 2 and plan to binge watch this weekend.
XOXO,
Emily
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