workouts and cocktail dresses.

oy. So this morning, after having a week of 85/65 high's and lows, it was 34 degrees outside. I was struggling last night to convince myself to get up early this morning to workout, but I faithfully set my alarm and told myself, "There's no getting around this, you need to shape up, woman!" Well before the alarm went off (4:15ish), Ryan was out of bed hunting for something to help his stomach feel better and I was in bed hunting for a comfy spot despite the sudden lack of snuggle partner. After that, sleep was just all downhill. I was completely parched, but too cold to get out of bed. Working out and then going to work did not sound like fun, so I spent the last 45 minutes not sleeping, but dreading the workout. By the time I got out of bed, working out seemed a lost cause, but I at least forced myself out of bed early so as not to ruin the earlier morning routine. However, I couldn't allow the early time to be completely useless, so I prepared a healthy snack and meal, then (finally) pulled the laundry out of the dryer, folded it and started a new load.
I fully intend to take a nap this afternoon and then I will think seriously about an afternoon workout. My goal is to make up for the 15 minutes I would have done this morning by drinking lots of water, not eating all the little goodies around here and not buying coffee downstairs. Looking at pictures from the party this weekend, I'm thinking it's my efforts need to see more enthusiasm. Not bad, just need to be better.

my handsome man with me in my pretty new dress:
mags and zac:
Left to right: me, Shelly, Dr. V, Susan and Dr. Su
Dr. A and Shelly
Left to right: Zac, Nora, Maggie, Rachel, me and Ryan
Mags, Susan and me:
Mags, me and Nora:

I drank my second glass of wine pretty quickly. I was a bit giddy and by the time I got home, all I wanted to do was get to bed! The party was fun, getting all dressed up was excellent and the night overall was just lovely.