Happy Mother's Day to ME!

Oh, what a wonderful day! I had the option to sleep in but couldn't seem to stay in bed past 7:15. So, I guess that's sleeping in for me now. Got up to find my boys watching some kind of 'quality' tv and my husband fast asleep on the couch. What time did everyone else get up?

Come to find, Hayden was up in the 5am range (I guess any holiday, even Mother's day, their internal clock tells them to get up EARLY). The other tid-bit was that Cody now has the flu that I brought back from Wildflower. He's on the first day, which shows up as just being extremely tired with an aversion to being upright. I can proudly say, that yesterday was the first day I felt normal. After having a whole week off of any training, I ran for an hour and although I felt a little more tired than I normally would have, it went well.

So, I showered, drank a smoothie and went to visit my trusty Starbucks store. We met the Duchows for brunch at Twigs at 10:45. After that, we headed downtown to Nordstroms :) to look for my mother's day gift. After looking at all the lovely purses and being mildly entertained by my kids bouncing around the cosmetics department while Cody sat in a 'makeover chair' with my 'old purse' on his shoulder, in a total daze, completely unaware of anything going on around him, we left my "home away from home" and headed over to Fitness Fanatics (my newly adopted "home away from home"). I am confident in saying, I am the only one that was disappointed to be leaving Nordstrom.....not to mention, empty handed. Hayden made it clear that this whole day was incredibly 'bowing' and many a time he posed the question "why can't we do something fun?". Why would anyone in their right mind CHOOSE to do this with their "very own day"? Cody explained again and again that this was Mother's day......Mommy's day to have with her family and do what she wants. Hayden's response was "well, then TOMORROW, we are going to Chuck E Cheeses". Poor guy, still doesn't get the concept. Oh well, on to Fitness Fanatics.

I had to include this picture I took of Hayden in the fall.....it opitimizes him and the usual form he was in today.
So, we walk in and were greeted right away by Robin. Haley was holed up in the back, working in the shop (she's such a grease monkey). So, I said to Robin "well, it's a choice between a new, designer bag and wallet OR carbon base bar & aero bars". The fashionista in me is somewhat ashamed to admit Robin didn't need to twist my arm......at all. I've had the same Coach purse for 5 years now, and I do have a vision base bar with some nice, carbon s-bends.......BUT, time to chuck the idea of a new purse out the window because this is what I got........

Profile Design, Cobra Wing carbon base bar. Pictured below


Profile Design, Sonic CSX Aerobars

And of course, I had to get a new, fancy Oval R900 carbon stem!
So, even though Hayden didn't think it was very fun, it was a great mother's day. I was really spoiled! Thanks to Robin and John at Fitness Fanatics for taking the time to help me find just what I needed and helping me make (what we all know) was the right decision. Who needs a new purse? Thanks to my wonderful husband for making it through the day and refusing to go home and lay down because he wanted to spend it with me......not to mention, spend on me :) Thanks for making me feel like a princess.....uh, of the "tri kind".