Summer Speed-Up

The first official week of summer break was so busy it did not feel like a break. It was more like a summer speed-up! Excerpts from my journal give an accurate outline of the busy week:

Monday, June 17th: Today was the first official day of summer break, and even though there was no early morning swim practice, it was still super busy! Cross country run in the morning, followed by a short barn workout for me while Jeff did some plyo & speed at the track with a few kids. Then I went to a Relief Society presidency meeting. We had brunch at Bon Vinos for our meeting, and it was nice to ease up on presidency meeting formalities and take time to chat without feeling rushed. We ended up staying for 3.5 hours! It was good but I was socially fried by the time it ended. I came home and played the piano for an hour, which was nice but not exactly restful.

Lincoln Grade, Pitchforks, and Father's Day

Saturday, June 15th was a full day. We started out with the annual Sunnyside Ward walk to the park. We met in the church parking lot and walked the 2 miles on the bike path to Sunnyview Park, where the ward provided Costco muffins and yogurt. It was pleasant to walk and chat with friends, even though the wind was already blustering and blowing, even before 9am. Jeff and Jay drove to the park and then ran back to the church, where I was parked. Then they ran back to the park to get a few more miles in, while I walked to the park and Rose and Amber scootered. After an hour or so at the park, Jay drove all five of us back to the church, whereupon I hopped into the van and headed for Prosser (25 minutes east). My first activity in Prosser was to run up Lincoln Grade:

Atop the Lower Yakima Valley.

Selfie-ish

This week was the last week of the school year, so I tried to appreciate my quiet clean house as much as possible before the onslaught of summer break. It wasn't a lazy week; I just tried to make sure to do activities that I like best when I'm alone in a clean quiet house, while also being a productive adult each day. That translated into about 5 hours of weeding and yardwork, 5 hours of piano playing, 25 miles of running, and a dozen selfies. It was a selfie-ish week--a week where I was somewhat selfish with my time and also took more selfies than pictures of my kids.

Shaina Day, etc.

It's the kind of week where it feels easier to copy excerpts from my journal than to write new paragraphs about our latest activities. 

Monday, June 3rd: It was so windy today! Maddening! I didn't do any yardwork. But I did get up at 5am to go to physical therapy/workout session with my friend Camille. The exercises I did for my legs were very targeted at my weaknesses, and now my left glute/hammy is super sore again. Running with the XC kids this afternoon was rough for the first mile or so.

Music and Milestones

 Remember during track season when I thought life would slow down after track ended? HAHAHA, apparently that was a myth I told myself to get me through the season. This was our first week after track season and let me tell you, it was not slow. I mean, maybe it was a little less busy thanks to the absence of daily track practice, but factor in the post-track season fatigue plus we rolled right into daily cross country conditioning, plus an hour or two of yardwork each day, and it all added up to an exhausting week. But that is life--it doesn't slow down. It's not like I actually want to not do all of the activities we've been doing (except maybe the weeding--I could live with less weeds), but wow, everything seems to happen all at once!