Week in Review (November 4 - November 10)

Tuesday (11,106 steps) - Peloton and Olive walk before going to work in the office. I had my meeting with our new supervisor and thought it went pretty well. Went to the gym at lunch and did various strength training and walking on the treadmill. 

After lunch we all got an email from our new supervisor with the SOPs, and… there are a few things I’m not really thrilled with and am seeking clarification on. Took Olive for a walk. Dinner and FBI: Most Wanted.

Wednesday (14,411 steps) - Olive walk before going to work in the office. Went for my easy run (it was shorter than I had thought it would be) and actually did a yoga restorative video after before I went back to work. 

Got out of work a few minutes late and it actually did make a difference for the amount of traffic I hit. Goosie’s newest outfit came - doesn’t she look festive/adorable? 

Took Olive for a walk, dinner and more FBI: Most Wanted. I did actually fall asleep on the couch, which has happened more than once recently, even though I am getting plenty of sleep.

Thursday (12,168 steps) - Actually woke up feeling pretty refreshed, well before my alarm. Ready some of my book and drank my coffee before doing a Peloton ride and used the rower for the first time in ages. It needed a software update and I had to leave my phone down there while it was doing the update. That was only annoying because I had transitioned from Chrome to Edge and some of my passwords weren’t moving over and I had to use a QR code that was on the phone and then had to check my email for another code… let’s just say it was irritating and took close to 45 minutes for things to work properly. 

MOM - I AM BORED

MOM - I LOOK ADORABLE CAN WE DO SOMETHING?

Took Olive for a longer walk to the lake even though it was incredibly windy. 

Finally got more serious about getting all my stuff packed for Florida - I still think it is insane the drop bag size that we are limited to. 

I had hoped to do some driving after work, but I did not get any offers. Met up with Ben for our usual dinner at Torchy’s. 

Friday (10,341 steps) - Took Olive for a walk before going to work in the office. It was a pretty busy day. Went for a longer walk at lunch. 

Dropped Olive off at home before meeting Ben at 4 Noses for a happy hour. It was insanely crowded and we had to share a table with two women. They were very nice though, so it wasn't terrible. We ate a few sushi handrolls, which ended up just being what we had for dinner.

Ben rented "The Astronaut," but I fell asleep before it was over. Oops.

Saturday (19,511 steps) - Slept in a bit. Took Olive for a walk. Ben and I headed over to New Terrain so I could do my run on the Freemont Trail. The run itself was fine. 

Went back home for a snack and quick shower before I went out to do some driving since UE was offering incentives again. Well, my car had other plans. I drove to where I usually sit to wait for orders and when I tried to start my car the engine would not turn over.

After multiple attempts with nothing working I sent Ben a text to see if he was still home to come help me. He gave my battery a charge and the car started right up. We drove down the street to O'Reilly for them to do a battery check up. Unfortunately, I was not even able to get the car started again to drive up by the store. Ben had to give the battery another jump. I called Schomp and discovered they were still open, so unexpected trip down to Highlands Ranch. Ironically, I already had a service appointment scheduled for when I got back, but I guess they will just get everything done while I am in Florida. Always something.

We stopped at Parry's on the way home and had a burger and a beer.

Took Olive for a quick walk and then we watched the newest Frankenstein movie, which was pretty good!

Sunday (12,864 steps) - Tried to sleep in a bit and actually made it past 7:30. Did more packing while Ben ran to Dutch Bros to get us coffee. Our fitness activity of the day was taking Olive to the dog park. 

After, we went to Rails End. The women we had been talking to on Friday told us that dogs were allowed inside, so we figured we would see if that was true - it is!! 

Headed home and I briefly had to log in to work to email everyone and let them know I would need to take half the day off on Monday for travel... I ended up reading and taking Olive for another walk while Ben went out to wash his truck and pick up pizza for dinner. We watched “The Woman in Cabin 10” and it was much better than I think either of us expected.

Monday (11,398 steps) - Work from home. 

Finished last minute packing, showered, took Olive for a walk. Logged out at 10:30 and the Uber picked me up shortly after to go to Union Station where I took the train. Ben randomly met me at the stop by his work to give me an orange safety vest - last minute mandatory gear requirement. Arrived at the airport with just over two hours to spare and there was thankfully zero lines for security. Walked around a bit to get my steps and then sat outside and read my book until it was time to board. I was lucky enough to sit in an emergency row so I had a ton of space. 

I watched “The Perfect Neighbor” and an episode of Gilmore Girls. After getting off the plane, I went to pick up my rental, only to find out that they had cancelled my reservation since for some reason I had scheduled to pick up at 11 am (?) Luckily they were able to recreate it. I got a Jeep Compass, and thankfully the CarPlay worked. I had a drive of about an hour south to St. Augustine. When I got close to the hotel I stopped at Publix to grab some groceries and then got dinner at Whataburger. 

Watched SVU while relaxing before going to bed late (although it was about when I would normally go to bed at home).

Stats:

• 91,799 Steps
• 9.38 miles run
• 15.79 miles walked
• 35 minutes of cardio
• 75 minutes of strength

Week in Review (October 28 - November 3)

Tuesday (12,984 steps) - Peloton and a very cold Olive walk before going to work in the office. Long gym session at lunch of StairMaster, strength and a brisk walk. 

Work was insane the whole day. When I got home it seemed sunny and warmer so I opted to take Olive for a longer walk to the lake since it was still light out - spoiler, it was not as warm as I thought. 

After dinner we watched the Werewolf of Snow Hollow - a little cheesy, but a decent Halloween movie. The quest for another scary movie continues!

Wednesday (17,615 steps) - Awoke to very cold temperatures, so I guess the heat goes on. Took Olive for another very chilly walk before going to work. I took my lunch break early so I could get my workout in - a not-so-horrible tempo run. 

Had a lunch meeting during work. Took Olive for a walk after work. Dinner and House of Dynamite. It was a good movie but the ending was a huge disappointment!

Thursday (12,218 steps)  - Peloton before work at home. Took Olive for a long walk to the lake at lunch. Barre video in the afternoon and did one delivery before heading down to Belmar with Olive for "walk" club. It was great to see everyone! 

Colfax was adorable dressed as Dumbledore

Winning costume was Harry & Lloyd with the dog dressed as a Hooter (Icelandic snowy owl) 

Rushed home to drop Olive off before Ben and I headed to Torchy's for our usual dinner - even though it was late. ALMOST finished Dark Wolf, but we had to stop when Ben dozed off during the final few scenes. 

Friday (13,218 steps) - Skipped the morning walk with the gang but took Olive for a walk around the neighborhood.

Headed into the office all dressed up for Halloween. Took Olive for a walk at lunch and then we had to do the Halloween parade through the office - which was a little silly since hardly anyone works on Fridays. 

Took Olive home, did a delivery and then met Ben at 4 Noses. Actually had one beer (just 6 oz) before heading home for dinner, which Ben ordered in from Cupbop - which was DELICIOUS. 

We watched "Vicious" - which was a very strange movie.

Saturday (25,319 steps) - Up early to head down to Belmar again to run with Runners Edge! The route was 7 miles, and that is all we planned on doing. We did the first mile or two solo and then joined Alison. 

Eventually we had Janet and Kristin with us, so it was fun to run with a bigger group again. Ben's foot started to hurt pretty bad the last mile, so I left him to finish the loop and then went back to get him. Ariel met us at the store to visit with people before we went to brunch together. We chose to go to Danny's. We hadn't been since they moved to their new location - what a difference! So much more space and we were able to get seated right away. 

We then went to Dutch on the way home. Took Olive for a walk to the lake. I took a shower and read my book before going out to drive for a few hours since they were running a promotion for bonuses on deliveries. There was an event happening at the new Toyota location in Wheat Ridge, so we grabbed Olive and went over there for a few hours. It was complete chaos. 

This coffee truck cracked me up

Everyone LOVED Olive!

For dinner we stopped at Parry's to get food to go. Watched "The Ward."

Sunday (25,018 steps) - And the first day of daylight savings had us up at six. UGH. Took Olive for a walk and then went solo for my run up in Broomfield. The run itself wasn't horrible, but there was a trail detour that gave me an extra 2/3 of a mile that I wasn't happy about. 

Met Ben at 4 Noses for a  NA and a Topo since it was warm out. Unfortunately, it was also windy, so we didn't stay too long. Ben picked up a Costco pizza (food court has FINALLY reopened after MONTHS) and we went home and put on our pjs at 2 in the afternoon! First, we watched "Blink Twice." I took Olive for a walk and then we also watched "The Devil Below" and finished the last episode of Dark Wolf.

Monday (17,835 steps) - Work from home. Thanks to the time change I was up more than an hour before I needed to be. I started organizing some of my clothes, did laundry and started to gather things for my next adventure. Took Olive for a walk and then went out for my run. Run thankfully wasn't bad. 

Did a few deliveries on my way to meet Ben at Costco for the week's groceries. 

This is at like 5 pm :(

Put dinner in the oven and took Olive for another walk. We started a new series, FBI: Most Wanted.

Stats:

• 124,207 steps
• 25.52 miles run
• 16.19 miles walked
• 55 minutes of cardio
• 45 minutes of strength

Week in Review (October 21 - October 27)

Tuesday (13,756 steps) - Peloton and Olive walk before going to work in the office. Gym at lunch - StairMaster, strength and a walk on the treadmill. 

Really only have the selfie because I want pics of my festive Halloween shorts!

Took Olive for a long walk to the lake when I got home. After dinner we watched "Speak No Evil" which was better than expected.

Wednesday (18,295 steps) - Olive walk before going to work in the office. We had a mandatory staff meeting where we were informed about some pretty big changes at work. While on the surface they seem like great changes, some people are worried. Ugh. I went for my run shortly after the meeting - my least favorite type - a tempo run. The workout was spread into two 19 minute segments. The first one was mildly terrible and I had to take a few walk breaks. Second wasn't as bad and managed to complete the whole thing. 

Took Olive for a walk after work. Ben made burgers for dinner (yum!) and more John Wayne Gacy documentary. 

I actually fell asleep on the couch, which hasn't happened in ages.

Thursday (11,858 steps) - Peloton ride before logging in for work. Ben had picked up surprise Dutch for me, which was amazing! Worked for a bit before heading into Arvada to donate blood for the fist time. Long story, but the gal doing my intake had to log my first iron reading (12.4) which was too low to donate and then the second reading of 13.0 could not be input. So after over a half hour (plus drive time) I was deemed ineligible to donate - I guess the machines can totally take over after all. Took Olive for a long walk at lunch to the library so we could drop off our ballots. 

Olive says "Woof! Voting is fun!"

After work I did a few deliveries before meeting Ben at Torchy's for dinner. Another walk with Olive before catching back up on Dark Wolf.

Friday (15,184 steps) - Wash Park! I hadn't planned on going since I've been pretty tired all week, but since I was awake with enough time to go, I did. Glad I went, it was a nice morning! 

Headed into work, skipping Stella's. Andrew caught me right away and asked if I could hand deliver a few settlement checks since his assistant is out. I waited for Erica to get to the office so she could walk with me and hang out with Olive while I ran inside. 

Took Olive for ANOTHER longer walk at lunch - she is really getting her steps in this week. Took Olive home after work and then met up with Ben for an NA happy hour. Ben ordered in Panda for dinner and a movie "There's Something Wrong with the Children" - didn't get great reviews but we thought it was pretty decent.

Saturday (28,398 steps) - Up early to head down to Runner's Roost to meet up with Alison! I haven't run with her in ages and she was wonderful company for a longer run. Felt pretty good the whole time and really enjoyed people's creativity with their Halloween decorations. 

Ben drove Olive down so we could stay and socialize with people since it was the Colfax pancake run. Olive even got a caricature done!  

We went inside and did some shopping - actually a lot of really good deals! I texted Larry and Terri on the way home and we met up at 4 Noses. It's been a LONG time since we all got together, it was great to see everyone. Took Olive for a walk and then went out to do some deliveries - it ended up being my busiest night in a while. Soup for dinner and more Dark Wolf.

Sunday (23,064 steps) - Failed attempt at sleeping in. Ben is still not running since his foot is bothering him and I messed up on my workout - I thought I just had 6 miles to do, but turns out I had a vert goal. I took Olive for a walk and after a long time decided to go to North Table to do repeats on the fire road. The parking lot was packed and I told Ben to just drop me off and head to New Terrain and I would just run there after finishing my climbing. The run was actually not bad and I didn't get too irritated with bikes! 

Golden's fall colors are hanging in there!

Be Real after the second (?) repeat - of four

This whole area was a burn zone a few years ago - looking a lot better these days!

Met up with Ben at New Terrain. I had a few Hoplark Citras before we  stopped at Parry's on the way home for a late lunch. 

Ben had placed a Costco grocery order for delivery and it showed up while I was walking Olive, but at least we didn't have to go to the store ourselves. Lazy evening of movies - we watched Candlewood (not good). While we were waiting for dinner to cook I did my yoga video (not bad) and then watched the most recent I Know What You Did Last Summer, which was semi predictable, but good.

Monday (18,278 steps) - Work from home, hurray!!! Took Olive for a walk and then I went out for my run. The run was actually pretty good, but I could not decide if I was cold or hot and at one point I did ditch my top, but then 10 minutes later had to put it on again. 

Went out driving after work and actually had a really good night - again! Took Olive for a walk when I got home. Dinner and another movie - Nefarious - which was... meh. I am used to a much better scary movie selection this time of year.

Stats:

• 128,833 steps
• 32.49 miles run - wow, big mileage week for me
• 14.86 miles walked
• 38 minutes of cardio
• 67 minutes of strength