my saturday morning scene

saturdays for me are busy. i try to get as much done as possible, as early as possible, before heading home and doing laundry and other household chores. today was no exception. it started with dropping off ava to her father's, and then nathan and i headed out for a morning of fun errands.

first, we stopped at a swapmeet sale thingee. it was my first time, and although it was huge with lots of cool stuff, i didnt end up leaving with anything. i am currently in the market for a bike trailer for the kids, but have yet to find a screamin deal on something of quality. also, i would LOVE any advice on brands and styles that you love. i am a newbie at bicycling with kiddos.


from there, we hoped on the train and headed out to pick up my race bib, chip, and free shirt for the race im running TOMORROW. cue anxiety.


and because it is currently raining, and i live in the pacific northwest, i figured i should probably find some kind of rain-appropriate apparel for tomorrow's run. so we went to goodwill. and what a GREAT flippan idea that was! i found some super sweet deals! including this gem:

can you read it? it says Chicago Marathon. um, hello! if i wore this i would look super badass. until the other racers see how slow and sweaty i am as i pant down the street, then the gig is up. so, i didnt bring it home. i am sure someone else will soon, though! i did end up finding a nice thin little jacket that will work nicely to wick away the rain drops. at least, i hope.

our errand running ended with a typical run to Fred Meyer's. it's only my favorite store, really. i had to get a visor or hat to shield my eyes from the rain as well. here is nathan testing them out for me:


and now? well, i am currently chowing down on lunch while nathan takes a much needed nap. the rest of the days agenda includes some laundry, cleaning, and playing. and then an early bedtime so we can wake up super early for race day! yeay!