Sometimes even the best laid plans get thrown out the window.

My plans to fit in a couple runs, get to the farmers market for the first time this season and just in general relax this weekend got completely replaced by my cousin's 2nd birthday party,


My cousin Abby on her birthday dressed as a princess.

a day at the beach,


Beach day with Emily


Side note: Turns out if you used expired sunscreen and then sit on the beach for five hours, you will fry. Wish I would have known the sunscreen was no good before I put it on.

a night out in Annapolis, the New Kids on the Block/Backstreet Boys concert




Randyl, me, Meghan and Emily at the concert


NKOTB


BSB

and Maryland lacrosse.


Me and Sarah


UMD lost in the National Championship game to UVA. :(

Today, I pretty much have no voice, I'm sunburned like crazy, my ears are still ringing and I'm exhausted. I'll count that all as signs of a great weekend.

I managed to fit in one short run on Sunday morning when it was in the high 80's with nearly 100% humidity. Those were probably some of the most miserable miles I've run lately. Plus wearing a sports bra over nasty sunburn is just not comfortable.

We're in for a hot one here in DC this week, so I'm mentally prepping myself for some really warm runs. I'm sad the long weekend went by so fast, but it's time to get back to work. I've got a few work trips coming up this month and have lots and lots of work-ahead I need to do.

Hope you all had a great holiday weekend too!

Good morning and happy day before a long weekend!

Other than my cousin's 2nd birthday party tonight, my weekend is pretty wide open and free. Since I've been majorly slacking on the workout front since the Frederick half earlier this month, I'm thinking that I should probably use some of my time this weekend to get in some good runs.

It's too easy to fall into a pattern of continuous non-running, so I need to try to break that this weekend.

Other things I'm looking forward to this weekend:

• Getting to the farmer's market for the first time this season.
• The Maryland vs. Duke lax semi-final tomorrow night. If Maryland wins tomorrow I'll be heading to the National Championship game on Monday. (fingers crossed)
• Sleeping in. After last weekend at Fitbloggin' I'm exhausted and really need to "catch up" on sleep.

What do you have planned for the long weekend?

After an amazingly fun Friday at Fitbloggin', I trekked back up to Baltimore for the last day of fun on Saturday morning.

Katy and I presented during the first session. I expected to be a bundle of nerves getting up and speaking in front of everyone, but I actually wasn't nervous at all. Our presentation went really well and we got some great questions from the people who attended or session.


Thanks to Fitbloggin' for the photo (Source)

I especially loved hearing from people afterward that they learned something new or walked away with something to try on their own sites. We wanted to share lots of action items and I think we succeeded on that front.


Me and Katy

If you missed the presentation, you can check out the slides or you can catch Katy and I presenting again via webinar. We have a tentative time set for next week, but I'll share more details as we hammer out the exact time.

I spent the rest of the morning chatting with other bloggers, answering follow up questions about the presentation and hanging out with guys in hazmat suits. The hazmat conference was taking place at the exact same time as Fitbloggin' so the hotel was swarming with firefighters and first responders.


Katy, me and the guys in hazmat suits

I had to leave Fitbloggin' right before lunch to get to my cousin's wedding, so I missed a lot of great afternoon sessions, but live blogs from the sessions are posted on the Fitbloggin' site, so if you're interested in a specific session definitely check there for a summary.

I was so sad to see Fitbloggin' come to an end. I loved every minute of my time in Baltimore hanging out with my blog friends and meeting new like-minded people.





I can't recommend this conference enough. If you've never been, it's definitely worth putting on your to-do list for next year.