Birthday Week #48!

Let's start out my birthday week with some work outs, shall we?

Two runs with miss ollie girl and two work outs.  Almost the sweet spot.  I'm loving it.  I love night runs, especially this time of year when people are putting up their lights and their decorations.  

One dual and one match on JV.  Still not at 165 but getting closer.  I was super proud of this match because he was a varsity kid and Andrew went toe to toe with him.  Andrew made one mistake and the kiddo capitalized on it and that is okay.  He learned a lesson and probably won't make that mistake again.  That is what wrestling is for Andrew, still a learning process and still improving even though he's been doing this for 9 years.  

Came home from the dual complaining of headache and dizziness.  He had a very low-grade fever and a sore throat that I felt like was either drainage or his lymph nodes.  Woke up and was just kind of stuffy and had an easy day anyway of a choir field trip.  Still no fever.  Called me pre practice and said he felt like shit and wanted to come home.  I was okay with it as I didn't want the entire team to come down with something even though I am sure they are passing something around anyway.  He kept saying his ears were really bothering him and kept asking me to clean them out because he couldn't hear out of them.  I suspected maybe an ear infection so when he got up the next day and still didn't have a fever but felt like shit, I made him an appointment to see the doctor as soon as we could and called him in sick to school.  They did all the swabs which he truly hated but needed to be done and he was negative for the big three, covid, strep, and flu.  He did have a double ear infection and some sinus infection, and the doctor wanted him home another day and no wrestling.  Thankfully we have fall break next week so he can rest and recover and hopefully join wrestling next week.  

Now to my birthday day!  My work bestie bought me a tea and shake, and Brickhouse got me a candle and had me blow it out.  LOVE Kelsey and Amanda.  

It wasn't a great day at work as we had to remake a ton of solutions and lots of stress with an experiment we have been trying to get done before Thanksgiving.  Science can be a cruel mistress for sure.  

I came home to flowers, some new windshield wipers, and a new key FOB that actually works for my Tahoe since mine literally fell apart.  

I had a reservation for 20 people at 785 Brewing in Topeka.  Their Christmas pop up was starting and it's seriously my favorite.  I love the over-the-top decorations and the lights and the themed food, and I wanted to share it with some of my closest friends.  

We had the BEST time and of course I said NO GIFTS, and they came prepared anyway.   I got cards, gift cards, beer, and the best handmade bracelets ever.  I love these families and their kiddos so much.  We've all been through some shit working in the tower and on the board and we've tried to handle it with grace and a smile and then drinks later.  

Finding and keeping friends when you are an adult is hard.  I'm glad I've found some people that are here to stay in my life.   While our kids may not race together next year, I will still be coming by to watch and cheer them on!  They all have raised such amazing young women and men that are respectful, kind, and smart.  I can't wait to see what these kiddos do in the future!  It was an amazing night, and I won't forget it.  Thanks for making this girl feel so special.  

We also celebrated another birthday Saturday night and got to hang out with some of our local sports kid's families.  It was so good to just sit and talk without the yelling and the screaming of a gym or football field.  We had a great time and had some yummy drinks and did some shots.  Let's just say I am getting too old for back-to-back nights of fun!  Happy Birthday Bobbi!  We sure do love you!

Sunday, I had planned on running but instead, I had the urge to clean and organize, and I ended up working all day long on several projects I'd been putting off.  I reorganized our metal shelving unit in the kitchen, cleaned out Andrew's bedroom, got all of his metal awards on the wall, and took 4 bags to the garbage and one to donate, cleaned out tow junk drawers, and just sorted and pitched stuff we didn't need.  Tony even helped me go through some stuff including a total clean out of our fridge and his desk.  While I spent all day cleaning and sorting and didn't work out, I am so glad that the urge hit me and could just work all day on the house.  We aren't hoarders by any means, but we tend to hold on to things that we don't need to.   Andrew has a TON of art supplies and lots of stuff he's brought home from school every year that needed a new home.  We bagged up three HUGE bags of pencils, markers, and old crayons to donate to his school and found several things to donate to his school's Santa's workshop.  It feels so good to see some of his stuff go to new homes and still be used and loved.  

Onto next week and Thanksgiving with some time off mostly.  Have a great week y'all!