birthday, olh, and cinnamon

owen's bday party was yesterday. he turned 3 on the 26th, and we had some family and friends over yesterday to celebrate. he was super cute telling everyone happy birthday. and the things he was saying about his gifts...too funny! "ooh, look at that! isn't that just perfect! oh, i love it!" gosh, sooo funny. what a doll.

we did a spongebob and thomas party. sorry owen. mom wore herself out with making cakes and having huge parties for your big bro. that's just the way it goes! but he had a great time and it's nice to not have to worry about planning everything. that is just too much stress. order a few pies, get a cake and some ice cream, a 2 liter, and tell people what time to be there. works out just as well and is far easier!

now, speaking of making things easier...when preparing turkey chili, be sure to read your labels! by this i mean don't grab the cinnamon instead of the chili powder. not. good. at. all. yuck!!!

the February Polka Dot Whimsy kits are live! check out the full gallery here. here's another little sneak of what i created:

ran yesterday outside. it was frigid. well, really it was fine until the wind started going. then it was pretty bad. i was glad to get back inside the gym. but i couldn't do my planned workout because i was just too cold and could not get warm! i tried the bike (btw, the spinning class i signed up for on the 6th? not going to be fun. at all.), i put on two non-sweaty shirts. nothing. was cold to my bones.

so...needless to say, i didn't run this morning. it's cold again. that and my olh is killing me today (old lady hip). i think i've been running too hard again. need to scale it back a bit.

that's all for today. have a super sunday!