Coffee Talk

It seems like lately that my life is on fast forward and I just can't catch my breath. There's so much going on--so much good--so much to share!

So let's sit down over a cup of coffee and get caught up. How do you take your coffee? I used to drink mine black until I was pregnant with my oldest son. Things changed for me--I could barely drink coffee with milk, much less black! As it turns out, my oldest was allergic to dairy and I took a liking to his chocolate soy milk in my coffee. I've never gone back to black. Would you?

So what's new?

Do you spy a cute little pup in the background?

If we were having coffee, I'd tell you how excited I am to go to Florida this month. Every winter, my parents spend about 6 weeks on Anna Maria Island, and we've taken the boys down there since my youngest was a baby. Last year I went by myself, and this year will be the same. My oldest has to work and my youngest has sports. The coaches frown upon kids missing practice. My husband doesn't want to leave the boys home alone. As much as I'd love to have all of them with me, I kind of have to admit that I'm looking forward to some "me" time. I'm hoping to see Mary Beth! My dad gets antsy if someone borrows his car. I love my parents dearly, but I may need an escape vehicle, so I rented a car.

last year in my happy place

If we were having coffee, I'd tell you that my husband bought Cubs tickets for two games this summer! We have been going to watch our beloved Cubs play at Wrigley Field since well, forever. We didn't get there for the past 2 years, though. As you might expect since their rise to the World Series, the Cubs have become so popular it's nearly impossible to get tickets. By the way, he did this on his own without any prodding from me. They surprise us, don't they?

from the archives--circa 1990

If we were having coffee, of course, I'd have to talk about my boys. Last time I bragged about my oldest who is starting to get his life together. This time I'd mama brag about my youngest son. Last week at work, I received a text from him that said: "I got a 35 on the ACT". I stared at my phone for a minute or so while that news sunk in. Then I started to cry. This was his first attempt at the ACT. I knew he'd do well, but I didn't expect he'd do that well! He wants to go to the University of Wisconsin. He should get in, right?

Matthew and his girlfriend at dinner, where we celebrated his achievement.

If we were having coffee, I would tell you how excited I am to be returning as a Tailwind Trailblazer this year! I wasn't sure they'd pick me again since 99.9% of their ambassadors are ultramarathoners! I'm proud to represent the pavement pounders. If any of you want to try Tailwind, send me a message and I'll get some to you. I am also excited to be an ambassador for Momentum Wraps and a RockNBlogger this year!! I'm still reading all the information about these two programs and will have more details in an upcoming post.

Last sip. If we were having coffee, I'd share this FB quiz result with you. Because if it's on Facebook, it must be real, right? It looks like all that glute work Becky has me do is going to pay off bigly. In 11 years, I'll be 65. 😢  But if I look like this? Hmmm.

What would you tell me if we were having coffee? Are you planning any spring break trips? Are you a baseball fan? Do you have any news about your kids? What races are you planning on this year? Do you do those Facebook quizzes?

I'm linking up with the Friday Five 2.0--Fairytales and Fitness and Running on Happy are our hostesses! I'm also linking up with Deborah and Coco for the Ultimate Coffee Date!