My one indulgence

I just got back from a trip to the, gasp!, Post Office. I needed stamps and of course I waited in line for 20 minutes to be told they were out of Forever stamps. Really? Cause people don't need those year-round. I reluctantly bought holiday stamps instead since that was all they had. The whole process took me like half an hour because I decided today was the day (since the Starbucks is next door to the Post Office) that I would get a peppermint hot chocolate. This is absolutely one of my favorite indulgences of the holiday season but I limit my intake because I know all the sugar is no good. Today I felt I deserved one though since the weekend had some ups and downs. (I just realized I snapped a photo of my cup in front of my favorite picture of Jake and I that is sitting on my desk here, so cute!)

My parents came down on Saturday to tour the White House and see the holiday decorations. In the past this has been a pretty painless process. I input everyone's information ahead of time, we show up on time get processed and we're in. This year, for some reason, there was some major gumming up of the works. We waited in a long line for half an hour and gave up realizing we wouldn't even get in before the reservation time I made for dinner which was supposed to be after our tour. In my 5 years of doing this I have never encountered such a lag in the process. It was ridiculous. We enjoyed our early dinner at Old Ebbitt Grill much more than a crowded walk through the White House. I am bummed that I didn't get a chance to get an photos inside though.

The muscle pain from my fateful run on Saturday morning has mostly subsided. My right hip is still not completely happy with me so I'm taking another day or two of rest before I get back out there. This week is a lighter recovery week in my training schedule, thankfully, so I know I'll be in good shape for my 12 mile training run this Saturday (yup, on Christmas Day, what else am I going to do for 2 hours in the morning?). I hope I can find a good route around my parents' neighborhood.

The office is quiet this week so you'll likely hear more from me this week than normal. Lucky you! Ha ha!