An Early Morning Run

Friday night I was hosting a Caramel Apple Party at my house, so I was trying to figure out when to fit in my run for the day. I knew I needed to do it-- the whole week had been messed up and I had not gotten one in. So much to my dismay, I decided the only solution would be to wake up early and do it before work. Boo! I asked hubby to join me and --thankfully!-- he agreed. I rolled out of bed in the wee hours of the morning (aka 6:10 AM), drank some juice, and stepped outside. My first thought being, "You have got to be kidding me!!" It was SO cold. Yes, my family and friends from up 'north', it was cold, to me. It was only 43 degrees. So I went back in and put on my fleece vest and then we headed out. By the time we made it to our apartment's main gate, I was thinking, "What the heck?!? How do my sister and brother-in-law do this on a regular basis? I just want to go back to bed!" --Can you tell I'm a gem in the mornings?!? We turned down the street and had to run through some sprinklers --awesome-- and continued on in the dark. How can it be so dark at 6:15 AM?!? We ran for about 25 min., my mind focusing on one thing: finishing. It was difficult, but necessary, and in the end I was glad I had pushed myself to do it. Not every run is going to be one you enjoy. Sometimes they are just dreadful, but pushing through to the finish makes you feel better about yourself. You add points to your self-discpline and self-esteem meters. Sometimes Nike has it right, "Just do it!" And there was definitely no time the rest of the day to do it. I ended up getting several compliments on my hair throughout the day though. That was nice, until it crossed my mind that I guess I need to care a little bit more? Wake up early, shower, and do nice things to my hair? Is that what people are telling me? Regardless, we are one run closer to our Warrior Dash coming up in just 20 days now!!

A few pictures from our caramel apple party:





On Saturday night we went to a costume party and I took these:



Aren't they super cute??


Last, but not least, here's the recipe I picked for this week. Gooey Pumpkin Butterscotch Brownies! I think they look wonderful! I picked these for several reasons: 1) I am learning I have quite a love for butterscotch! 2) I love brownies 3) I have pumpkin leftover from last week's recipe 4) I love brownies! 5) I have some of the ingredients on hand. 6) I LOVE brownies! 7) Ever since I saw this recipe on-line, I have thought about it every day and finally, I don't think I've mentioned yet 8) I LOVE BROWNIES! See you again later this week with a review!

To life... full of early morning runs and Halloween weekend sugar comas!