Its a Hero

weekend wrap up //

May 19, 2013 in cleveland,Cleveland Indians,family,weekend

The last three days have been B-U-S-Y! I had a crazy work day on Friday so at 5PM I was pumped to run like heck outta there! Plus, Chad and I had planned a little date night to celebrate his birthday [it was last Monday, the 13th -- but we were kinda busy].

We left Ari with our sitter and went to see Ironman 3 in 3D! I love, love, loved it! In my opinion, it was the best yet. It doesn’t hurt that Robert Downey Jr is gorgeous! The movie let out after 9PM and though we had grand plans for a late dinner, it didn’t happen. We decided to go home and call it a night instead.

Saturday morning I woke up bright and early for a power yoga class. Ari and I spent the rest of the day running errands, cleaning and making sure he got his naps in [he did, thank god!]. My aunt visited us in the afternoon and offered to stay and hang out with Ari while I finally took Chad out for his birthday dinner.

We ended up home by 7:30, but it was a date night, nonetheless!

We were actually able to sleep in a bit on Sunday, which was amazing, but also made it difficult to get out of the house on time for our coffee date with Gretchen. Ari and I met her at Nervous Dog and he was rough and tumbly the whole time! This kid wants to get into everything these days!

After our awesome coffee date, our family of three headed to Downtown Cleveland to see the Indians beat Seattle [again]!

It was ridiculously hot. But we had fun. And Ari made it to the 7th inning before we had to leave [woo hoo!].

Overall, completely awesome weekend. Exhausting. And awesome.

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the early bird doesn’t get sleep. that’s for damn sure.

May 16, 2013 in life

I’ve always been an early bird.

In college, I would be the only working out at our campus fitness center at 5:30 am — right when they opened; I was the first person to sign up for an 8am course; and I was also the very first person to go to bed every night.

I function better in the mornings.

Well, until Ari came along.

Now? I’m lucky if I wake up with my alarm; I’m lucky if I don’t hit the snooze thirty times; and I’m lucky if I wake up in time to brush my teeth in the morning before work.

But I still consider myself an early bird.

A “late night” is 10PM. In fact, I seriously pushed that limit last night. But, alas, 9:30 rolls around and I’m b-e-a-t!

But for whatever reason, having a kid makes it difficult to sleep well, well, ever!

I still find ways to wake up at 2:30am for the gym. People ask me how. And, really?, it’s simple. By the time I make it through a long work day and put Ari to bed, it’s 7:30pm. And ain’t nobody got time to go to the gym at 8:30 PM. True story!

Cause regardless of how many times I hit the snooze button

or sleep through my alarm

or forget to brush my teeth/hair in the morning…

I love the mornings that I actually get up at 2:30 am.

I love the mornings where I make it to the gym for an early morning workout.

I love the mornings where I am tired, but dammit, I’m getting s*** done!

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So What! Wednesday

May 15, 2013 in So What! Wednesday

I’m linking up with Shannon from Life After I Dew to say SO WHAT if…

I’m genuinely appalled by the idea of the new murder mystery show premiering on ABC. As a family victim of murdered relatives, the idea of murder mysteries disgusts me. I hold the belief that if it’s unacceptable to hold a “rape mystery” then it should be equally as unacceptable to hold a “murder mystery.” Classless.

we have our meals planned out for the next 7 days and sometimes I still end up saying “what are we having for dinner tonight?”

my one wish would be to never wear a bathing suit again. Post-baby bodies are not for the faint of heart!

I’ve been obsessing over this Kid President video. OMG. He is to die for!

I woke up 10 minutes before I had to leave for work this morning. Guys, I was only EIGHT minutes late for work! That’s amazing considering I had to pump before I dropped Ari off at the sitter.

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weekend wrap up

May 14, 2013

It’s been a busy, busy, few days, y’all! Saturday morning Ari + I drove 2.5 hours to Columbus, bright & early, to visit with my sister and my parents. When we arrived we ate a little breakfast and headed to the German Village to pick up some yummy macarons and lemon tarts from Pistacia Vera. [...]

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get fit! // fitness goals

May 10, 2013

I’m big on lists. And goals — big and small. So I’m sharing how I am holding myself accountable. and offering myself little rewards throughout my “get fit” journey! 1. Fit back into my old pre-baby jeans. This is a big one. I’m tired of wearing maternity & postpartum clothes. I miss my old J.Crew [...]

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So What! Wednesday

May 8, 2013

I’m linking up with Shannon from Life After I Dew to say SO WHAT if… I finally was beginning to feel better about my post-baby body. Well, until I put on a bathing suit for Ari’s swim lesson. After that? Yeah, not so much. I’ve been singing the Bedroom Intruder song for days. It gets [...]

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learn to swim

May 7, 2013

It’s a big day in the It’s A Hero household! It’s Ari’s first day of swimming lessons! That’s right, our 6 and a half month old baby is going for his first dip in the pool this afternoon. My excitement is unparalleled. Seriously. I was ‘one of those’ babies; I cannot remember a time in [...]

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{ weekly mantra }

May 6, 2013

My mantra for the week is courtesy of a yoga class I took over the weekend. It was full of heart openers and twists. Which reminded me that you have to open yourself up to light to let the light in. Between the eagle poses and seated spinal twists, I smiled, laughed and opened [...]

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Tales From A Working Mom // it’s all temporary.

May 4, 2013

Truth: I would love a good night of sleep. I would love to go to bed at a normal time and wake up at 7:30 am or even 8. Especially on the weekends. I would love to not have to wake up at 3am for a feeding and to pump. I would love to not [...]