The Best Week Ever

Have you ever had one of those weeks where it seems like nothing can ruin your good mood?

Fitful night's sleep? Oh well. Incompetent drivers on your commute? No big deal. Last minute meetings you didn't have time to prepare for? I've got it covered. Keurig broken? It's cool, I've got like 6 chocolate bars in my desk.

For whatever reason, any "negative" stuff this week has just rolled off. I don't hate it. 

Maybe it's the unseasonably warm 50 degree weather we've had the past couple of days. Or the way Pandora keeps playing the right songs. It might even have something to do with the way workouts have seemed effortless this week, even the tempo run. My guess, however, is that it has a lot to do with the unusual amount of time I've spent with my favorite boys this week.

1/29/13 Bruins vs. Devils

I'm lucky enough to know some pretty awesome people. Some pretty awesome people that know how much I love hockey and how crazy much fun I am when I get to go to games. So thanks, guys, for indulging me and not looking the other way when people say, "who the heck is that chick?".

(Source)

I'm spoiled this week, and went to the Bruins vs. Devils game on Tuesday night and am headed to the Bruins vs. Sabres game tonight. You could say I'm a pretty happy camper, considering it's pretty much impossible to get tickets to Bs games nowadays without forking over some serious $$ or forfeiting your first born.

Looking forward to shenanigans tonight and hopefully celebrating a birthday win with Boston's most eligible bachelor.

Captured this gem at the 2011 Stanley Cup Parade.

#LetsGoBruins

Bruins Are Back

Thursday - 2 mi, stairs & weights
Friday - 3 mi walk
Saturday - 7.1 mi
Sunday - 2.6 mi

I've been loving weekends since the holidays. These past few have been some of the first I've had free in months and I've enjoyed every second.

Saturday morning I had one of those "oh please don't make me get out of bed to run" moments. Per usual, a couple of miles in, I got over it and just enjoyed this heat wave we've been experiencing in Boston. 50 degrees in January? Ok, I'll take it.

Molly and I rocked our 7 mile run with some pretty sweet mostly-negative splits.

The remainder of the day was filled with low key errands and lounging, and the night was spent celebrating birthdays with some pretty great people.

This morning I woke up with every intention of spending the day bonding with my couch. Twitter convinced me that other plans were much more important and I was able to convince my equally hockey-obsessed friend to venture down to the TD Garden for some Bruins training camp festivities.

 

Alyssa and I spent the next few hours ridiculously giddy playing it cool and enjoying being able to see our boys back on the ice. All things considered, they did a great job getting the fans excited and we had a blast.

 

Anyone else excited for hockey season to start?!

Icy Long Runs, Grilled Cheese & Hockey

Saturday afternoon Molly and I headed out for our first "long" run of half marathon training for Hyannis. Like many other Boston runners, we've found ourselves using the paths along the Charles river most often. They offer some solitude from the business of the city and the pedestrian pathways make it easier to get in longer distances without constant interruption.

After reading this article last week about mandatory snow removal from the paths I was confident heading into the run that we'd be in good shape. Lies.

In true New England fashion, a good chunk of our run was spent tip-toeing on ice, dodging snow banks and puddles and cheering whenever we found patches of cleared path. I would have taken a picture, but I was too afraid it would result in me flat on my face. Regardless, we got in a good 6 miles.

Betcha can't tell where most of the ice was.

Some early morning Twitter stalking led us to the Roxy's Grilled Cheese food truck post-run and stretch. Normal recovery food, right? Oops. Probably not, but you learn to take advantage when they're local.

Today, I woke up like a kid on Christmas morning to the BEST NEWS EVER.

Yes, I was sitting in my bed at 8am this morning
with my hockey jersey on.

HOCKEY IS BACK! For those of you that don't know, I'm only slightly obsessed with my hockey team. This winter has been absolutely brutal thus far with the lockout, and though I am bitter that we've had to wait so long, I could not be happier to have my boys back. Let's go Bruins!

This afternoon was an easy 3 miles with a couple friends, followed by a New Year's purge of my dresser and closet.

Does anyone have any suggestions on great places to donate running shoes in the Boston area?