The Attack of the Plates

I'm at work and my daughter is at home.  I'm in a meeting and she calls my cell.  I don't answer the first call.  But, as every mom knows, if your child calls right away a second time, then you must answer.  I answer the phone, not with a "hello" but with a "I'm in a meeting".  I immediately hear hysterical crying and screaming.  I could not understand a word my daughter was saying and I was getting more and more freaked out by the second.  As the seconds passed, a multitude of horrific incidents run through my head like, my son has gashed his leg and is bleeding out, he's passed out and she can't wake him up, etc., etc.  She finally tells me that she was putting a stack of plates away in the cabinet (doing her chores like a good girl) and they all came crashing on her and gashed her arm and blood was everywhere.  Needless to say I did panic racing home telling her to wrap something tightly around it to stop the bleeding.  I managed to get home in literally half the time it normally takes me.

This is what I envisioned....


This is what actually happened....
Granted, it was a small but deep gash.  We did go to the urgent care center but was able to bandage it up with a butterfly bandaid.  And that, folks, was how we started our weekend.

Serenity Now

A paddleboard, some peaceful water and a little Kenny Chesney; now that's serenity.

The coolest thing about paddleboarding is that its awesome exercise but it doesn't feel like exercise. Did you know you burn anywhere from 600-700 calories in an hour? That's more than surfing. It kinda blows my mind. I'm an exercise freak but what I love even more than the exercise is the stress relief and peace it brings.

I was able to paddleboard twice this weekend which is absolutely unheard of. It's been awesome!!!

Sunrise Runs

I was able to get in four morning beach runs this week!  It is most definitely one of the best ways to start the day; quite invigorating, energizing and beautiful.  Here is a summary of my sunrise running view each day this week.

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THURSDAY

FRIDAY

Start the Day with Beauty

I've recently added in morning beach runs a few times per week.  I've figured out how to time my runs so that I get to see the sunrise and I have to say...what a way to start the day!  It is breathtaking, beautiful and magnificent.  The beach is my happy place; my peaceful dwelling.  To add the beautiful sunrise just makes it almost magical.  I just praise God to get to see His breath taking creation each morning!

Here is the sunrise this morning in stages.  Enjoy!

50,000 Screaming Teenage Girls

Yes, I woman'd up and took a group of teenage girls to see One Direction in concert.  If you don't know who One Direction is, I'll give you a little summary.  One Direction is a preppy Irish-British boy band that consists of 5 boys ages 18-20.  They don't play instruments, don't dance and much of their music sounds like girls singing.  All that said, these boys literally just sit on a couch or stand still singing and girls scream their heads off.  I'm not talking about any type of normal screaming.  Imagine 50,000 teenage girls screaming at the top of their lungs all at once.  It reached a decibel level that I have never experienced before in my life.  Apparently, all these boys have to do is stand there "looking pretty" and get paid A LOT of money to do so.

Needless to say it is almost 24 hours later and I still have hearing loss and ringing in my hears.  I'm praying this is temporary and goes away really soon.

Me and my daughter waiting for the concert to start	My daughter and her friend waiting for the concert to start
Just a little idea of what 50K teenage girls screaming sounds like Inside enjoying the concert!