Maddux is the love of my life. There have been many times when I get home from work and feel guilty for leaving him again to go to the gym. He used to have really bad separation anxiety and would bark and cry if I left him. Now after lots of hard work we have gotten into a routine that eases his worrying and he knows that I'll be back soon for him. I'm pretty sure it's harder on me to leave him than it is on him. I know deep down that he's ok and he just enjoys a nap while I'm away, but his naturally sad eyes make it super hard.
We recently went home for a few days to spend Easter with my family. I hadn't seen my entire family since Christmas so I was really happy to be all together again. Usually I am pretty good at running consistently when I'm at my parents' house, but this time I hated knowing that any minute I spent working out was a minute spent away from them (I tend to get this way when I have no set date to see them again). Luckily, my whole family enjoys getting outside to walk and we took the dogs on a nice long hike on a trail at a nearby park. I also managed to get on the exercise bike and did about 7 miles while I read The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton. Just a side note, if you haven't read this book yet you should! I LOVED it. There were so many twists and I had a hard time putting it down!
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| 6 of the 9 hikers :-) |
One day I convinced my little brother to run with me. It was incredibly windy and I was really sad that in my haste to pack I forgot to grab my headband that covered my ears. He ran the first mile of my run and then he looped back to the house while I ran about 2.5 miles more. It was nice having him help get me out the door.
Now that we're back home I'm hoping to fall back into somewhat normal of a routine. April is packed with lots of fun events, so I'm going to have to really plan out my workouts to make sure they are happening.
Happy Friday!
I love that Maz is the only dog looking at the camera :)
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