I have just returned from Iowa! Did ya miss me? Did ya happen to see a 5 month pregnant woman running through the Atlanta airport last night in an effort to catch her connecting flight back to New York on time?
If you did, let’s just pretend that wasn’t me.
No, instead let’s chat about Iowa! I was invited to speak at a conference called Women Blazing Trails for the non-profit group, Iowa Women in Natural Resources at the Springbrook Conservation Center in Guthrie Center, Iowa.
I’m on reprieve from my usual cooking, cleaning and other domestic duties for a bit here thanks to an early Christmas gift for the girls.
We’re in Toronto! Me, two girlies, one fetus and one Granny Weeds.
We had to leave Dad at home to go to that pesky thing called work. Don’t feel too bad for him though. He threw a party over the weekend, he gets a three night break from the bedtime routine and I left him with a crock pot full of No Fry Refried Beans.
Literally, anyway.
Our day started in the car where we enjoyed breakfast in the form of pumpkin oats and lunch in the form of hummus, veggies,
pita chips and my favorite portable protein; hard boiled eggs.
Five hours later, we finally made it to Zombie Land
in time for our 4 o’clock wave start.
We decided we were all fast enough to be Entrees. (vs. Fast appetizers or Slow desserts.)
We just returned from a child-free vacation/mini-adventure. Our travel itinerary included a wedding, an Ironman, plus two additional carefree days with zero parental responsibilities and a bunch of down time thanks to the generosity and support of some very loving and caring family members.
(did you hear the tires squealing as we tore ass out of the driveway before anyone could change their mind?)
So I’m back! And here today with a few healthy travel tips before my brood returns and life returns to “normal”.
Preparing food from home can save you time, money and unknown food options while on the road.
Up and at’em at 6:30 this morning, I got up to hit the huge hotel gym first thing.
(I made those people sign release waivers to be in the blog. Not.)
Look! I got to do a track work out this morning!
The fitness center I use in the winter is this small, decrepit hole of a gym. It’s very close to home and it meets my needs so I don’t really care, but when I get to use these state of the art treadmills it feels like such a treat!
I didn’t know if I was going to blog tonight but after a weekend away at the family cottage, completely removed from all forms of technology, the girls are making up for lost time and reacquainting themselves with their forgotten friends, Computer and Television. I like to call those friends Peace and Quiet, respectively.
A little photo journal from our weekend away. We had picture perfect weather and lots of uninterrupted family time.
Nature Pics
The exact same picture, but behind my sunglasses. Because I’m cool like that.
Randomness.
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