r&r.

"This weekend was full of R&R at the Dismuke household. I am attempting to get over the annual "Back to School" cold, and Colin became severely dehydrated after riding 40 miles in the heat of the day training for his IronMan. Which led us to the ER. All is well, but I guess these nasty stickers were his payback for riding in the middle of a Texas heatwave. "Band-Aid" method it was to get these off!

Fingers crossed for a low-key week.

Pup pup usually encourages us in this....

r&r.

Pup pup usually encourages us in this....

lately.

{LATELY I...}

built an entire pantry accessory/bookshelf/multipurpose shelving unit for my classroom from Ikea without my husband or a glass of wine.

resisted the urge to eat Cheetos Hot Chips with Limon even though I have been passing the corner store at the corner of our schoolyard everyday for 2 weeks {I gave in today. two words: worth. it.}

called my husband paranoid about a random car parked entirely too close to my car, lights on, windows down with a crunched up license plate and no driver to be found. he came home from work and check to make sure no bad guys were going to steal puppy and I.

have been getting back in shape. and rewarding myself with spoons froyo and sonic iced green tea. it doesn't really count if you are working out, right?

can't stop looking at my class list full of littles for next year so excited for the year to just start already. {and at the same time continually reminded of the Lord's provision to take care of HIS children.}

have been cherishing the full night's of sleep and promising myself I will continue this trend during the year.


speaking of which.........

San Francisco: Days 3 & 4

{SUNDAY}

Let's be honest. We had every intention of going running Sunday morning. In fact, we laid our clothes out Saturday night and pinky promised before we went to sleep that it would. be. happening. Well the morning came and we both woke up with tight calves and spasms. Teach US to walk 13.7 miles in one day!

Plan B. Put on those running clothes {and God's gift to San Francisco-ians...tennis shoes} and walk to breakfast. We went to Sweet Maple, a cute little breakfast nook about 2.5 miles away from home. I was craving pancakes and eggs so I opted for an egg-white omelette and a SINGLE blueberry pancake. Holy moly, it was HUGE.

Short and sweet, this was our breakfast. Finding enough room on our table was our main worry. FYI when you are walking 5 miles for breakfast, you can eat just about whatever you want! {Forget lunch.}

We spent the rest of the afternoon being lazy. Okay, we were resting up for our 6 mile journey to dinner. Two words: WORTH. IT.

We decided to have dinner at an all organic, local, sustainable Mexican food restaurant, Nopalito, but not before we had ice cream at Smitten, an ice cream trailer that makes single servings of ice cream using liquid nitrogen. DELICIOUS. Dessert before dinner is always a positive idea.

Alright, dinner at Nopalito was divine. Everything was so fresh, drinks were amazing, and these spicy, crunchy Garbanzo bean appetizers in the place of chips was such a good idea.

{MONDAY}

Monday we promised ourselves we would go running again. Fail. But we don't feel bad about it. We worked off all of our meals before we got there and experienced the unforgiving hills while walking. We had a yummy breakfast on the pier at Pepples Vegan Donuts, explored the city a bit more, packed up, and ate some pizza on our way our way out.

We love you, San Fran! Over and out.

Love,
Colin and Christina

handyman.

Husband....because THIS seems like a super safe idea. You finally figured out the light {and know we cannot find the bulbs}. Thanks for taking care of things around the house - fixing lightbulbs, dusting where I cannot reach, and re-screwing in doorknobs. I almost had to pull a "Law and Order SVU" and kick in the bathroom door this afternoon. The crystal knob came out when I was trying to get in and it wouldn't open. A large Sonic Diet Green Tea does not understand "hold on just a second while I fix this doorknob" well.

Nie, I stumbled across your blog today and couldn't stop reading. You are so inspiring - keep choosing joy.

Love, you fight off the cold, scary sounds, and bad dreams in the middle of the night. Thanks for walking me to the bathroom and making sure no bad guys were in there waiting to wrap me in a brown nonslip rug, throw me in the bathtub, and stab me with a capped pen {seriously, WHAT the heck am I watching to make me dream this?!}

Oh, and a VERY happy birthday to my precious mother-in-love who I do not know what I would do without. Thanks for sharing your clothes, healthy recipes, and love. Your life and marriage blesses us immensely. Excited for this weekend!

((San Francisco Day 3&4 coming later tonight. Colin kidnapped the good computer and is still at work. Check back soon!))