Thanks for joining me and Kim for the weekly run down. This week ended on a fun note with a quick trip to Chicago to do some wedding dress shopping with my daughter. More details to come!
Weekly Run Down Say Yes To the dress
Sunday- 3 mile power walk + Pilates and core
An easy cardio and core day. I had my parents and son over for dinner which was really nice.
Monday-core + upper & lower body strength + outdoor walk
It was a full workout day over here. I continued Tunde’s new upper body plan and added in a full body workout as well. I’m going to feel that tomorrow! After lunch, I met up with a friend for a walk.
Tuesday-Cherry Blossom walk + core
It was a gorgeous spring day and perfect to go check out the Cherry Blossoms on the tidal basin. The blossoms were almost at peak bloom and it’s always fun to go downtown and check them out. No matter how many times I’ve seen the iconic monuments in Washington, DC, it’s always a treat to walk around and enjoy them. See my instagram for more pics.
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Wednesday-power walk + core + upper and lower body strength + afternoon walk
I had a great night sleep and woke up ready to take on the day! I’ve finished week one of Tunde’s upper body program and then tacked on a lower body workout.
I had my really mammogram today and this is my reminder to you to schedule yours!
Thursday-3 ish mile run/walk + full body strength +afternoon power walk 3 m + Pilates
It was a gorgeous spring morning for a short run. Later, I got in another full body strength workout and an afternoon 3 mile walk with my vest.
Friday-fly to Chicago & so much walking
A surprisingly short Clear line with the new facial recognition had me flying through security at DCA in under 5 minutes. That left me with more time than expected so I threw in a few “extra steps” Peloton walking classes and had a tour of terminal. I was up to 6k before boarding my flight to Chicago.
While my daughter was finishing her work day, I walked all around the Southport area in all the shops. And yes I did find a few cute things. We met up for a dog walk with her cute pup-Marlin before heading out to dinner with her and her fiance. By the time I hit my bed, I had over 18K steps and I was tired. Big day tomorrow!
Saturday-A full day of wedding dress shopping! + Peloton stretch
We had a full day of visiting bridal boutiques. It’s definitely surreal to watch my daughter try on wedding dresses. While she is not quite ready to say yes to the dress, we did find a few that she really liked. Not ready to show any of our choices yet but here’s a photo of me and the groom’s mom and sisters at the boutique.
How fun to start looking for dresses! You got lucky with the weather. I’m sure it was great to see your daughter and spend some time together too!
I can’t believe how warm it was this weekend!n The weather is so wacky here it just changes by the hour
This has nothing to do with running or working out — but omg wedding dress shopping!!! how fun and surreal I bet. I can’t wait to see what she chooses!! hope wedding planning is going well!
it is very surreal! We had lots of fun this weekend
You must be having the BEST weekend! Enjoy! The cherry blossoms are stunning this year.
Yes, we are having a great time trying on the dresses. The blossoms were so pretty this weekend and glad I got to see them
Dress shopping!! How fun! I can’t imagine how surreal that feels. Such an exciting time in all of your lives. That super short security line is a big win too!
yes, a very exciting time!
It’s hard to log steps at DCA — the terminal isn’t that big!
How fun to be dress shopping. I know whatever she picks will be stunning!
Ooh how exciting!!! I know you probably already told us, but when is the wedding?
Sounds like a lovely week of workouts and fun.
We are just getting started and the wedding in April of 2026
Nice how you manage to sneak in activity here and there! And how fun with wedding dress shopping! Makes me remember when I did it which was quite hard because everything looked so same-same. Hope she got some idea of what she wants!
Oh yes, there are so many more choices now…maybe too many!
I can imagine how fun the weekend was with your daughter! Such an exciting time in her life (and yours as well). That’s a lot of walking in such a short time span!
Yes very exciting and so much to do and plan!
Oh yay, bridal shopping… so exciting! 🙂 I hope she’ll find a dress that she wants to say yes to soon! When is the wedding?
Yay you for getting your mammogram done and the cherry blossoms are so pretty!
the wedding is April 2026 so we have lots of time and lots to do!
I was lucky and I got to sub for my DIL’s mom when she picked out her dress.
Love those tress… glad I got to see a few early blooms.
It’s definitely fun to go dress shopping!
Looks like beautiful weather! And your daughter is going to be gorgeous in whatever she chooses! How fun to have the big shopping trip!