Favorite Five: October

October was AWESOME. It is my favorite month. 

And this year RSAD (reverse seasonal affective disorder) did not get the best of me…I think I have officially adjusted my expectations. It's still summer in October, I get it now.

These are my favorite 5 pictures, not because they are great pictures (they aren't),
but because they documented great things.
Things like…

A totally spontaneous surprise outing to see Disney on Ice with the two big girls.

Abby did a kids triathlon in our neighborhood. 

The event was for grade school kids (and Sam couldn't do it due to something else going on), and I questioned if Chris should bring Abby on account of the fact that she can't swim very well, and can't ride a bike (2/3 of the race - hello!). Well, they didn't let that stop them, and some floaties and a scooter made it possible. She did awesome!

 We celebrated our "golden anniversary" this month…12 years on October 12th. 

We got away for 2 nights (first time in 3+ years…THANK YOU Grandpa Bob and Grandpa Janet!). The first day of our weekend getaway we surfed and the second day we sat...
right here.

I did my first sprint triathlon since having kids. My splits were surprisingly similar to my times before kids, but my body DID NOT respond as it used to after races. I "did something" to my shoulder and I am still paying for it two weeks later. Apparently I am at the age where you can't go all out (without having trained properly) and expect not to suffer a consequence. Despite my little injury, it was super empowering to finish the race, and my cheering squad was a welcome sight (even though they missed the finish because I told them the wrong time to come  - ooops). I thought I was doing this race "for me," but I realized how important it was to me for my girls to watch their mama do something challenging.

This was just a regular day, driving to the YMCA. They keep things interesting. They make me smile.