Spring back
I wouldn’t even be able to articulate the joy in my heart when I looked at my phone this morning and saw that it was 8:42. Almost 9am!!! I heard Liv stir on the baby monitor, came downstairs to let the dogs out, put her milk in the warmer, started the coffee maker, and saw the oven clock:
7:45.
Arizona doesn’t participate in the Daylight Savings party- my iPhone hasn’t received the memo to keep the clock the same. Waking up thinking you slept in until 8:45 is almost as good as the real thing 😉
Some of yesterday’s adventures:
I went back to work for some Zumba
the Pilot and Liv met me at Whole Foods afterwards for a juice and hot bar snack
then we went to the park for the rest of the afternoon.
I think we all could have watched the ducks for a few hours- what a funny group of quackers. Fearless, too- they came right up to us! Liv loved it.
She could also run around to stretch her little legs out after a fairly long drive.
After we had dinner and lovebug went to bed, it was date night.
We decided to check out North, entirely rebranded with a new vibe and menu. It used to be one of our fave spots, but had become a little lackluster over time. That’s definitely changed- the next menu is fantastic and I really liked the comparably low-key atmosphere.
Appetizers,
desserts
and this beautiful cocktail with Skyy, ginger, vanilla and prosecco.
Since I work Saturdays, I’ll sometimes feel like I miss a lot of the weekend. I’m not complaining because I love my job and am fortunate to have one I enjoy, but when I teach all day Saturday, the Pilot and I really only get one full day (Sunday) together each week. I love that they have their own daddy-daughter day, but I can’t help but feel like I miss out on family time.
Time is really what you make of it….I only had a few hours after the time I got off and Liv went to bed, and we had so much fun as a little family, on a Saturday 🙂
This morning, we have a couple of little things to do around the house, and maybe we’ll actually go to a birthday party at the right house and the right time. With this morning’s clock event though, there’s no telling.
Hope you’re enjoying the weekend!
xoxo
Gina
Something to talk about: Any Daylight Savings snafus? I’ll never forget the year that the Disney Princess Half was on a Daylight Savings morning- I was so horrified that I’d sleep in and miss the race.
Time to plan and prep! A friendly reminded to plan your healthy eats and fitness for the week. It’s so much easier to make good choices when you’ve taken time to set yourself up for success. If you need help with your fitness plan, check out the March workout calendar!
Here’s what’s on the menu in our house:
Dinners:
BBQ salmon, zucchini and baked sweet potatoes
Slow cooker Mediterranean chicken with brown rice
Sweet potato chipotle soup with avocado and salad
Quinoa pizza casserole with roasted veggies
Prep ahead:
-Quinoa bites and muffins
-Chop fruits and veggies
-Make amazeballs
-Wash and chop salad greens
Fitness:
(tentative, depending on my teaching schedule)
Sunday: Steady state cardio
Monday: HIIT and Strength
Tuesday: OFF
Wednesday: Teach Zumba and Barre
Thursday: OFF
Friday: HIIT and strength
Saturday: Easy cardio
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What a fun Saturday! Those eats look delicious. By the way, I love your amazeballs! Sosososo good. I always have a stash with me 😉 I feel bad for you Arizonians not having Daylight Savings- it seems like it makes things so difficult. PS- Liv is adorable!
I hate having to spring forward BUT I’m really looking forward to the extra light at night!
Have a lovely Sunday Gina.
That drink def looks fun 😉 ..and I think I’m going to try the quinoa casserole! 🙂
weird!! Didn’t know it was ‘optional’ to spring forward haha! Woke up thinking I slept in! And then realized my cell phone had already ‘sprung forward’ so much for thinking I slept in!
Duckies!!!
I think once you have kids you like the “Spring Back” more than the “Fall forward” – I was so happy to see 8:30am on my iPhone this morning 🙂
i love being in Saskatchewan and not having to worry about changing the clocks, my phone is set to not automatically change, but the bedroom clock changes but i know not to pay attention to that one. So we’re good here! Although the feeling of sleeping in would be a pretty great thing!
I know how you feel about missing time on the weekend. It’s hard when you’re working and everyone else is off. Sundays are a long work day for me so I make sure I see my family on sat.
I always get so confused changing flights in Arizona! I never have any idea how long my layover actually is haha!
You always have a good story!
I always forget AZ doesn’t participate in daylight savings. (Hawaii doesn’t either.)
I’d “just” gotten to enjoy the light in the mornings when I drive to work and now I’ll have to wait a few more weeks until it returns. But, it’s exciting because it’s a sure sign Spring is coming soon. Absolutely cannot wait!
You’re right – time is what you make of it. I think too often we squander hours trying to make the most of minutes. I would do well to remember to make more of it all.
The only dailight savings time snafu I’ve ever had is one year we totally forgot about the time change and showed up for Sunday school an hour early. It was our week to bring breakfast so we had everything ready and set up and were like “where is everyone?”
Yeah, DST…so I completely FORGOT about it last night. Set my alarm on my phone and alarm clock last night for this morning because I had to wake up early (catered a bridal shower brunch). I got a shower, went to my kitchen to make coffee, looked at the time and was like, “Why the heck is it 5:45am?! Why did I get up an EXTRA EXTRA hour early?” Ran upstairs and told my husband I was a moron and now I had another extra hour to prep. Ha, was I sorely disappointed when I looked at my phone and it actually WAS the right time of 6:45! I can’t believe I forgot it. Now I’m exhausted!
Your eats look yummy for the week. My weekend was so busy I didn’t even make it to the store, so I’m guessing this will be a ‘clean out the freezer week’ eating kind of week. I only wish I had ingredients for amazeballs in the house. 🙁
No snafus, but we were terrified because we had a flight this morning! I think we took ridiculous precautions to ensure we’d be at the airport on time.
That outfit is super cute!!
Hi, really enjoy your blog, I just started reading 🙂 Your daylight savings time story reminds me of an incident I had a few years ago when I was studying in Europe. I was traveling with a friend and we had to get up at about 4:45 to catch a train from Paris to Dusseldorf. Our professors had warned us that daylight savings time was that weekend. The morning of our train, we got up extra early and waited in a subway station crowded with (what I remember to be) frighteningly loud and gigantic drunk kids. After waiting for over an hour, we realized that we had really just woken up at 3:45…Daylight savings wasn’t until the following night! At least we caught our train, but it was a pretty exhausting day for sure!
Hawai`i doesn’t participate in DST (thank goodness!), so I totally forget that it even happens. Well, my computer forgot the message, so when I woke up and checked the time (yeah, I don’t have an alarm clock), we figured we were too late for church. It wasn’t until I looked at my phone that I realized what had happened! Oh well, we’ll be in the front pew next week! 🙂
You are right. Time is what you make of it. I work 3 long days a 1 short and they are very hard for me. I really miss my little guys and feel like I am missing precious time. I need to appreciate the time I do have and make the best of it! It’s hard though…
My partner and I just finished Dr Oz’s 3 day detox cleanse and so am watering at the mouth already. Good ideas, gonna try the amazeballs thanks!
CUTE shoes!! Do you have fave shoes (brand/style) you wear for different activities? Zumba vs. running vs. HIIT, etc?
i switch around for zumba -right now wearing zumba sneaks from zumba.com- and for running i’ve been wearing the one cushion from reebok