Feliz dia de las madres

 

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This weekend, we’ve been hanging out around the house since little Livi is under the weather. We had an amazing morning on Friday with a beautiful Mother’s Day brunch at her new school, and then we headed to the zoo for a couple of hours to see the animals and pet the goats. Friday night is when she started to get sick, and we’ve been laying low so she can recover. It breaks my heart to see her not feeling well -especially since she’s usually such an energetic little thing- but selfishly, I love the extra snuggles. Yesterday, she fell asleep in my arms while resting on the couch, and I watched Fools Rush In with her curled up next to me. For the first time in so very long, she felt like a newborn again.

It was a reminder of how quickly time passes even though some days feel longer than others. Even on nights like Friday night, when all of our clothes have to be immediately thrown in the washer, all I can do is laugh and know that these really are the good ol’ days. They’re happening right now. Last night, I already got the best gift: a big sleepy kiss and an “I love you mama” that melted my heart.

Today, we’ll likely spend most of the day in our pajamas, and I feel so blessed to get to spend time with the people who made me a mom. While I miss my mom, nanas and stepmom today, I’m thankful to have people to miss this much.

Hope you have a wonderful day, and a “Happy Mothers’ Day” to all the mamas out there <3 See ya later tonight.

xoxo

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46 Comments

  1. Haley @Cupcakes and Sunshine on May 11, 2014 at 12:50 pm

    Happy Mother’s Day to you and your sweet family!!! 🙂

  2. Andrea on May 11, 2014 at 1:01 pm

    Liv is so beautiful! Especially in that last picture – what a grown up little lady!

    • Fitnessista on May 12, 2014 at 1:37 am

      she’s getting way too big 🙂

  3. Sara @ LovingOnTheRun on May 11, 2014 at 1:16 pm

    Happy Mother’s Day Gina! Livi looks so grown up! Enjoy your day together.

  4. Anna on May 11, 2014 at 1:36 pm

    Feliz dia guapa! 🙂

  5. Michelle @ A Healthy Mrs on May 11, 2014 at 1:37 pm

    Lovely! Happy Mother’s Day 🙂

  6. Tracy on May 11, 2014 at 1:51 pm

    Happy Mother’s Day, Gina 🙂

    I bet that was fun to visit her new school. Get well soon little lady!!

    Enjoy these “good ole days” 😉

    • Fitnessista on May 12, 2014 at 1:36 am

      thank you, friend. hope you had a wonderful weekend <3

  7. Jennifer on May 11, 2014 at 2:00 pm

    Happy Mother’s Day, Gina. All the best to Livi as she gets better. Getting into the HIIT workout today for my Sunday exercise 🙂
    Hope you have a great day

    • Fitnessista on May 12, 2014 at 1:36 am

      wahoo! how’d it go? 😉

      • Jennifer on May 12, 2014 at 12:23 pm

        Woah, it was great! I started over at 8% after minute 25 and went through it again, it was so energizing and fun! A definite keeper. Thank you!

        • Fitnessista on May 12, 2014 at 5:03 pm

          awesome!! xoxo

  8. april on May 11, 2014 at 2:04 pm

    happy mother’s day, gina! i’m sorry that livi is feeling under the werather, but i hope you get to enjoy lots of snuggles with her today 🙂

    • Fitnessista on May 12, 2014 at 1:36 am

      thank you, april <3 xoxo

  9. Hilary on May 11, 2014 at 2:24 pm

    That sounds like such an amazing Mother’s Day! You make me excited to make my own traditions when I have kids some day :)!

  10. Traci on May 11, 2014 at 2:59 pm

    Happy Mother’s Day!

  11. Jackie on May 11, 2014 at 3:28 pm

    Happy Mother’s Day!

  12. Jess on May 11, 2014 at 5:08 pm

    I hope she feels better soon! Have a wonderful Mothers Day!, and Happy Mothers Day to all the Mum’s in your life, sounds like you are blessed with many 🙂

    • Fitnessista on May 12, 2014 at 1:36 am

      i’m very thankful <3 hope you had a great weekend too! xoxo

  13. Meg @ A Dash of Meg on May 11, 2014 at 5:30 pm

    this made me cry <3 happy mother's day! and love to Livi! I hope she's better soon

    • Fitnessista on May 12, 2014 at 1:36 am

      <3 thank you, sweet friend. hope you had a great weekend!

  14. katelyn on May 11, 2014 at 7:01 pm

    Happy Mother’s Day, Gina! Also, it looks like you are wearing the polar loop in the photo at school- could you give a quick update on the loop vs the fitbit… PRETTY PLEASE 🙂

    • Fitnessista on May 11, 2014 at 7:08 pm

      i REALLY wanted to write this in my review, but i asked polar and they wanted me to keep it to only talking about their brand instead of a comparison:
      i like the loop better than the fitbit. the band of my fitbit was gnarly. even though they said it’s waterproof, water and sweat from teaching zumba would get into the band and it felt pretty unsanitary to me. i like that the loop is one piece and very easy to clean. it also seems to be more accurate. the only bummer is that it’s kind of enormous. i notice that no matter which one i’m wearing, i feel more inspired to be active that day and get to my daily steps 🙂
      hope this helps a little!

      • katelyn on May 12, 2014 at 12:12 pm

        Thank you!!! I was all set on the fitbit… back to the drawing board!

        • Fitnessista on May 12, 2014 at 5:03 pm

          gah. sorry to scramble you!

  15. Megan @ The Skinny-Life on May 11, 2014 at 8:08 pm

    Happy Mother’s Day! She looks so much like you!

  16. Yaara Leve on May 11, 2014 at 9:17 pm

    Happy Mama’s Day Gina!
    You and Livi look so pretty in that pic! Where are your sandals from? They are so cute with that dress. I hope you had a lovely day! It’s also so nice that you are close with your mom and nana. You guys make a great team.

    • Fitnessista on May 12, 2014 at 1:34 am

      thank you so much! they’re the miller sandals in tan: http://bit.ly/1nDMDAH
      hope you had a great weekend 🙂

  17. Livi on May 11, 2014 at 9:59 pm

    Happy Mother’s Day! Hope your little feels better soon!

    • Fitnessista on May 12, 2014 at 1:35 am

      thank you! she felt much better today 🙂
      xoxo

  18. Gena on May 11, 2014 at 10:15 pm

    Happy Mother’s Day, sweetie 🙂

    • Fitnessista on May 12, 2014 at 1:35 am

      thank you, lovely! xoxo

  19. Emily @ Fit as a Mother... on May 11, 2014 at 10:30 pm

    Happy Mother’s Day! It’s sad when kiddos are sick, but it does result in some pretty great snuggles. 🙂

  20. Shaina on May 12, 2014 at 12:48 am

    Happy Mother’s Day!!

    • Fitnessista on May 12, 2014 at 1:35 am

      thank you! YOU TOO!! 🙂 xoxo
      (ps we’ll be in your neck of the woods later this week)

      • Shaina on May 13, 2014 at 2:08 am

        I just bought our passes!!

  21. Polly @ Tasty Food Project on May 12, 2014 at 1:41 am

    Hope Livi feels better soon! Happy Mother’s Day!

  22. Jasmine on May 12, 2014 at 2:09 am

    This was so sweet and heartfelt! I hope you really enjoyed your Mother’s Day 🙂

  23. Lucie@FitSwissChick on May 12, 2014 at 4:17 am

    Happy Mother’s Day Gina! Hope Livi is feeling better by now!

  24. Runner Girl Eats on May 12, 2014 at 6:11 am

    Happy Mother’s Day! Hope Liv is feeling better soon 🙂

  25. Stephanie @ Whole Health Dork on May 12, 2014 at 7:48 am

    So sweet. Love the pictures. Hope you had a great Mother’s Day despite Livi being sick.

  26. Purelytwins on May 12, 2014 at 8:46 am

    xoxo
    Happy Mothers day!!

  27. Bri on May 12, 2014 at 9:28 am

    Happy Mother’s Day!

  28. Jenn@Mark My Miles! on May 12, 2014 at 2:28 pm

    Happy Belated Mother’s Day! Hope your little lady is feeling better today!

  29. Cassie Vaughn on May 13, 2014 at 12:07 pm

    Love these pics!

  30. Britt on May 14, 2014 at 10:20 am

    Fools Rush In will always be my fave, love Salma!

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