Mummy's zoo trip

Yesterday was awesome. I took the day off of work because we had big plans to visit the zoo! It was Emerson’s first time there. I let Emerson sleep in. We didn’t have to leave the house until 930am, so I figured I’d just let him sleep until he woke up himself. I ended up having to wake him around 8:45am. I didn’t want to let him go too long. He still needed to eat breakfast and get dressed. I woke up at 5am even though I didn’t have to. I had someone from my accountability and support group send me a message that morning. We both wanted to get workouts done early, so it was a good way to hold each other to that. I pulled myself out of bed and completed my workout. Afterwards, I got completely ready and packed our bags for the day. I figured it would be easier for me to just get everything ready before Em woke up.

We headed to my parent’s house. My mom picked my sister up and met us back there, so I could drive all of us to the zoo. The parking lot was packed, but it wasn’t too bad inside. We saw everything. The animals were out and putting on a great show. There was a tiger laying directly against the glass! It was so neat! Em loved it. He ran himself ragged through the zoo. I put him in the stroller when we were in the aquarium and distracted him with a snack. It was exhausting chasing him around, but fun. I got a bit of a break when he was in the stroller.  He loved being able to walk around though. They had some live animals out too, so he got to touch a snack, a hedgehog, a goat, and a couple of guinea pigs too. After the zoo, we headed to Eat n Park for lunch. Em was passed out. I laid him down on the booth seat and ordered his food to go. He was wiped. It was pretty funny watching him nap in a restaurant. It just further validated that he had a great time.

Afterwards, we hung at my parent’s house for a bit, took my sister to work, then headed home. Em played in the yard for a while, we had dinner, then he got a bath and went to bed. I did a second workout because my eating fell off a bit yesterday. I didn’t do too horribly. I’m now 47 days into the program, so slipping up here and there isn’t really a big deal. I have portion control now and I know how to eat, so that’s most important.  It’s all about moderation anyway.

We have no plans this weekend. Tonight, I think we’re going to stop past a graduation party that I was invited to. It’s near my parent’s house, so we can stop over and say hi to them afterwards. I think we’ll be laying low this weekend to conserve some pennies. Yesterday was an expensive day. I’m making profit from BeachBody coaching, but I still need to be mindful of money. I’m appreciative at the extra things we’ve been able to do lately.

Alright, all. I hope you have a phenomenal weekend!