Getting Blessed on Peachtree!
The view from our room. (camera phone pic
I've been working like a mad woman. I have been averaging over 55+ hours a week at my regular job, not including any time I devote to teaching and learning Body Pump. Needless to say, we have not been up to much up until last weekend. Last weekend was the Fourth of July, and it was amazing. We ran the Peachtree Road Race! It was my first time, but Brian had done it a few times. What an experience! The weather was amazing! The heat is usually the hardest part of the race, but this year it was very cool and not humid at all. We got to the very front of our time group so we could see all the action. It was quite the spectacle and all that training paid off. We didn't walk a step! I really enjoyed all the spectators and the excitement of the race. I think we both felt very patriotic as well! Halfway through the race we were handed small American flags and we waived them with pride! I can't wait to do it again. We have come a long way from watching it last year on TV to running it in a decent time this year. I am really happy and proud of our lifestyle changes over the past year.
After the race, and the LONG walk back to Marta. Yeah, no one talks about the miles you have to walk uphill to get back to Marta. We finally made it back to the house and got ready to head to the W Downtown. It is such a cool hotel! I had one a free night in a silent auction. The hotel was really hopping for the holiday and we got to take Dolce. She really stole hearts as she trotted through the lobby in her dress. The W has an amazing rooftop pool! We threw on our suits and headed up. It was beautiful!!!! Amazing views of the city, and the weather was still amazing. We thought we should treat ourselves with a cocktail. $12 each!!!!!!!!!!!!! Luckily, we had planned ahead and brought some from home! Our room was really hip and dark. The best part was we were on the 10th floor with a view of the park. We were afraid we wouldn't be able to see any fireworks but we had the best view in the city. We could see the fireworks in the park perfectly as well as all over the city. It was pretty romantic to be sitting there, just the two of us. It seemed like we were the only two people in the world! After the fireworks our friends Emily and Zack came by and we spent some time with them in the swanky lounge. What a night. Even though we were just a few minutes from home, it felt like a vacation!
Last week was pretty low key. We had a great date night last night! We went to our favorite neighborhood wine shop and enjoyed a flight of wine. We then wandered around Wine World, a huge wine superstore, and reminisced about vineyards visited. It was really relaxing and fun. We finished our evening with a nice movie at home.
Hope you had a fabulous 4th too!
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