Twenty four hours of fun in Belgium with wonderful friends, plenty of dancing, lots of love and even more laughter celebrating Sarah & Renaud’s wedding mean that I’m in bed before 10pm tonight and ready to rest and recover!
I was hoping to post my half marathon recap tonight but unfortunately I am waiting on a few more pictures so I can do it justice.
Instead, I’ll share with you how we celebrated after the race instead!
Our walk home from the lake was quite fast, as you can expect, since I was freezing.
The jump in the lake was definitely fun and a great ice bath but I definitely claimed first shower as soon as we walked through the door!
While I was in the shower Bo and Charlie had the great idea to make mimosas and homemade hot chocolate. Using the juicer to make fresh orange juice made these mimosas even more delicious than normal! This was the perfect post race celebration as the champagne helped ease the pain and felt quite celebratory while the hot chocolate was rich and warm.
We spent the next two hours relaxing on the couch before heading out for the after party. A large group of us met at Grand Duke Pub in Paquis for pints and sunshine. It was a perfect spot for our group as there were enough seats outside so we could all cheer on some of the final marathon runners while chatting about the day’s races.
Lissy, Leah, Laura & Charlie Brown
Too bad it wasn’t this pretty while we were running Sunday morning! After a few pints and ciders we headed back to the flat where Bo followed through on his promise to make us a Mexican fiesta to celebrate the half marathon and get into the Cinco de Mayo spirit.
I swear a new aisle appeared in the grocery store this weekend as we were to find just about every ingredient necessary for a homemade Mexican fiesta including Coronas, corn and flour tortillas, refried beans, cilantro, jalapenos, and assorted spices. The only thing missing was Cotija or a similar cheese but we certainly made do with what we had.
Bo had the forethought to prep the ingredients the night before while Charlie and I were preparing everything for the half marathon. This made pulling together dinner after an afternoon of day drinking far easier and within 30 minutes we were feasting on guacamole, blue corn tortilla chips, homemade salsa, and chicken fajitas while toasting Coronas.
It was a perfect Sunday with wonderful friends that ended all too early as I could barely keep my eyes open by 9:30pm and found myself sound asleep while the rest of the group was laughing and watching Mr. and Mrs. Smith.
Hopefully Bo can share some of his recipes for this meal with you guys this week because the chicken marinade and the salsa were especially delicious!
What is your favorite post race meal? Mine is DEFINITELY Mexican!
Happy May!
Charlie inspired me to get back to goal setting and sharing these goals with you guys. It’s been a busy past few months and nothing is going to slow down anytime soon. If I want to keep making progress, sharing goals on the blog helps me not only hold myself more accountable but also keep them top of mind!
I’ve split these goals into four buckets in order to strive for a well rounded month.
Fitness
Home
Personal
Blog
It may seem like career or professional is missing but I find that I rarely need an accountability partner or reminder when it comes to my work goals. Each day I’m reminded of them either during weekly connects or via my Outlook task list.
Do you set goals each month? What is your biggest goal for May?