Is it too late for coffee? #ultimatecoffeedate

Here I sit, it's Saturday night. One kid is asleep, the other is watching "Fantasia" on Netflix. If you were visiting, perhaps we'd be chatting over a cup of coffee.

Nah, too late for coffee. At least for this girl. I have a strict 3:00PM cutoff time for that beverage. Wine, on the other hand, is a suitable replacement. Sadly, there's only water in my cup right now. But we can still chat. I mean, if you were here with me right now I might discuss the following:

1) I ran 11 miles today, which puts me one long run closer to my half marathon.

In two weeks, I'll lace up for my first half marathon of the year. The Michigan Shores Mini. Yes, you caught that—I said "first" because I'm already contemplating my second. The Sunburst Half Marathon in South Bend. It's three weeks after the Mini. I'll have the training behind me, but I'm nervous about signing up for one so close after the Mini. I mean, the running is going really well right now. But I still have two more miles to add before I hit half marathon distance. And who knows what can happen in those two miles! There's also a 10K, which my mom is running. And a 5K, which my sister is running. So, I'll be running on June 6, distance TBD.

2) I'm going to start weaning my little man this coming week. 
I can't believe I'm even talking about transitioning to regular milk. Is Evan really turning one so soon? But, yes. He is. Ready or not, I guess. I won't miss his mid-morning feeding, but will be a bit sad when the first and last feeding of the day are gone. Those are my favorites because he's so super cuddly and relaxed. The process was pretty seamless with Hannah, she didn't blink an eye. We'll see how Evan does. And we'll see how I do, too. It's funny, they say you hold on to a certain percentage of body fat while your'e nursing and it's amazingly true. I remember dropping a few pounds after I cut Hannah off. Like THAT, really. So nursing moms, if you're trying to lose weight, remember this: You need some of that weight to feed your kiddo. Go just a little easier on yourself.

3) I want to give Kate Middleton yoga pants.
Seriously, walking out of the hospital in that beautiful...white...dress so soon after giving birth? I can't even. Then again, she does get to head back to a palace where I'm sure she's got people lined up to wait on her hand and foot. But still. Having to stand up like that for pictures and press and, well...the world? No thanks. Power to the princess, for sure.

And then somewhere in there, during our coffee and/or wine chat, I'd probably ask you the following questions. Standard fare because I'm always curious:

1) What books are you reading right now?
2) What good recipes have you tried lately?
3) What are you training for?