What a day! Woke up at 5am to get ready for the 5k Malibu run. It was a little different regimen then I usually do seeing that it was a 2 hour drive which meant I would have plenty of time to digest my food. So I went with two pieces of wheat toast and some PB, and my coffee of course. I picked up my mom on the way and headed out to the beach.
When we got there it was quite chili. The race was right on the water. This race was very interesting seeing that it was a duatholon. You could choose to swim a half mile in the ocean and then run the 5k or just run the 5k, obviously I chose the second (but I wouldn’t mind trying both next year). We got in line for our numbers and chips, it was funny that we had to wear chips on our shoes because it was a fun run, and it wasn’t super organized. The mom and me did a good warm up mile and a half and then headed to the start. We asked the guy who was setting up the results table where we were supposed to start the 5k and he didn’t even know! So he went and asked someone, and they finally gathered all 90 of us and started to tell us the low down, when all of a sudden one of the swimmers had finished there swim and were taking off for their run. So we kindly parted the sea and let him pass through.
UsThe women who was taking my chip off said I was the first girl in, wow that’s a first. I then headed to the water table where I was extremely disappointed. Not only did I not get a shirt for this race, and the expo was pretty lame, I now got offered CRISPY CREAM donuts after the race. 
Are you kidding me, what the heck! Most people that are out here are trying to eat healthy and be healthy why would they serve us donuts? Who is putting on this race? Ok I will stop my ranting now, but I will just say I was not a happy camper.
We headed to the car, no need to wait for the awards they said they will send it in the mail if we weren’t there. We started the drive home and realized we were starving! So we drove by this cute little cafe called Beaurivace, they said they were serving brunch we thought perfect! We headed inside and right away felt a little under dressed . But we thought who cares. So we were seated by the hostess and walked through a beautiful setting. It was an Italian Cafe, and very lush and ornate. Every where we looked we saw a little piece of Italy. We opened our menus and decided to truly celebrate and go with the Sunday Champagne brunch, this was a first for me I have never had champagne with breakfast. I ordered a cup of tomato soup to start and then for the main course poached eggs over spinach with tomato holindace sauce. They also brought us out a fruit croissant and bread to start, very sinful but soooo good. We felt like royalty, we were the only two in there. The server George(in English) was so sweet and so helpful and chatted with us about our race the whole time. He thought a 5k was just so amazing, I didn’t have the heart to tell him it was only 3 miles……After four glasses of champagne(for my mom I was driving only had two sips) we headed back to Redlands.
The Poached Eggs
The Drink
Such a cute place will be back again!
When I got home I quickly changed and headed out to my nephew Tyler’s 2 year old birthday party. I had only ten minutes to shower and dress so I was speeding. I love kiddie birthday parties, lots of games and toys so much fun. I got to see all four of my brothers, cousins, grandparents, and just the whole gang. It so nice to spend so much of today with family, I think I forget how blessed I am to have so much of them.
Then tonight we celebrated my good friend from high school Christina’s 26th birthday! It was a grown up dinner at one of our favorite Thai restaurant’s. I got reacquainted with some old friends, and had a sex on the beach…I had some good eaten today, and it was all worth it!
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