slow 10km & High Tea at Bistro Fax

Running

When my alarm went off at 6.30am I wanted to roll over but I'm so glad I got up and did my very slow 10.7km.  It was an absolutely beautiful morning running beside the river.  I'm loosely following the beginners SMH half marathon training plan.  I did the same last year and ran the half in under 2 hours.  Fingers crossed I can do something similiar this year

High Tea Bistro Fax, Radisson Blu Sydney

I forgot to take a photo of the outside - this is pretty poor

Late this arvo my mother-in-law and I headed into the CBD for a beautiful High Tea.  I love the historic facade of the Radisson Blu and we always try and sit at one of the beautiful window seats.  The walls are so thick.

These lounges are so comfy!

Love this window

I was pretty hungry after my run this morning so we made short work of the High Tea.  The chairs are so comfy and Sunday arvos seem to be the quietest time in this restaurant so we felt really relaxed.  We stayed for over 2 and half hours and the time just flew.  With a bottle of Chandon to polish off and huge pots of English Breakfast we were in no hurry to move.

We loved all of the food but were particularly impressed with the nectarine profiteroles in the shape of swans.  They were almost too pretty to eat - almost.

 

Speed Session; High Tea at Radisson Blu & the roller coaster of autism parenting

I woke up this morning and it was 6.40am.  On my half-marathon plan for the day was a speed session - 1km, 2min rest, 1 km, 2min rest and another 2min. I spent 10 minutes in bed saying to myself will I or won't I head out for the pain fest.  I got my backside out the door and did it!  It was the first speed session since I've started running again.  It hurt...but afterwards I felt great. I used my Garmin Forerunner 10 but it started beeping at me every 30 seconds.  T2 had pushed all the buttons and set it to 30second repeats.  He is NEVER getting his hands on that watch again :-)

After I dropped the boys at school my mother-in-law and I caught the bus into the city.  I had a birthday voucher from Zara to spend.  The last time I went there it was lunchtime and it was chaos but this time it was early and I immediately spotted two items that I loved!  I've got to say that since I've stepped up the exercise and trying to eat better (well, except for a gigantic high tea!) its so much more fun clothes shopping.

I'm starting to love this store

my new jacket - love it!

my new shirt - buying this made me happy :-)

Then we headed down to the Radisson Blu for High Tea with French bubbly.  We may have got a little giggly!  Its a beautiful old building with the most comfy lounge chairs.  The food and service are consistently excellent at the Radisson Blu.  We wiled away the afternoon chatting and decided we would return for our Mother's Day gift, and maybe spend a night at the hotel, with eldest son.

Beautiful old building

Love the decor.  An art deco feel?

I can't chose a favourite item!

Added bonus - Sochi in the background!

The only negative - tea bags :-)

It had been a perfect day.  Great company, a shopping high and a lazy lunch.  The twins have been going great at school.  But today, unfortunately, T2 had a public 'behaviour' while we out in the late afternoon.  Often he saves his worst behaviour for public consumption (or is it just me being horrified?  I don't know).  Anyway, without going into detail, no harm was done, except to my pride.  And after a few tears in the car (mine!),  T2 realised what he had done wrong and how upset I was and later he said sorry.  At the time I think he knew that he was doing the wrong thing but didn't understand he was doing any harm.  Kids with autism often look like any other kid.  I felt like explaining that he had a disability.  But I know that it probably wouldn't do any good.  If people can't 'see' it they often don't 'get' it.

We all got home, calmed down and its nothing a nice bath and some good chocolate hasn't healed.  I know I'm lucky in so many ways, though sometimes it doesn't feel that way.