{"id":519,"date":"2009-07-24T14:22:00","date_gmt":"2009-07-24T14:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/almostjuliet.com\/index.php\/2009\/07\/building-up-my-endurance\/"},"modified":"2018-04-21T17:22:53","modified_gmt":"2018-04-21T17:22:53","slug":"building-up-my-endurance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/almostjuliet.com\/index.php\/2009\/07\/building-up-my-endurance\/","title":{"rendered":"Building Up My Endurance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday morning Charlie and I needed a desperate change of scenery so we headed downtown and met up with my dear friend Susan and her little girl, Elizabeth. It was so fun to see Charlie interacting with a baby&#8211;she wanted to give Elizabeth a bottle and share her graham crackers with her! Even though parking is expensive downtown ($4.00 for a 2 hour meter!) sometimes it&#8217;s just nice to be out in the middle of the city and showing Charlie all of the amazing things that happen there. When Vann and I were first married we lived between Michigan Avenue and the lake, so everyday was spent downtown. And, it didn&#8217;t hurt that Nordstrom was right around the corner at the time!<\/p>\n<p>After our friends left, we hit up <a href=\"http:\/\/www.galtbaby.com\/\">Galt Baby<\/a>, a new store in the Bloomie&#8217;s building that Charlie LOVED. It&#8217;s kinda like a mini-FAO Schwartz, life-size giraffe in the window and all. Our main reason for going there was to &#8220;test-drive&#8221; the double stroller I am strongly leaning towards, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bobgear.com\/strollers\/stroller_accessories.php?product_id=15\">BOB Revolution Duallie<\/a>. Charlie sat in it for me and we played with it, folded it up, etc&#8230;and I was shocked at how easy it is to steer, you can do it with one hand and it fits through a standard door!<\/p>\n<p>My dear friend Emily from my Mom&#8217;s Group and I were discussing double strollers the other day and she had a Duallie and adored it&#8230;she&#8217;s also a runner and has inspired me to explore running as a way to lose the baby weight after our little girl is born. I&#8217;ve never particularly liked running, but I wonder if that&#8217;s because I&#8217;ve never started slowly and built up my endurance&#8230;at any rate, Ms. Kim swears by it too and I&#8217;ve been told that the weight just MELTS off&#8230;which is a lovely thought. And, not too mention after we move we may not have a gym close by&#8230;it could be a cheap and easy way for me to accomplish my goals.<\/p>\n<p>At any rate, I&#8217;d like to have a stroller that will be compatable for jogging&#8230;and the Duallie is fantastic! It&#8217;s pricey, but as our one big purchase for the new baby, it will hopefully be doable, especially with a little help from our families.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_EzNMDgf7WQE\/SmnDymyGz2I\/AAAAAAAADeU\/Xgt-d0_Ys0Y\/s1600-h\/7-23-2009%2B010.JPG\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362032105532870498\" style=\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 239px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/almostjuliet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/7-23-2009-010.jpg?w=628&#038;ssl=1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_EzNMDgf7WQE\/SmnDyBkveKI\/AAAAAAAADeM\/QTLEyolu5Xc\/s1600-h\/7-23-2009%2B007.JPG\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362032095544703138\" style=\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/almostjuliet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/7-23-2009-007.jpg?w=628&#038;ssl=1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_EzNMDgf7WQE\/SmnDx-34QxI\/AAAAAAAADeE\/W4pjlyWv_8E\/s1600-h\/7-23-2009%2B005.JPG\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362032094819664658\" style=\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 239px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/almostjuliet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/7-23-2009-005.jpg?w=628&#038;ssl=1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday morning Charlie and I needed a desperate change of scenery so we headed downtown and met up with my dear friend Susan and her little girl, Elizabeth. It was so fun to see Charlie interacting with a baby&#8211;she wanted to give Elizabeth a bottle and share her graham crackers with her! 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