A “just for fun” half turns into a PR, flamingos get fed, shirts get pressed (last minute), and life keeps life-ing.

This week on Espresso Yourself, we’re back with all the updates, and somehow it’s equal parts inspiring and chaotic.Katie went into her half marathon with “no time goal, just vibes”… and walked away with one of her best finishes in years. From battling headwinds to pacing a friend to a 19 minute PR (and Omar claiming a 13.1 medal he definitely did not earn), it was a race day to remember.Becky recaps a grant-funded kindergarten field trip that included feeding flamingos, charter bus adventures, and the calmest kind of controlled chaos. Oh, and the class shirts? Let’s just say the heat press was still warm as parents walked in.We also dive into spring break timing, relay race excitement, marathon nerves, baseball season schedules, and why “normal weeks” don’t actually exist in our world.Same coffee. Different week. Total chaos. ☕✨

Valentine boxes, field trips, PD drama, and one kid’s instant switch from hugs to mean mugs.

This week on Espresso Yourself, the girls are back for a post Valentine’s catch up, classroom edition and real life included. Becky breaks down the wild world of kindergarten Valentine boxes (think: a full 3D shark and an entire soccer field), plus the chaos of passing out goodies with 20 kids and zero patience. Add in a “Love Our Authors” celebration, baseball opening day, and a Valentine’s dinner tradition that ends with her too tired to even pour a glass of wine.

Katie shares her own unforgettable kindergarten moment from filming a small group lesson, complete with a sweet hug at the beginning and an Olympic level mean mug by the end (plus the audacity of asking for a ring pop after acting up). Then the conversation shifts into the very real teacher life: PD days, tech tools, bandwidth fails, and what actually makes professional development helpful (hint: smaller groups and real follow through).

It’s funny, honest, and full of those “only in education” moments, plus a sneak peek at what’s coming next week with field trips, shirts, and all the stories still brewing.

From sparkly cowboy hats to school chaos, this week is a full cup kind of recap. Katie is back from her Texas tech conference and returns with big takeaways, major exhaustion, and the most iconic piece of conference merch imaginable (yes… it involves a light up cowboy hat). The girls catch up on everything from unexpected run ins with running friends, education tech overload, and the post conference crash… to Moana rehearsals, classroom life, and the kind of everyday chaos that somehow always finds a way into the conversation. It’s a little bit teacher life, a little bit mom life, a little bit running talk...and a whole lot of real life.