I'm not doing so hot on keeping up with regular blog updates. Time to catch up!
Wednesday (day before Thanksgiving)
The office was open so I went to work, but this was basically a big joke. Aside from some people doing last minute Nutcracker preparations, NO one was in the mood to be productive. I don't even remember what I did, I just remember that I was happy to be wearing jeans since it was the last work day of the week. Oh, if only I could wear comfortable clothes to work everyday...
Wednesday night meant boxing with Rebecca! We went to the girls only class again - the basic format was the same, but "Coach Dana" mixed it up and Rebecca and I were pretty much dying. Sorry Rebecca if I overstated your level of exertion, but if that's true, I think I was dying enough for the both of us. :-) Thankfully we had enough energy at the end to document our hardcore awesomeness with a sweaty picture.
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| Doesn't it look like I don't have teeth? Like I took out my dentures or something? Gross. Also, why does my head look so small? |
We had a good time, and I'm glad I had Rebecca to go with because I really wasn't feeling like going - but you know what they say... you only regret the workouts you don't do (or something like that).
Thursday (Thanksgiving!!!)
Obviously Thanksgiving started with an intense need to burn some calories, and I must say I did it in my favorite way possible... running and Zumba with friends!!! Andy, Anna, Alyssa and I started off with a 5 mile run. The weather outside was perfect for a fall run. Our pace was good (around 9:30) and we had fun trading off who we ran with and catching up with each other. I freaking love running with friends!!!
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| We run marathons (just in case you forgot lol) |
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| Lady Runners! |
You'll notice Anna and I are holding zip lock bags - Alyssa made us very cute (and very delicious) turkey cookies! Andy got one too but I think his had already been consumed before we took these pictures.
We said goodbye to Alyssa, then Anna and I ran inside the club to get ready for Zumba. Get ready? Yes friends. What better way to kick off Thanksgiving than with 80's Zumba!! Sarah traded in her cheetah status for the day... with her crimped hair she looked more like a lion. It was awesome! And thankfully the yoga class for the day was an hour and a half instead of an hour, so Lisa bailed on yoga and joined us for Zumba (I only wish we had extra 80's attire for her!).
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| Babs, Lisa, and Anna - check out our leg warmers! |
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| I'm sad I didn't get a picture with Sarah's hair down, but working out in sweatshirts and leg warmers makes a girl hot! |
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| Our pyramid attempt was an epic fail |
While the ladies got their 80's on, Bipul and Andy manned-up and lifted weights. So recap: I got to spend my morning with Andy, Anna, Alyssa, Sarah, Lisa, and Bipul. The only person missing from the puzzle was Katie, but she was too busy kicking serious butt at the Webster Turkey Trot! Friends - Katie averaged an 8:02 pace over 4.4 miles (strangest race distance ever). She is from the same Cheetah tribe as Sarah and Anna! I will try to work on becoming a Cheetah too. Maybe a three-legged Cheetah with a limp and ADD, but a Cheetah nonetheless.
After the fitness extravaganza, Andy and I stopped at Starbucks for some holiday latte action. I love those skinny peppermint mochas! Then it was time to get cleaned up and the hit the road - we were on our way to Buffalo. Side note: on the drive we listened to Alec Baldwin interview Dr. Robert Lustig on "Here's the Thing." The whole podcast was about sugar and obesity - very interesting although a little silly considering we were on our way to eat lots of pie. ;-)
Thanksgiving dinner was spent at Andy's Aunt Carol's house. It was nice to see everyone again, especially Andy's sister Ali who I think was most definitely meant to be my sister - she liked my spinach and kale greek yogurt dip from Trader Joe's and likes Lululemon. What more can I say? Anyway, I was very pleased with how I handled food at Thanksgiving. I let myself try everything I wanted, but kept my portions reasonably sized and didn't go back for seconds. Victory! I was even controlled with my desserts, which was not exactly easy since I had all of this to choose from...
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| Wall o' Pie |
Andy and I both crashed as soon as we got back to our apartment. It wasn't even 10:00pm, but I suppose our morning of exercise and our full bellies were too much to handle. There aren't too many nights when I'm in bed before 10, but that was definitely one of them.
Friday (aka Black Friday)
Since I went to bed so early, I woke up early on my own. Well... might as well go shopping! I hit up two stores before it was time to head home to change for Zumba. I love not having to work and being able to go to Sarah's class on Friday. If only I could quit my job... haha. Anyway, then it was time to shower, eat lunch, talk to my mom on the phone, and then... MORE SHOPPING! It was another short trip because I had another workout date planned with Katie at 5:30. Admittedly I was late (but it was for the sake of a deal, I swear!). The class we were doing was called "Cycle and Core" = 30 minutes of spinning and then 30 minutes of core. I missed about the first 10 minutes of spinning, but it was still a good workout. The core stuff was hard!! It was worth suffering through to get to hang out with Katie for a bit. :-) Then I went home for dinner, hung out around the house... I figured the day's excitement was over. WRONG!
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| Happy Birthday Jackson James!!! |
Congratulations to Elizabeth and Andy (not my Andy haha)!!!! At around 10:30pm I got the text from Elizabeth that JJ had arrive and was 8lbs 11oz. Wow! I'm so happy for them. :-) And I know this isn't the important part, but doesn't Elizabeth look great?? Yay Elizabeth!!
So much has happened and the weekend is only just getting here (of course I have to work job number two as always). Stay tuned for more!
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