My mom loved reading all of the comments from my last post. She really appreciates your support. So do I! Thank you!
Last night, I celebrated.
One of my closest friends is celebrating another year, so last night friends and family gathering for a surprise celebration in her honor. I heart surprises! She had no idea!
Surprise! Sara was sooo happy. When other people are happy, I am happy. The party was simple and spectacular. The guests were Sara’s closest friends and family. The food was traditional and delicious and the party games were fun for all!
We toasted to another year of special memories, health, and happiness.
We chowed on some perfectly perfect ice cream cake – my personal favorite!
We played a cut-throat game of Pictionary. My team won…just sayin’.
Cheers to Sara, an amazing friend! It was great night spent with friends. Nights like that are good for the soul.
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My heart was happy, but my body got a little disgruntled. I woke feeling slightly sub-par. Nothing that some breakfast and a little workout couldn’t fix!
I enjoyed a delicious bowl of oats in the morning sunshine.
- 1/2 c. old fashioned oats
- 1/2 c. water
- 1/2 c. almond milk
- 1 banana
- 1 T. Mighty Maple PB
- dried cranberries
- cinnamon
You know how I feel about this combo…it never gets old! It was especially enjoyable this morning and it was the perfect pre-gym meal.
I hit the gym for some cross-training this morning. Yes. I cross-trained! Better yet, I cross-trained and I liked it. I started with 30 minutes on the elliptical. With my music playing and people all around me. The time on the clock ticked away. I stuck to intervals, which is my go-to choice when using any cardio machine.
Total Time: 30 minutes
- Warm Up – 5 minutes @ Level 2
- Intervals – 3 minutes @ Level 5, 2 minutes @ Level 7 – Repeat for 20 minutes.
- Cool Down – 5 minutes @ Level 2
Once I was sweated up, I moved on to some strength training. As training peaks, I am maintaining some strength training, but keeping it relatively light. Since I haven’t exactly been consistent with this, now is not the time to increase weights or reps.
Simple Strength Circuit – Repeat 2x.
- 15 push-ups
- hammer curls – 8 lbs. – 15x
- overhead shoulder press – 8 lbs. – 15x
- dead lifts – 8 lbs. – 15x
- side leg lifts – 15x
- crunches – I varied between bicycle, standard, obliques…so many options here!
I feel good as new! OK – not quite new – but good! I see an afternoon nap in my future…
Do you like surprises? What’s the best surprise you’ve ever gotten?
