This morning, I dragged Rob over to an Orange Theory Fitness class. They were offering a free trial class, and I wanted to see what it was all about. Holy moly! I thought I was in decent shape, but Orange Theory basically handed me my butt on a platter. The trainer,...
Taking Advantage of the Weather
It was back to work today! I think 3-day weekends should be a stable in everyone's life every week. They are seriously so refreshing. There are some schools out there that work 10-hour days, 4 days a week and then have 3-day weekends. Not too shabby since most...
The Accidental Duathlon
Yesterday, I laced up my new shoes and headed out in the sunny Denver morning for a long run. My goal is to slowly build my mileage, not for anything in particular, but just so in the event of wanting to run another half or full, I have a solid base built up. Since...
New Year’s Week in Minnesota
Rob and I landed back in Denver last night after a busy, family-filled week in Minnesota. Between birthday parties and lasagna dinners, it was refreshing to be able to catch up with everyone without the wedding looming over our conversations. In one week, we managed...
Pretending to Ski
Rob and I had a bit of trouble deciding what to do with on this year's Thanksgiving camping trip. Lacking in skiing knowledge and cold weather attire, I was a little nervous that we would be able to entertain ourselves. We opted out of learning to downhill ski this...
Gone Camping
When Rob and I started dating, we started a mini-tradition of going camping for Thanksgiving. The problem with this year's trip is we have only been snow camping once, and that was kind of a fluke in southern Arizona. So we spent the past few days gathering what we...
Well, If You’re Going To Hide It
It feels unreal that another week has just flown by! The last three weeks have felt that way to me. By the time I look up, it's Thursday night and weekend plans are on the brain. I've felt vaguely nauseous for the past few days, so I opted to take today off from the...
Sunday Stress
Do you ever have so much to do that you don't know where to start? That is the way I have been feeling all day today. My to do list is quite long in addition to classroom observations coming up at work the next few weeks. It's a bit of a stressful time if you're new...
A Busy Saturday
Today started with a hike. Rob and I had originally planned to walk about 3 miles in a new-to-us park, Green Mountain, but we ended up lost and stuck on a trail that had no turn offs. We ended up semi-bush whacking to cut down our distance. 7.33 miles and 3 hours...
Chocolate and Wine Night
Happy Hump Day! Between being crazy busy at work and coming home to study NASM until bedtime every night, I feel like this week is flying! I wanted to share with you all another date that Rob and I went on during our two week mini-moon. Wine tasting with a twist: it...
Stir To Learn Iron Chef Date Night
As part of our two week mini-moon, we attended a cooking class with a twist. Iron Chef! Stir to Learn, in Denver, offers a bunch of different cooking classes, including an Iron Chef Date Night. I was ridiculously excited for this date and when we arrived, the...
What the Snow?
This morning started with snow! On my way to work, there was the sleet/rain/snow combination happening and it shortly turned into full on giant snowflake clumps. As someone who hasn't seen snow, or had real seasons, in 5 years, today was quite the surprise! Just as I...