this blog was written on friday and for some reason didn't post!
this morning i woke up and set out to van 5. who was inside? no one. today's hike consisted of two hiking guides, dennis and mason, and two hikers, Kateri and me. the hike we were to complete was called "white rocks" but i don't think i saw a lick of white rocks anywhere that we went. we started out on sand, we climbed up a bit of red sandstone, and we went through the infinite wash of lava rock that had eroded from a flash floods. when i say infinite, i mean infinite. we walked through the wash for about an hour. just when i thought it might end...it didn't. but it was my highest calorie burning hike of the week.
breakfast was a parfait of greek yogurt, granola, and fruit. the parfait is a little less than 500 calories which i find really surprising but the calories must come from the granola.
after breakfast i went to stretch class because my hips have been feeling a bit tight from running my life away. to prevent further tightness, i spent the second segment of morning classes on the bike reading skinny legs and all.
lunch was french onion soup and caesar salad. it was okay but i won't be dreaming about it.
the afternoon was zumba, circuit, and pool. i was thinking i'd do zumba twice, and finish with circuit. but guess who's back?! that's right. the woo-er. ugh, get her out of here already! her classes suck. i took one class, felt miserable, wished i had earplugs, etc. i took circuit second and ended with pool. during circuit i ran at 9.0 for a minute and i even hit 9.5 again. but that was only for a few seconds. so many people here do that on the regular as if it's no big deal. i think i'd probably fall so i'm not gonna push the speed thing too extremely until i feel more confident. the pool class was great. nicole instructed and she ended the class with a 20 minute mix of tai chi and meditation. glorious!
i started to get cold at the end of the meditation and found it too hard to stay relaxed. Kateri and i went into the steam room for a bit. she'd bought scrubbing gloves (they're like loofas you wear as gloves) and we each took one. so after a few minutes of steaming, we began exfoliating. of course i was practically crying laughing the entire time because everything she says is hysterical. i made the mistake of comparing her to dori from finding nemo one day, which is completely accurate, and now most people here acknowledge the similarities between the two on a daily basis.
a bunch of us skipped dinner again. we went to graduation, where we watched the weekly video bobby'd made of us. there was a solid one minute segment of me laying on the ground singing "ooo baby, baby la la la la la la la". nice. good thing i wasn't too embarrassed because i speak in song here as if i were at home. everyone is very accepting. it's become a trend, actually...
the only thing was after i made my singing debut in our video, a woman got up and sang a great song she'd written. needless to say, her singing was much better than mine.
we went to sushi around 8. i had a seaweed salad, and a spicy tuna roll. i couldn't finish because my stomach is actually the size of a deck of cards now (congrats mom, i'll embrace those tiny plates you like us to use). some people made good decisions, others didn't. i think it just shows who needs more help, and who is finding control. i could still use a little more control. i think i'll get there soon.
i should get to bed. saturday hikes are optional, and the only hike that would have been remotely challenging got filled up by 6 people immediately at 10 a.m. Kateri and I, searching for an alternative, decided we'd go horseback riding instead. i'm so excited! i've never ridden a horse before. you get a half hour of lessons and then 1.5 hrs of riding time. i don't know what to wear. i was going to wear jean shorts but Kateri says i'll "get horse on my legs". she's very concerned. guess i'll just have to figure it out tomorrow morning.
i absolutely cannot wait for tomorrow, it should be so exciting.
with my love and best wishes, goodnight.
p.s. i saw a toad tonight. super cute. way better than tarantulas. holler.
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