It's the weekend!

In some respects, it is hard to believe that the weekend is here - it has been a good week, my body is tired from a week full of physical exertion.

Friday was a full day with lectures most of the day. The highlight was that we managed to have an extra NIA class scheduled in the afternoon. It's such a fun class - it's very energizing and a great work out - as one of my group members put it ...we were all "NIA-Phoric" after class. It made the last few lectures of the day manageable as we were all very in high spirits. So much so - that I even decided to join the last class of the day - Yoga - it was supposed to have been an intermediate class - but as the majority had never done Yoga, it ended up being a Yoga-stretch class.

While I can see the benefits of Yoga ....it was definitely one where I was acutely aware of how much flexibility I have lost over the years. The teacher was very nice -and provided us with some extra equipment to assist. I am very thankful for the bolster cushions (for the fanny) and long straps (help increase the length of the arms for those moments when you are to grab your feet) ...the verdict - one that I will try again as the stretching aspect was beneficial and much needed. For the long term .... I strongly suspect not! (Sorry Mel & Katrine - I know you both enjoy Yoga).

The food took a turn for the worse last night...I struggled - the chicken arrived in a bowl in a broth with veggies ...my heart sank - it was so pale and it didn't seem that anything I added to it could improve the flavor. I tried ...but could not eat it - and gave up in frustration. I had signed up for the movies - so I announced that I was going to have popcorn.

So off to the movies I went .... I bought a small bag of popcorn (no chocolate) with a small diet coke. I didn't make it through the whole bag ...actually didn't even get through half of it. On it's own ...it was salty - and just not the same with chocolate. Going to the movies was a nice treat - but it reminded me of how much I miss going to the movies with Tish in England or Katrine (& Mom) in Bermuda. I don't think it helped that it was a romantic comedy ....not the best one to see on your own!

The weekends here are fairly quiet -there are only two exercise classes offered on Saturday and none on Sunday. I opted to do one of the pre-set programs on the treadmill (hills) for 30 minutes and the weight machines. It was a great workout - so much so that when I went to lunch (after shower and all cleaned up) one of the women at the table asked if I had make up on ....I was glowing :-)

Speaking of which - it's time for me to hit the hay ....8:00 a.m. will be here before I know it!

Lots of love,

Norma