For the past week, I have seriously been workin’ it on my bike. Knowing that I had my brand new (very badass, I must say) bicycle coming in this week, I knew I needed to step it up in the cycling department. Caleb and I started taking spin classes at our gym, which are surprisingly amazing! This lady who teaches class is crazy. She runs around handing out chocolate before and after class, and she yells the entire time. She is the kind of teacher who you think will drive you a little crazy, but she does not at all. Her class was the best workout I have had in a long time! (I hope to sneak my phone in some day & take video footage of her to put up here. Is that legal? She is hilarious, and I want everyone from home to see her.)
So last week, Caleb and I took spin class and swam at the gym. Kyle, Caleb’s friend from working at BMW, came in town Thursday night. Poor Caleb had to work on Friday, but it was beautiful day! I woke up early and went to an “All Ladies No-Drop Group Ride.” I have been very intimidated to do group rides because I am not that fast, and I am afraid of getting dropped, so I thought this would be a great way to start. It was a little too “beginner-friendly” for me, but it at least got me out for a little 15-mile early morning ride. Later that afternoon, Kyle and I did the greenway ride. We did not do the whole thing, but we got 30 miles in pretty quickly. I could tell a pretty significant difference in my speed after taking spin classes earlier in the week. Saturday, the three of us drove out to Katy, just west of Houston. We did about a 25-mile ride out there. Sunday, Caleb and I ran our 8-mile loop from our house. It felt really great! We can both tell a pretty big difference in our speed, so it is exciting!
After a lot of biking last week, my lower back has been really tight, and it is kind of/really painful. (Maybe I have a pinched nerve or something…?) I took spin class on Monday night with my favorite spin teacher again, but Tuesday night I took it easy and stretched it out by taking a “Pilates” class at the gym. (Not to be snobby about it, but I do not think I would call the Pilates classes at most gyms real Pilates classes...maybe closer to jazzercise or something mixed with some Pilates ideas.)
AND….probably my biggest news of 2011…my new bike came two days ago!!
Since Caleb is out of town this week, I cannot put it together. I put the handlebars on & stuck the seatpost in to the best of my ability. Once Caleb gets back and puts it together, I will have some better pictures!
I am a little embarrassed of how hardcore it is…for little me. I am afraid I will pull up to a group ride or a race, people will think I am super fast (or why else would I have such a nice bike!?), and then I go 15 mph. Haha! I laugh to myself just thinking about how embarrassing this could be for me, but I LOVE my new bike! Now I just have to think of a name…
Caleb is in Carthage this week. I am just in Houston, loving my job! I wake up at either 4:00 or 5:00 in the morning to get ready, get Lu out to run, and get to work by 6:00 or 7:00 (depends what time the day starts). I get home between about 11:00 to 2:00. Is that not amazing!?! I stay busy the entire time I am at work, and it just flies by. I feel so lucky to have a job at all, more-or-less something so great! I usually work Monday through Thursday. This week is a little different because Houston got some really strange weather two days ago. It has thrown the entire city off. Yesterday, when I got to work, there were absolutely no lights on. The city turns off all the lights in different areas for 45 minutes at a time so that there will not be a total blackout. That is how unprepared they are for cold, so I got home by 10:00 yesterday and did not have to work today. Lu and I are catching up on snuggling, blogging, ironing, movie-watching, and miscellaneous cleaning!
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