Monday, June 8, 2009

30 Day Shred



I'm a big fan of Jillian's. Actually, I'm a "Biggest Loser" fan in general, but between her and Bob she is my favorite. I've often wondered what it would be like if she were my trainer. Ladies (because I'm certain there are no Gentlemen who read this), we are about to find out. I'm a sucker for Target. I heart Target. I know the store closest to my house like the back of my hand - which is good and bad. Yesterday afternoon, I made a Target run with my friend Charleston - and I guess I should go ahead and admit that that was my 2nd trip for the day because I went right after church to get "a few things". Charleston and her husband are going camping this weekend so we stopped in the "Sporting Goods" section. I'll admit this is not one of my usual hot spots. I'm generally much more concerned with picking out new shades of OPI finger/toenail polish, browsing the clothes, or sniffing new shampoo options. When your priorities are in order, sporting goods just aren't at the top of the list.

To my surprise, I ran across this DVD in and decided it was fate. I had actually looked for it last week - during another Target run - but looked in the Electronics department next to all of the other DVD's and didn't see it. Silly me. I decided that in order to get great results, I also needed a yoga mat and 5-lb weights. My Momma always said, "if you're going to do something, do it right" - and I'd hate to disappoint Carla.

No worries, I will NOT be posting "before" pictures...but if my stomach is that flat in 30 days, I might start wearing a sports bra to work! :)

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

White Water Rafting

Michael has decided that he's slowly going to ease me into dangerous, outdoor activities and the first one was this past weekend...white water rafting on the Ocoee. I had heard from several people that it was a lot of fun but this was my first experience. I was a little nervous about signing the waiver that acknowledges in the event of an accident no one would be "at fault", but I figured after we drove (well, he drove) almost 2 hours to get there I couldn't back out. I'm so glad we went - it was so much fun and I would definitely do it again!
We had a fun group on our raft. One couple was from Laurel, MS and the other was from Mobile, AL. I thought that was kind of neat since I'm from MS and Michael is from AL. The guide asked if anyone wanted to "ride the bull" (sit in the front) as we were approaching some big waves. Michael volunteered. You couldn't have pushed me to the front of that boat but he is a dare-devil. It was like slow motion for me: I see the waves; we go up in the air; Michael flies to the sky; all I see is his feet; and then he's nowhere to be found. My heart stopped for a second because he didn't pop up immediately. We were all looking around trying to figure out where he was and finally he was on the left side next to me and two other people. We all just grabbed him and pulled him back in the raft. He was okay - no scrapes or bruises but he got stuck under our raft which is why he didn't pop up immediately. I suddenly remembered why I didn't volunteer...
Here are a few pics from the "bull ride":

Group shot - he's getting ready...










Hang on...









Okay, so maybe he didn't fly all the way to the sky...










Nothing but feet...










WHERE IS HE???










It was a great "first" for me - and I definitely would recommend it! We had so much fun!!