Month: September 2018

Yoga for All

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On Saturday, my husband and I attended a yoga class. He had been talking about doing a class on a weekend forever but we never got around to it. It’s so much easier to sleep in and enjoy the laziness that weekends afford.

Not what I looked like

For some odd reason, I found out that our neighborhood HOA offered a Saturday class out on the pool deck. Silly me. I emailed the instructor to find out how to register. She took all of my information and told me that she would see us on Saturday. When hubby came home from work, I informed him that we were all signed up. He asked me, “Why?”

I finally took some action and I get grief!

Friday night rolled around and I reminded him about our class. “Do we have to?,” he inquired.

There’s only one answer to that.

We slept in and headed off to our first Vinyasa Yoga class. The instructor was great and the camaraderie was amazing. It was great to be outside with that fall-like breeze that blew in. The weather added to the ambiance.

It has been quite a few years since I’ve taken a yoga class. You know that I’ve taken barre classes for awhile now but downward dog kicked my butt! My right wrist is in pain but I did it. When class was over, I said that it was worse than barre class.

We survived our session and we are looking forward to the next few weeks. I’m glad we enrolled in this yoga class. The instructor told us that they also offered a Yin Yoga class. That’s where you hold each pose for 5 minutes. You aren’t standing; you’re either sitting or in a laying position.

That sounds like hell to me. I have to remind myself that baby steps are still steps nonetheless.

 

Labor Day Fun in Colorado Springs

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What an amazing Labor Day weekend in Colorado Springs. It was our last Parent’s Weekend at the Air Force Academy so we spent time both in Colorado Springs as well as Denver. After all, there’s no reason to stick around C-Springs anymore!

We flew in on Thursday and spent the day not with our cadet, but looking at homes to rent for her graduation in May. We have a whole slew of people coming out and renting hotel rooms is slightly more cost prohibitive then renting a whole house. After that fun, we spent the day exploring Manitou Springs. I’m surprised we’ve never been there before. It is a quaint little town with lots of shops to explore.

Friday is the usual stuff-a parade, walk around campus, squadron tailgating. So we dutifully did it all. This time, though, we were able to reconnect with one of hubby’s AF friends who is teaching there.

Once we were done with the on-campus stuff, we headed off for some great desserts at Boonzaaijer‘s. Let me tell you, if you can make it there, do! Madeleine had introduced me to the place back in February and we were able to bring hubby this time. It looks and smells delicious. I had a slice of cake while my cohorts had the mountain peaks.

For dinner, we left the Netherlands and headed to Germany. We stopped at Edelweiss for some good food. (I’m here to tell you know that this trip was a food fest.) The portions were HUGE and the beer was good too. It was surprising how big the restaurant actually was since there is also a beer garden.

On Saturday, we continued the food fest with a stop at a popcorn shop named City Pop. My daughter and hubby go nuts for popcorn so we had to taste their wares and then decide what to buy.

We walked the city after that. The 16th Street Mall is a happening area as is Larimer Square. That place is so lovely and many people were out in the middle of the street taking pics. I didn’t follow suit but I should have. We hiked down to my favorite bookstore over there, The Tattered Cover and hunkered down for a while. When we were ready to go again, we retreated back to Larimer Sq. for some dinner.

On Sunday, we reconvened the walking and eating. The Taste of Colorado was happening so we strolled around there for awhile. In our wanderings afterwards, we found a beautiful bridge and a park. The bridge is called the Millennium Bridge and it looks like a ship’s mast. We had walked so much that we took the elevator back up to the top of the stairs. That wasn’t fun. The elevator went up a foot, and went back down. Then it started up again. I don’t know about anyone else, but I was picturing Tower of Terror. We only went up two stories but you understand.

We found a place called the Denver Milk Market. It is a cafeteria style place with lots of food options.

I got ice cream to calm my nerves.

Monday was our final day with Madeleine. We hit EscapeWorks Denver and tried to solve the riddles to make it into the speakeasy. The clues were difficult for us. It was only us three and I felt like we needed a few more people. Jared, our host, helped us a ton. Madeleine and I laughed at how bad we were. We failed but had fun.

All in all, I’d say it was a great Labor Day. We didn’t work but we ate and played. What more can you ask for?