Holiday Store Sports

So Jess and I were in JoAnns (quit laughing guys; if it hasn't happened to you yet, at some point it will) and we were looking for fabric to make stockings for our first Christmas together. Turns out they were having a big sale (Most things were marked off 60%) and we ended up getting a bunch of other stuff we had been wanting to get for Christmas. One thing in particular that Jessica wanted to get was some ribbon for our wreath. We, mainly she, narrowed it down to three designs. We couldn't pick one though, we liked them all. We even tried holding them up to wreaths in the store, but it didn't help; they were all good. So the man-answer came: "Let's just roll them down the aisle and which ever one goes the furthest is the winner." She went for it. I rolled them and Golden Swirl took a quick turn out of the race. It was a close call but Christmas Trees beat Ornaments in the end. "Let's do it again just to make sure." Gold Swirl was out in the beginning again, and Ornaments had the lead until the very end. We bought the Christmas Trees.
I'm drinking eggnog as I write this, enjoying it to the fullest and soaking up as much Christmas as I can (It's my FAVORITE time of the year), wondering what you look forward to or if you have any similar crazy-makeshift-pony races with ribbon stories.
-Dave

Procrastination.....

is what I'm doing right now. I CAN'T STOP!!! I have a 10 page paper due the week of finals- which starts 1 week from today. It just seems too far off for my little brain to process so I simply cannot start writing my paper. This paper is based off of my big ppt presentation I had to deliver last week, so I also feel like it won't be that hard. I'm probably kidding myself.

So far I've:
-wrapped a few presents
-cleaned/picked up
-done laundry
-watched stupid TV
-read blogs
-read that Twilight sequel Dave posted about earlier
-blogged this.

Grrrr- I need to get cracking.

For vampire lovers:

If you are anything like my wife, then you were sad when you finished reading the fourth installment in the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer. You were lost in which direction to turn towards for your next big book, knowing full well that it would leave you unfulfilled compared to what Twilight did for you. Well, if that is you, then I am happy to tell you about something terrible that happened to Stephenie Meyer. "What a mean thing to say" you might think. Well, it is a bad thing for her or is it just another publicity stunt(I mean, I don't read the books, but here I am giving her free advertising)...plus, it's good for her readers. Did you know that she had actually started writing a fifth book titled "Midnight Sun?" Midnight Sun tells the story of twilight through the eyes of Edward (All girls/women rejoice...men can groan). Somehow a copy of the unfinished book ended up on the internet and here is a little blurb from her site explaining her options:

I'd rather my fans not read this version of Midnight Sun. It was only an incomplete draft; the writing is messy and flawed and full of mistakes. But how do I comment on this violation without driving more people to look for the illegal posting? It has taken me a while to decide how and if I could respond. But to end the confusion, I've decided to make the draft available here (at the end of this post). This way, my readers don't have to feel they have to make a sacrifice to stay honest. I hope this fragment gives you further insight into Edward's head and adds a new dimension to the Twilight story. That's what inspired me to write it in the first place.

So without further adieu, I give you the partial draft of the Midnight Sun. Start reading!
-Dave

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year!

So the husband and I both loooooove Christmas time. Seriously love. So last night we perused Target after the gym and dinner (thanks again Chick-Fil-A for those free coupons) and purchased a few things to get our yuletide cheer going. One of which was the Brushfire Holidays- a compilation of Jack Johnson and friends Christmas songs. So far, so good. But our favorite song is by a new chick, Zee Avi. Has anyone heard of her? I like her. a lot.

I'm so glad tomorrow is Thanksgiving. And that the holiday season has finally begun.


We LOVE it!!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

Lucky Day

I can't even remember what I did for my 19th birthday...but I don't think this guy will have the same problem:

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Slamming Christmas in your face!

Last night we went to the Trans-Siberian Orchestra concert and it was amazing! Try to picture a mix between the Philharmonic, Metallica, a techno rave, and any 80's band (For the hair).For those who don't know, TSO plays Christmas music, but in a very non-traditional type of way. I enjoy their style. The concert would have even been good for anyone that is deaf or blind because you could enjoy the audio and the visual. I think we had a little stimuli overload to be honest. There were so many things going on and the brightest lights I have ever seen that I had to close my eyes at some points. They even had fake snow (bubbles), lasers, smoke, pyrotechnics(Only for part of one song...not like in the video below), and moving sound/lighting set equipment. I'm really glad we were able to see them and hope you can/have too. Have you seen them or heard their music? What's your favorite part of a concert?
-Dave
Wizards of Winter is one of my favorites:

By the way, it was a little weird driving to a Christmas concert with the air conditioner on. When will winter get here?

My Childhood Best Friend's Almost Wedding Day

Katelyn Ashley Hicks, now Mrs. Jared Ashton, got married October 28, 2008 in Cancun Mexico. I was SO sad that Dave and I couldn't make it- but traveling in the middle of the week just isn't possible when we're both full time students and I'm in the middle of PT school. So, we just had to suffice going to their gorgeous reception in town yesterday. I'm just stoked Katelyn wore her amazing dress. Of course we got to see pictures, and man, that just made it worse that we weren't there.

So beautiful.

Anyway, Katelyn and I met in preschool. I know what you're thinking, how do you "meet" in preschool. But somehow, we did, and from the age of about 18 months up through junior high we were bff. And inseperable. She and I had so much fun together and I wouldn't be the super cool, amazing girl that I am today without her influence. (HA.) She has younger twin brothers, and I know it doesn't look like it in the picture, but people used to ask her mom, "How do you deal with 2 sets of twins?!?" We used to look identical- and of course we loved it so we dressed alike. We had coordinating outfits at many stages of life. (Including in 7th grade when we took BFF pictures after winning History Day. Like I said, super cool.)

But really, I love this girl with all of my heart. She couldn't have picked a better man to share her life with.

Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Jared Ashton!!!

Old Man Strength Kicking In?

Well, after a loss in our last match of intramural volleyball, I was a little upset at my performance, the loss, and the end of the season. I had a great time playing with a bunch of Jessica's PT classmates, we did pretty well through the season, and I was sad to have it end. To vent my frustration (and since we were already at the gym) I decided to try something I hadn't done in...I can't remember...at least a year and a half: Bench press. "Let's see if my old man strength has started to kick in yet." Jessica spotted me, though neither of us was very confident in that assurance, so I asked a larger guy at the gym to spot me for the second to last set, my max set. I was surprised to have finished the following without help:
5 reps of 135
2 reps of 185
1 rep of 205
1 rep of 225 --my max and 10 lbs short of my highest max ever
15 reps of 135

I think I should start going to the gym again. Bring it gym...this old man is ready!
Shown in the picture below is a 225 lb bench press attempt and a man much larger than myself. I am rarely that intense

Veteran's Day

Happy Veteran's Day everyone. I'm so proud to live in a country where I am free to do, think, and act however I want because others were willing to lay down their life. I'm also very proud that both of my grandfathers served in the Air Force, and one even dedicated his life for our country. Let's all try to remember those individuals today, and not focus on any of our other problems.

Things I've been meaning to blog about:

There have been a lot of things happening and not a lot of time to blog about them lately, so here it is...just lots of pictures and short descriptions.

Chris and I spent a weekend at his Grammy's beach house. We spent most of our time surfing on our new boards and eating unhealthy food with lots of dark new beers.


I spent the night in a Chik-Fil-A parking lot with my parents and Brain and Jacinda for Chik-Fil-A's opening. Jessica came out to visit but couldn't stay the night with us crazy people. We did this in order to receive a free meal, once a week, for a year. It was actually pretty fun, but 5 grown adults in a 3-4 man tent was a little crammed. There was definetely some spooning. "My minds telling me no...but my body, my body's telling me yes" (<--R Kelly)


The Armstrongs took Jess and I to the Chihuly exhibit in SF. It was amazing! We had a great time just walking around and laughing.



We had a beer tasting with some friends. Don't worry, we didn't drink all of that! The winners ended up being the Golden Gate Park Porter and the Downtown Brown.

Chris turned 25 and we celebrated at PF Changs. Congrats old man. Again, lots of laughing.

E Rock turned 21. We tried to take him out to buy something at midnight but they said they couldn't sell to him because they didn't know what time of the day he was born! How lame is that?! We went to Las Vegas later though, so I guess we can't complain. Stay tuned for that post.

My dad and I staring down the biggest watermelon my garden produced. It was a weird variety that was yellow instead of red.

We went to the fair twice this year. One time Jess couldn't go, but that didn't stop Jen and I from betting on the ponies. We were so confused on our first race when the horse we bet on was a donkey! That race was a mule race...whew! FYI, in the programs, they list the jockey's weight...not the horses.

Last, but not least, Chris played in a tennis tournament (which was for all the winners of previous matches/tournaments)at Copper River and won the whole thing! That a boy

Uplift Your Heart

Here are two commercials that make my heart happy. Way to go Boeing and Liberty Mutual.
-Dave


Any commercials pop in to your mind?

Rock the Vote!

I just did.... and Dave did too! I'm pretty sure my kids will be asking me about this day years in the future.....

Halloween

More to come...what did you do?

My new favorite show:

Wednesdays at 10 on FX. Or check it out on Hulu. Have you seen it yet?
-Dave

It's A Friday The 13th Halloween For Dyslexics!

Oct 31st backwards for dyslexics=Oct 13th


What are you dressing up as? What's your favorite thing to do for Halloween? Any traditions?

I Have this Theory....

... that country music just makes me feel better. I don't know what it is, but wow. Music therapy anyone? I was driving home from balance lab, not in the best mood, because really that class will do that to anyone, and lo and behold, as soon as I turned on the ol' Kiss Country... I started bouncing around, singing, and just being happier. Something about Sara Evans, Josh Turner, Taylor Swift just lift my spirits. I know that because I'm a believer, I should really be saying this about praise and worship music (mainly KDUV, and it does) but you know what, for me, it's just gotta be country. I can always count on it to make me smile. So here's to you 93.7, 96.3, 102.7, and 106.7- keep rockin' those tunes for me.

How Work Celebrated My Birthday:

I GOT DRAGOOED!!!

First of all, I didn't tell anyone at work that it was my birthday...to avoid any unnecessary circumstances. Also, we've been training some new guys. So we were checking hydrants as usual and we decided to show one of the new guys how to use the 2 1/2 inch hose and nozzle. I wasn't thinking anything of it as one of the older hydrant guys was showing a newer hydrant guys the basics. "First, you have to open up the nozzle to bleed off the air. And then you would open it up more and if Dave was on fire, you would go like this!" That's when he turned the nozzle on me. I was surprised and turned my back expecting a little water, but no...he drenched me for a couple of seconds. Awesome. It actually felt kind of good since it was hot out.

Here's the kicker though. Mind you I had a huge calzone (black olives, pepperoni, linguica, canadian bacon, and chicken)for lunch today...we got back to head quarters and my boss called us up stairs to the conference room. Sitting for me on the desk was a "Ghetto Burger." A ghetto burger consists of a cheeseburger with lettuce, tomatoes, onions, pickles, sauce, a fried egg, pastrami, and some sort of hot dog/sausage link...maybe even some bacon in there too. Needless to say there was a lot of grease. "Don't get up til you've finished the whole thing. No pressure, but every hydrant guy has finished one of these...only one threw up." Half-way through I thought I wasn't going to make it and I'm not sure how I did. "Here come the meat sweats," was my best line after finishing. I'd write more, but I'm feeling a little lethargic at the moment. By the way, my buddy Matt is the one that purposely spilled the beans about my birthday...just you wait Matt...just you wait.

Has anyone ever done crazy things like that to you on your birthday? Any strange traditions?

Happy 26th Birthday my Love!

Just a quick shout out to my amazing husband. He is so awesome that I in fact joined him at rising at 5:30 am (eeek! so early) to fix him breakfast while he got ready for work. He does this three days a week- what a stud while I normally sleep in until at least 6:30, sometimes more like 7 am.

Reasons why Dave is the coolest husband:
-he makes me (and anyone for that matter) laugh really hard
-he's the funniest person i've ever known
-i've never met someone that doesn't like him
-he puts up with my crazy shenanigans
-he's always ready with a big hug on those not so great days
-he's almost always positive
-he tells me i'm beautiful
-he knows my little quirks, like always needing fresh water on my nightstand before i go to bed, even though i only drink like 2 sips, and even brings me a glass most nights
-he works really hard, and lets me buy stuff with his hard earned cash
-he's always down for a random dance party in our room
-he's really cute!

see what i mean?

ok, but really he's a better picture, taken just last night at Wassabi with friends. super good lookin' guy.


the list could really go on and on, but that is all i have time for right now. sooo... Happy Birthday to my boo!!!!


ps- please excuse any randomness in this post, as I said before, I woke up waay earlier than I am used to.

Birthday Week Has Begun!

So this is a couple days late, but Dave's birthday week began last Sunday night. His big day is tomorrow, October 22nd, but the festivities have started. We have dinner every Sunday with my family, but this last one we celebrated a bit with cards/gifts, some alcohol (my broskie just turned 21 remember), and some Cold Stone afterward. Then, last night we had dinner with the entire Hale family at Cabo Wabo. So good.
Tonight, dinner with friends at Wassabi. Tomorrow (the big day) gifts, homemade meals, volleyball game, and a few secrets. Then, Thursday we board a plane (after a long day of school/work that will drag) to Las Vegas!!!! Woo hoo!!! We are going for a long weekend with my entire family +Darli (my brother's girlfriend). She is flying out from Georgia to meet us. I'm so excited!!!

Grandpa

While at work today, I got this text from my dad:
"FYI-Grandpa is out of testing. He will need heart surgery. 90% blockage in 2 of 3 arteries."

So, needless to say, I was a little distraught and scared. I love my Grandpa! How can he be sick? Ever since I was little, I just pictured him as immortal...he'd attend my funeral some day far off in the future, because nothing can happen to Grandpa. I was AM nervous, scared, worried...dismayed.
I am asking for help whether you know my Grandpa, my family, me or not...PLEASE PRAY!!! I can't, and won't let myself, imagine this going any other way but good.
I Love you Grandpa
-Dave

He kept his golfing strokes on his hand instead of a score card...love it

Happy 21st Eric!

My little brother rocks. And he is finally the big 2-1. More to come later, just wanted to take a quick second to give him a birthday shout out. We love you!

Don Pepe's is Legit.

And that's with a capital L. If you haven't been to Don Pepe's and you live in the Fresno area and you happen to enjoy Mexican food, then you are crazy! The original location is a Blackstone and Dakota(???). Its in the parking lot of Fresno Ag- one of those tiny little walk in places. Buuuuut for you Fresno State folks they just built a new taqueria on Maple just south of Shaw (behind the old University Chicken- which is going to be a Deli Delicious!!! yay- but that's an entire other post.) That's within walking distance to campus people.
All I'm trying to say here is if you haven't been- go. Totally authentic tacos, burritos, combo plates, shrimp dinners, ceviche at super cheap prices. Think $1.85 for an asada taco! Plus, a kick-a#$ salsa bar with all different heat levels, lime, cilantro, onions, the works. Oh, and an amazing spicy shrimp beer.
You know how people say a Chinese place is good if you go in and there are tons of Chinese people eating there. Well, let's just say by the population attending Don Pepe's it is serious Mexican food. In fact, if you speak Spanish even better. I- being a white girl who took French in high school- clearly do not fit in. But I love me some shrimp tacos, so I still rock it. I did not have my camera on me today, but you know I will be eating there again very soon so next time expect pictures.

We're back!

Sorry for the lack of posts, but our internet has been down for a few days now. It can get a little confusing as to what service you're supposed to be on when you keep cancelling orders and submitting others. It should be fine now though. As always, there will be more to come.

Monday Monday.

So the hubbs and I both had pretty crappy days. Bleh. Why are Mondays so yucky? Today was one of those days when I really just wanted to quit PT school and be a stay at home mom. Although, we don't have kids, so I guess just a stay at home wife. I hope I can muster up a positive attitude for school tomorrow- it's a long day. 8 am to 5 pm. Ugh. So, to decompress, Dave is taking out his frustration on the overgrown vegetation that is our backyard, and I am watching my favorite couple, Stacy and Clinton make some magic on What Not to Wear.

Trying to make this more fun

Our comments are now called "Hale Yeahs"

Dedicated to E Rock

Beach Chalet: Delicious brews with incredible views!

We recently had an awesome offer from the Armstrong’s to go with them to SF and see the Chihuly exhibit at the De Young museum. When we made definite plans I tried my luck with our newfound friend...aka: The owner of The Beach Chalet. We were hoping to be able to meet him and thank him in person for all of his hospitality, but he wasn't going to be in the country during our visit. However, he did let one of his managers know that we would be arriving Saturday night. That little bit of information transformed into a phone call to me, offering reservations on a Saturday night (Conversation taking place the morning of because I waited too long) and inviting us to take a tour of their brewery. We were very happy, excited, and we were starting to feel like some kind of celebrity with special treatment.
When we got there later that night, we were given, in my opinion, the best seats of the house: right next to the windows facing the ocean, so we could watch the sunset and bonfires on the beach after that. We also had a great view of most of the restaurant including the bar. The bar is significant to me, being that is where we sat the first time we visited the Beach Chalet and it was the first time we had their beer.

We had their food for the first time, which I must say was very enjoyable. Larry and I both had fish-n-chips and Dawn and Jessica split salmon and seafood pasta. Larry had the Riptide Red Ale and Jessica and I split a sampler of all of their beer, topping it off with a glass of my favorite Golden Gate Park Porter. And even though the owner wasn't there, he picked up our beer tab. How awesome is that?! After dinner, their manager, Grant, took us on a tour of the brewery and was patient enough to answer all of our questions even when their restaurant was crazy busy. We couldn't stop there though. We went downstairs to the Park Chalet (Pretty much the Beach Chalet, but more casual) and had more beer with some family that lives in SF (Uncle Scott and Judy Judy Judy). It was a great time.
If anyone has happened to stumble across this on accident or is looking for somewhere fun and great in San Fransisco, I highly recommend the Beach Chalet. Check them out whether you want food, beer, history, or just a nice time. You can't beat the awesome combination of the delicious brews and the incredible views. Best beer in San Fransisco.
Last, but certainly not least, we left with 3 "Growlers" of beer: 2 Golden Gate Park Porters and 1 California Kind Ale. I'm not sure where the word Growler came from, but it does hold a half-gallon of beer. Anyone thirsty?

apparently yellow and grey are trendy together

I'm seeing it everywhere! In the j. crew catalog, all over Banana Republic and Gap, on random people, and shop fronts in San Francisco, however that is not the purpose of this post. I finally (almost) finished our bedroom! The paint is done, new curtains hung, new bed sheets, and it is cleaned. (well, it was.) The reason I say almost, is that I am still waiting for our wedding prints to be finished so that they can be hung, and a few more random accessories are needed (suggestions welcome!!!) before I can be completely satisfied. But for now, all is well, and I really enjoy our new bedroom.

the bed.


view from the door to our bathroom.


and finally, the dresser with some very pretty yellow roses. i love flowers.

"When I'm Away She Puts Her Makeup On the Shelf"

Ok so Dave is in San Diego with his buddy Chris, and while I'm not exactly going to put my makeup on the shelf, I do have things planned to keep myself busy while my boo is away. So far I've already gone to the gym twice, had a slumber party with my bff, and finished painting our bedroom (which I'm SOOOO excited about.) On the agenda for later:
- work
- hanging out with my lil brother
- hanging out with Amy and her family
- spin class
- pedicure with my ma
- FSU vs. Wisconsin game, including some tailgating with the PT folks

That should be all. Busy weekend ahead- just the way I like 'em.

What's in a name?

I don't know why I find different names and odd translations so funny, but this one made me laugh. I wonder which names or words in English translate into weird things in other countries/languages?
-Dave

What the peck?!

Long story short: I check/fix hydrants for the fire department now (I was given a much better opportunity within the department). A fellow hydrant brigade member and I decided it would be interesting to do a set number of pushups at each hydrant we checked. Well after three hours of work, 40 hydrants, and 10 pushups per hydrant, I can honestly say that I have never done so many pushups before and I believe I am going to be VERY sore. 400 pushups...are you kidding? What were we thinking? Ah, what the Hale...we'll probably do it again next week. Wish us luck!

Cabo Wabo

We checked out the new Cabo Wabo in Fresno with Jessica's PT class. The Cantina, owned by Sammy Hagar, turned out to be pretty cool. They had a live band playing covers of classics that make you want to shake it and sing along at the same time. We even got a couple of "non-dancers" to eventually let loose and dance it up and they did great! I was curious to try their top shelf Cabo Wabo tequila and luckily I asked the price first.

At $35 a shot, I turned my shoulder to Cabo Wabo Uno for the time being and directed my attention to the Cabo Wabo Blanco at $8 a shot. I sipped on that for awhile and it was pretty good (Not quite as smooth as the one I tried in SF at Colibri). We made it a short night, but we were both impressed enough to want to go back. We haven't tried the food yet, but since they don't charge a cover (A huge pet peeve of mine) like some annoying places in Clovis/Fresno, I'm sure we'll have other opportunities.

Jack Johnson

It's official! I, David Hale, have a man-crush on Jack Johnson. I know that may sound weird, but look at it in less of a homosexual/stalker way and more of a admirer/huge fan way. We went to his concert in Chula Vista and had a great trip. Jack was absolutely amazing! You know when you have your favorite artists songs memorized and then you hear them in concert and they sound totally different; disappointing? Well, I wouldn't say that Jack sounded completely
different, but it was a little different than his cds...BUT IN THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE!

Seriously, he blended some of his songs that had similar chords and it sounded great. We were all blown away by his performance. Even his band was awesome. Zach Gill owned the ivory and even busted out some weird harmonica thing and an accordion. He sang a couple of times and has a surprisingly great set of vocals. Jacks bass guitarist even threw down a little old school sounding rap, which seemed a little odd to me at the time, but I guess it's cool that Jack lets everyone sound off at least once. Paula Fuga came out and sang "Country Road" with Jack and she has an amazing voice and a great whistle (Buy the song and listen for yourself). It was such a relaxing concert, while at the same time being extremely exciting because of how good it was; and lets be honest, exciting because Jack was there in person.

Sadly, we don't have any pictures because the tickets said "No cameras allowed" on them. What were we thinking?! There were so many cameras there. Plus, people were smoking pot left and right...or in our case, in front and behind us. I pretty sure that's not allowed either. But besides our lack of pictures and strange smells...amazing! We even played with a beach ball in the parking lot after while we waited for traffic to move (For an hour). Back to Jack...

For those of you that don't know, Jack Johnson is very committed to making this world a better place. If not from his songs, then you can tell from his demeanor and charities/organizations he's involved with. That makes him even more of a great artist to me. So many people use their fame and fortune to make their own life better, while Jack is trying to inspire others to join him in making our world better, community by community or even person by person. You can check out more at his website or more specifically at his community involvement section.



Sorry to be so long winded, but I just feel like credit should be given when it is deserved. Jack Johnson is the type of person that deserves support. Also, he just seems like such a rad guy; the type you would love to hang out with. He seems like the type that wouldn't have a big head and would totally welcome in a stranger as a new friend. I wish him continuing great success in his music, marriage, and impact on bettering our planet.
A huge fan,
-David

We'll be back...we're going to go see JACK!!!

We're going to a Jack Johnson concert down near San Diego. Pics to follow

Thursday thoughts...

So lately Dave has made fun of me, saying that I don't really go to class, that this whole PT school thing is just a ruse. (Let me clarify- 2 days a week Dave works on campus and SWEARS that every time he walks by our 2 classrooms we are always on a break, outside playing frisbee/talking, or standing around in our classroom talking.) I, of course, disagree and say, "Why would I make up this madness?!?!" However, today after some reflection, I must agree with him for several reasons:

My schedule included- watching clips on you tube with our professor, eating candy (which the same professor provided), eating leftover chips and cookies from our bbq last night, eating lunch on the grass outside, starting class 45 min late, getting out of class 40 min early, and giving Amy a massage. I gotta say, I don't mind the first week of school.

Spinning

So I went to a spin class last Saturday morning at Clovis GB3 with my friend Kalia. It was awesome- I absolutely loved it. When the super fit (which is how I judge the value of my workout- by the level of fitness of the instructor) energetic instructor started out the hour of sweat with Missy Elliot I knew I was in luck. Kalia and I looked at each other, like should we dance or spin? It was great. I loved every minute of it- and looked like I had just jumped out of a swimming pool when I emerged from the room. So this week to workout, I figured I would spin again. It was so great!!
Well, 3 spin classes later, I am not satisfied. All of the classes I tried (at the Palm and Cedar locations) were taught by older people, who did not have rocking bodies (I'm so shallow I know), and the music was lame early 90's mixes with a few techno beats thrown down.
Not fun. Definitely not Missy. Today, my class was taught by a very sweaty, very gay (no judgment, just observation), man who barked orders at us over songs like "Don't You Wish Your Girlfriend Was Hot Like Me" and "In the Jungle". How do those songs even go together? Oh and don't forget, we also rocked some Eric Clapton? Are you kidding me?
So, the dillemna is that the lady who taught last Saturday's class was a sub, and I never caught her name!!! I am searching for her still- one more try tomorrow at the Clovis location, same time, and hopefully the original teacher will be as good as my mystery substitute teacher. So my plea to all 5 faithful readers we may have, if you have any information on who this blonde, fit, spinning master may be, please let me know!! I'm dying to take her class again and revive my faith in spin classes.

Breakfast for Dinner

Has got to be one of our favorite things! I love it. Plus, we both thought there was nothing in the house to eat, and yet we just both thoroughly enjoyed our meal. Scrambled eggs, bacon, and a muffin from Mimi's. Delicious.