Gymnastic Dream

Have you ever had a funny dream that could have totally happened in the past? So last night I dreamed about gymnastics. I was at practice and stuck on bars! My coach gave me an assignment of 2 full routines. We had just come back from a week off and this was difficult for most of us since we hadn't done routines in a week and we were out of shape. Normally 2 routines is a really easy assignment. My routine was the same as it was when I was a gymnast. We were all stuck on bars forever. I remember I kept falling over on my cast and couldn't finish the routine. Then I was scared of my geinger. I was never scared of a geinger! Then I lost one of my grips. Also my friend Maggie was scared of her release move. Finally after I did a make-shift routine, my coach let me be done. I also remember Neela and one of my old coaches Clay had the rest of the team doing conditioning. So I really had no motivation to finish my assignment faster. The funny thing was we weren't in a gym that I recognized and lots of the other gymnast I didn't know. Also the coach on bars wasn't one of my old coaches.

Visitting my mommy!

This past weekend we took a trip to the Navajo reservation to show Martin what he has been missing! We stayed with my aunts and mom in Flagstaff and drove to Tuba City, Kayenta and Monument Valley. It was so nice to eat some good meals and spend time with relative I haven't been around in years. Charlotte had a lot of fun playing with 2nd cousins and being drug along to do tourist stuff.

In Monument Valley they have a new hotel and visitors center. Outside the visitors center they offer 1.5 and 2.5 hour jeep tours of the rock formation. My mom went and talked to the people got us a free 2.5 hour tour, we just had to tip the driver. I guess speaking to them in Navajo goes a long way when you are on the Rez.

On our way back to Flagstaff we stopped in Tuba City to show Martin where my parents grew up and where I was born. We also visited my aunt Brenda. Outside of Tuba there is a spot where you can see dinosaur tracks so we took a look around there also.

The next day we decided to head to Oak Creek and then home. Kiva(our dog) and Charlotte were not fans of the cold water. KC our little dog loved the water. After we sat by the creek for a while we ate lunch in the back of my aunts truck and then headed home.

I didn't even get any pictures with my mom...that is so annoying!

Execising = Fail

So I started week 4 and noticed that none of my clothes were fitting me. I felt tired all the time. Like besides working and working out I was a lump of nothing. I also got so bored with the videos. I tried to do other things like bike riding and jogging on the cardio days just to mix it up a little bit but I found myself dreading the thought of any exercise. So I decided to take a week off. So this Sunday I was suppose to start up again but I have a horrible head cold and don't feel like doing anything. I think I am going to try to make myself my own plan. Walking, biking and yoga...instead of all the bulking up exercises. I also want to start being more strict with my diet. I kinda feel like a failure. It is so annoying that my body is fatty. I mean my fat cells are just so big and when I start exercising my muscles just get bigger and my fat cells stay the same so I just bulk up. I have had this issue forever. I think I really need to focus on my diet to eliminate the bad food causing me to stay bulky.

Exercising - Made it thru week 2 on to week 3

Week 1 was hard. Week 2 was kinda enjoyable. Last weekend we went on a trip to LA and that was tiring. I did a good job of finishing my workouts while I was visiting. Javier even made me go to some Cross Fit class with him. It reminded me of being in gymnastics again, they give you an assignment and you have to finish it. Also yesterday I moved a bunch of junk around in the garage so I am tired from that. So the beginning of week 3 has been rough. I have made it through the workouts but with little effort on my part. I had to skip a day and felt so guilty I couldn't stand it. So I made it up the next day. I mean at this point I have invested 17 days in this program and I might as well keep going.

Exercising - week 1

I haven't really done any sort of regular exercise for like 3 years. I used to love running but with the jogging stroller, dogs and no iPod I find it frustrating. I know I could leave the dogs but then I felt guilty for not taking them. Anyhow I decided to try P90X since it is all the rage. I started this week with the classic program. I decided to switch to the lean program because I don't really want to bulk up my upper body and I think I need to ease myself into exercise again. So far I am keeping up with it. We will see how it goes. Wish me luck!

In the moment

I like this picture because I feel like our expressions are classic! Charlotte acting like a bratt, I am annoyed that Charlotte won't leave me alone and Martin is just watching her annoy me.

Colors

I absolutely love the colors in this picture from the Long Beach Aquarium.