It’s only January and I’m already pumped for my birthday… which is at the end of April.
Why? Because I’m going crusin’ with a bunch of friends!
About a month before I started blogging in 2009, a big group of my friends and I went on a cruise for Ryan’s cousin’s birthday. (Daniel was also the best man in our wedding and is one of the most hysterical people I know.)
If you’ve ever been on a cruise before, you know that the cruise designates one night of the cruise as “formal night,” and guests get all gussied up in dressy attire.
Well, Daniel had the idea to have our group dress up in formal wear… ‘80s style.
Ryan and I had the best time scouring local thrift shops to find our outfits.
That little gem of a dress was only $12! It was a velvet and gold dream come true.
This year we’re hoping to do something fun for formal night again, but don’t have any amazing ideas so far.
The best idea thrown out there as of right now is “flannel formal” which I think could be pretty amazing if our entire group of 10 is decked out in head-to-toe flannel, but it’s also not quite dressy enough to really pass as formalwear.
I figured that you guys are super creative and might have some awesome ideas out there to share, so if anything pops into your head, please share! We’re all ears!
Workout
Back to the usual business…
Today’s workout was tough. It started with 20 minutes on the elliptical. I’ve come to realize that my 20-minute cardio warm up is rather crucial to a quality strength workout for me.
I find that I really wake up during a 20-minute cardio warm up and by the time my warm up is complete, I’m ready to pour more effort into my strength training.
And put forth lots of effort I did!
I completed the following leg workout:
Today I brought back the 100 squats challenge and it had my legs shakin’! I’ve been doing three minutes of non-stop squats (inspired by BodyPump!) at 50 pounds for a few weeks now, but upping my weight to 75 pounds and focusing on pounding out 100 squats with minimal resting breaks (taken when necessary) was tough.
I’ll be sore tomorrow!
The 100 squat challenge was inspired by our friend Ben Saperia who is an amazing personal trainer in Orlando. (He’s the same guy who taught the Blogger Boot Camp class I organized a year ago.) He had Ryan doing the 100 squat challenge a while ago and I would always hear Ryan talk about how hard it was and he was right. It’s no joke!
Breakfast
Breakfast today came in a cup!
A thick ‘n’ delicious smoothie!
Into the blender went:
- 3/4 cup 2 percent milk
- 1 scoop chocolate protein powder
- 1 1/2 frozen banana
- 1 1/2 tablespoon peanut butter
- 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
Peanut butter cup smoothies are the best!
Questions of the Morning
- What is the best theme you’ve ever heard of for a party?
- Any ideas for themed formal attire for our upcoming cruise?
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