Birthday Weekend!

This weekend I turned 26. Saturday Adam and I were supposed to take the Colorado Brewery Bus Tour to Fort Collins and see the different breweries and sample the different beers. But alas, a monster snow storm was predicted, and the bus tour was cancelled. We were able to reschedule for late May, but I was so bummed on Saturday. For once we had actual plans to go out and do something, and those plans were replaced by staying home and eating junk food. I don’t think I’ve ever been that bored or incapable of entertaining myself in my life! Eventually we went to Barnes and Noble and GameStop and picked up some video games to try and pass the time. I got Final Fantasy XIII (which I don’t care for) and Fable II (which I love). While it wasn’t the blizzard of the century, the snow was miserable enough that I only ventured out for yoga twice. Sunday I walked there so I wouldn’t kick up the slush on my bike and get a dirt-skunk line on the back of my coat. Sunday was better than Saturday. It was sunny, and slightly warmer and I spent the afternoon at the Gypsy Café getting wifi, watching Bones and Castle and looking up half-marathons I want to run.

Monday was fantastic! Adam and I took the day off for my birthday and after yoga we went to Wild Eggs for breakfast. I had a “Surfer Girl” omelet filled with vegetables, and covered in sprouts and avocados. It was delicious! Then we went to the aquarium. I did not think the fish were very interesting or impressive. Though the aquarium is able to boast that it is “home to the biggest shark in Colorado.” I did pet a sting ray, but in my opinion the facility was less impressive than Mystic Aquarium. After that we walked around the Colorado Mills Mall, drank a Blueberry beer at the Yardhouse, and then watched Oz the Great and Powerful in IMAX 3D. I enjoyed the movie, and thought it was a great story with great effects. James Franco wasn’t too terrible to look at either. During dinner at the Olive Garden it started snowing again.

It’s now Thursday and it has finally warmed up again. It’s finally feeling Spring-like, and I’ve even worn short sleeves to work!

Crazy!!!

This weekend was one of those crazy weekends that make me feel glad to be alive, and lucky to live in Colorado! Friday Tula Hot Yoga started the 30 day yoga Challenge. I go nearly 30 times a month, so a challenge is the perfect incentive to get me motivated to make it there a few extra times. So Friday I started off strong with a refreshing 6am class. And then I went back at 5:00 for the Hot Music class. I love the music class because its chill (not temperature wise) and relaxing! Then Saturday I went to the gym for Yoga Sculpt (think combo yoga + weight lifting), then biked to the grocery store to do my shopping for the week, then headed back over to the gym for a vinyasa yoga class. It was a beautiful day, so after Adam got out of work we took a walk around Cheeseman Park and enjoyed the sunshine. Then I headed out for 90 minutes of Hot Yoga goodness!

Sunday was the Dam Half Marathon, and it was a beautiful day for it! I started the day around 7:45 with a warmup bike ride out to Cherry Creek State Park (about 13 miles away). I biked out there for the Denver Half Marathon this past summer, but the route I took this weekend was so much easier, I never felt lost, and I made it there with plenty of time to spare! The race was great. I got to see gorgeous snow covered mountains as I ran. That view alone is what keeps me signing up for half marathons! The sights and the adrenaline made me remember how much I love living in Colorado. My time was great too: 2:19:57! Then I biked home. I did get a little turned around on the ride home, probably adding an extra mile or two (uphill of course). Then I had just enough time to rise off, walk to the grocery store for a powerade and bike to another glorious 90 minutes of Hot Music. Glorious! It was a phenomenal weekend that made me feel alive, and happy and tired.  Two days later my legs wont let me forget it!

Not a great pic, but that was a spectacukar view in person!