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The Aftermath, Stranded Parties, and All-Day Spinning
Good morning, my friends! 
Actually, it’s Sunday evening as I sit down to write, and I. am. wiped, you guys. My weekend was packed from Friday afternoon until Sunday evening, and today is jam packed as well!
Friday afternoon, after training my morning clients, Katie and I walked to the gym to get a big ol’ can of whoop ass.
After about a 10 minute warm up, we did a metabolic circuit workout (I shared the video on Instagram!) that left us red-faced and breathing HARD. But it also felt really, really good.
We cooled down with a little walk – and a reality check. We grabbed our friend, Susie, and took a walk through the neighborhood to see the flood damage. It’s bad, you guys.
Real bad. The walk I usually take Niko on every day looked like an entirely different area. Look how high the water is! And it’s gone down, too. Take a look at these tree-soaked benches in the basketball courts.
Yikes.
What else can you do when you’re stranded, and everyone’s bummed out from this natural disaster? Let loose with friends, that’s what! Yep, we had a stranded party.
The girls, minus the guys, plus Shane. Friday night, our neighborhood crew got together and partied the night away. We cooked s’mores, had dance parties, and played Guestures I always have so much fun with these guys, and I absolutely love that we can all just walk right home at the end of the night.
Saturday started off a bit slowly, albeit deliciously 
Shane and I met back up with our friends and walked over to the diner in the ‘hood for a good breakfast.
This was tasty, but my eyes were so much bigger than my stomach. Shane ended up finishing my potatoes and the rest of the pancake! I usually dominate my breakfasts, but I just wasn’t having it that morning. I did put a decent dent in it, though 
The rest of the day was spent shopping for jeans with Katie. We went to the mall, and to Nordstrom, and then I remembered that I hate malls. As soon as we walked in, I got that feeling that I always get – like I want to turn around and leave – and that’s what did. Instead, we drove over to the outdoor mall, where I proceeded to try on 20 different pairs of jeans.
Ugh. Jean shopping. Since January, I’ve gained about 5-10 pounds (on purpose.) I know that’s not a significant amount, and no one can even really tell…but my jeans can. Instead of looking at the pairs that are now too small for me, I decided to just go buy a new pair.
The weekend continued from there, when we grabbed the guys and headed out to see a move – The World’s End…or so we thought. We totally ended up watching the wrong movie. Instead, we actually saw This is the End, and it. was. hilarious.
Seriously. So stupidly, horribly, hilarious. But also so my humor. I only recommend it if there’s not much that offends you We all loved it! After the movie, I made the boring executive decision to go home and wind down, as I had an early morning wake up call. Yep – on a Sunday.
This is actually probably the main reason I’m so pooped. Yesterday (Sunday) I attended a 9-hour Spinning Instructor Training workshop. It was an hour away from my house, which meant I left my house at 6:45, and got back home at 6:15. In between those hours, I learned about Spinning, and worked out on the bike a little over 2.5 hours. My lady bits are sore 
BUT, I’m now a certified Spinning Instructor!
…after I take the exam.
It rained more throughout the day yesterday, so that made the drive home fun, too. When I got home, I told Shane I was hurty, smelly, and hungry. He helped me out with the last part and took care of dinner. And whenever Shane takes care of dinner, that means if comes from the freezer, haha.
Hey, at this point, I would have eaten anything he made, and that pizza was pretty damn tasty!
Before I go, I forgot to announce the winner of the FRS Giveaway! Congratulations to Jessica
What’s your least favorite clothing item to shop for?
I actually usually don’t mind shopping for jeans. It’s shoes that overwhelms me the most – unless I already know which ones I want.
I hate clothes shopping in general! Jeans and shoes are the worst! I can never find jeans small and comfortable enough and I can never find shoes big enough, haha!
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Glad to hear that you guys are okay in the midst of the flooding! Hoping that things look up for Boulder from here.
Congrats on becoming a certified spinning instructor too!!
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I’m glad to hear you guys are okay, but the damage is seriously amazing!! My boss’s brother lives in boulder and I guess for awhile they couldn’t even get to him. We were getting text updates from my boss and were relieved when he was finally rescued. It’s scary stuff! Thinking of everyone in Colorado!
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Yikes! Yeah, some of the people in Boulder who lived next to the creek… I feel so bad for them!
Ive been thinking about and praying for you guys.
:/
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Thank you<3 Everything is ok. Sun comes back today! 🙂
Yay on the spinning certification! My daughter is in Longmont so she’s been giving me updates. I’m actually coming to Boulder next week (?) for Fitsocial. It looks like things are OK and I’m sure the local economy can use whatever money I can spend while I’m there.
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i LOATHE malls!! but you look cute. and i’ve been thinking about you all week, glad you are ok!
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Thanks, love! All is well.
Haha if I tell Eric that he’s making dinner, it’s usually the same result :-p probably explains why I do most of the cooking at home…
And I actually think that I hate shopping for tops the most right now. I’m at a really weird size in most of the stores that I like to shop in – in between a small and a medium. So everything either ends up being a little too small or a little too big!
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oh man the damage is crazy! I’ve been thinking about you this whole time! I’m glad you guys had a chance to party though – it’s the only way to get through these crazy disasters! I’m with you in the same boat! Over the past year I’ve gained 25-30lbs! Jeans are my enemy now.
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glad you are safe!
Glad to see you making the best of the flooding. Those are some crazy pics!
I hate shopping for clothes in general. I don’t like trying stuff on over and over to find something I like or that fits me properly.
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Yay for being a spin instructor! Congrats!!! Your weekend does look like a full but fun one 🙂
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The only jeans that I ever find that fit me perfectly are Miss Me Jeans. I have no desire to spend $125+ on them, but I have been lucky to find them 3 times consignment for less than $25!
Be thinking of you (and Lauren). Glad you’re both ok. The flood damage looks bad….I’m so sorry. My heart goes out to all of those impacted. I HATE SHOPPING FOR JEANS! Its the worst
I’ve been wanting to see that movie- it’s definitely my kind of humor! Glad you guys are okay in the midst of all the damage.
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Congratulations on your new certification! I’m glad you guys are finding a way to make this horrible weather tolerable. Stay safe!
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I loathe going shopping. Does that make me weird? I’m short so everything is usually too long on me.
However, I’m in the same camp as you… gained weight on purpose and now I have no jeans that fit. I know I’ll have to go shopping but I’m putting it off until I HAVE to go. 🙂
You look great in those jeans though girl!!
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I’m all for inappropriate humor so I’m sure I’d love that movie.
Ah, all that flooding is very sad to see. I definitely was thinking about you over the weekend, and am glad to hear you are doing okay!
I hate jeans shopping the most I think. Which is probably why I never wear them;)
And congrats on the certification!
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