Hot Yoga was a Hot Mess.

OK. So getting in better shape is #1 on the things to do list. I was a pro at miami. I'd get up at 7am.. go spinning for an hour... come home do daily activities then go back to the rec for about an hour working out. It probably helped i had no classes, a stupid flower delivery job twice a week, and no real responsibility. Now that I have a 9-6, usually 7 job, a puppy, and a pretty busy social life... don't have time for 3 hours a day of working out. Still trying to work on it though.

ANYWAY, my two friends and I went to "hot" yoga. I'm really going to try to paint a picture of this for you. I've never been to a yoga class.. in my life. Not really into the "deep" "heavy" "share your feelings" workouts. Give me a field hockey stick, a softball glove or a stepper... those are my work outs. But I thought I'd give yoga a try.. and not just any yoga... but "hot" yoga. Basically it's normal yoga but we're in a room that is nearing 100 degrees.

So we went to down dog in georgetown...http://www.downdogyoga.com/enter.html. Kinda hidden... but a nice place. The second you walk in, you're instantly sweaty. So already i was liking it. I love to sweat... makes me feel like I'm working out hard.

So we get our mats and sign up.. and just like you see on the movies and tv... go in the back and lay down and listen to some creepy "heartbeat and heaving breathing" music. It was real weird. We were trying to channel out our stress from the day.... but i was simply just trying to channel myself from not busting out laughing. At one point the instructor told us to get to our "happy place" I just started dying inside.... it reminded me of happy gilmore. Find your happy place.... happpy HAPPPY HAPPPPY happpy. Ha. I was really holding it in.

Then we preceded on to sit Indian style and make our hands look like we were praying and do three "hmmmms" It was a tad creepy. I was trying to concentrate on not laughing, then I realized... I really couldn't breath. It was so hot in there... I was literally dripping sweat like a faucet. My mat and towel were soaking wet. We were doing all of these positions and holding our feet up and head down and twisting and turning our bodies in ways I never knew about. But I started to get really dizzy and lightheaded. I have a history of fainting... so I was getting a little nervous.

The instructor was going on about herijjoko poses and wagasaki stances... and honestly I thought I was going to go down. I quietly exited out the door. I went into the "changing room" and passed out. Ha. It's not funny, but kinda is. Thank god I didn't hit anything and hurt myself. When I came too.. I was still so hot. So i went outside... Opening the door outside (where it was you know... only 80 degrees out, not 100, was amazing). I instantly began to feel better.

I pulled myself together, regained conscious, and went back in for the last 15 minutes of the class. 5 other people had to leave because it was so GD hot in there. Made me feel better. They opened the door as well, which was perfect!

At the end of it all, through all of the drama, it was a great workout! I really enjoyed it. I sweat so much and worked areas of my body that needed work! I want to go back... I'm just a bit scared about the passing out factor. I guess since it was a hot day out... that also added to it... maybe this would be a good class to take during the winter! It helps with posture as well.. and let's face it... they have the cutest yoga clothes ;)

Case of the Missing Thong

Here's a good one for ya:

So I got Oxford a Steelers Jersey. Dumb I know... but it's so damn cute! He looks like a little football player in it! So anyway... after I forced it on him (and got about 5 new bite marks-- in a playing way.. he's not a terror) I went to take some pictures of him on my phone to send to my favorite steeler fans!

So as i'm trying to hold him down, get the steelers logo in the shot and take the picture on the phone.... he was chewing on a pair of underwear. (thank god ugly ones). Anyway... still trying to take the picture... and my phone rings... so I'm chatting for a bit... I look down and Ox is just sitting there looking at me with that "i did something wrong face." There isn't much on my floor... so I start looking around... no underwear to be found. I was like no way .... I know dogs eat random stuff... but this wasn't chewed up, or in pieces, or quite easy to swallow... he didn't even make a noise... they were just... gone!!?? Definitely ate them.. in what I am thinking was one swallow.

So this lead to me being up till 2:30 am freaked out that the underwear were going to wrap around his heart and he would stop breathing (you can tell I didn't do well in biology classes). I just couldn't believe that he swallowed them so quickly. I just kept making sure he was breathing..... I know I'm crazy. My kids will hate me...as I will probably send them off to school in bubble wrap.

the picture above is a shot of the criminal and the undies right before he scarfed them down...

Still have yet to see them "exit"... ok.. this is TMI.

summer fades to fall....

i can't believe that summer is coming to an end. i feel like just yesterday my friends and i were planning beach trips, rooftop happy hours, and going to georgetown to get flip flops and sunglasses! oh-well. the nice thing about dc is that it will stay warm until at least the end of october.

so i may work on the hill... but my true calling in life is an event planner! and not boring events... but exicting ones.. like weddings and birthday and theme parties! right now i'm planning a bachlorette party for shauna, a trip to the outer banks for my friends, and a 4-way 80s theme birthday party. (i know, lame to plan your own bday, but I don't care)

the 4-way bday party is with one of the girls i work with... so we have so much fun looking up coustumes when we get bored. i recently just won these shoes... I am in love with them! ha... i will most likely never wear them again, but they will be fun for just one night. it's rough deciding if you want to be an 8os punk rocker with a jean skirt, side poney tail and leggings.... or do the 8os prom route.. an ugly dress with huge sleeves. rough decision i tell ya.

Other than that... not too much is new here in dc. i wish i had more to report. football season has been great... and the steelers are looking spectac. i'm most excited that the browns beat the bengals who beat the ravens. Add all that together and i'm pretty sure it means the steelers are the best in their division. i reallllly want to make a game this season! my friends emily and ashley are heading up to one on dec. 16... i need to go!

hope you are all having a lovely day! next week at this time... greys starts!!!