Getting in shape

I only have a minute but want to share my boot camp experience. I bought a Groupon with Custom Fitness Concepts because their locations and timing worked with my schedule. I recently finished a month and I am really sad I can't keep going, especially now that the weather is getting nice! When I started on March 31 it was COLD.

I joined the 6-7am Bluemont Park group. Bluemont Park is 2 minutes from Oakwood FC, so it's really a perfect location if you're staying there (but there are other locations and times throughout VA). I am sorry to report that the terrific Bluemont coach is leaving, but I'm sure the new coach will be just as great. It was not the scary drill sargeant scene I imagined- just an hour of doing more than I thought I could.

The class starts out on the tennis courts and often moves to the parking lot, surrounding trails, and even the other side of the park. The workouts are never the same, though the 3 repetitions of every set nearly killed me...

As for results? Well, I don't think I've given it enough time or effort. In the past two months, I revamped my eating patterns a lot and have been exercising about 3x a week. Now I realize I need to exercise more if I want to lose a few pounds. And what's cool is that I want to exercise more! Just have to fit it into my schedule.

I highly recommend Custom Fitness Concepts and especially Bluemont Park group if you are in the area! They are offering a free week's trial if you want to check it out.

Jefferson Memorial visit

As I mentioned last time, I enrolled in an online photography class, and our teacher encourages us to share our photos on a blog, if we have one. As if I needed encouragement! Yesterday, we had a break in the cold weather- nearly 60 degrees!- so I jumped at the chance to take the kids on an outing and practice my new photography skills. I've been wanting to visit the Thomas Jefferson Memorial, so off we went.

I was very pleased at the images I captured, using manual mode the whole time! When a shot turned out too dark/blurry/light, I knew what to do to adjust it! I am so excited about this new hobby.

So, you'll be seeing a lot of photos around here...

I'm back!

I used to be so disappointed and frustrated when bloggers I followed intently stopped posting once they started A-100. But here I am, becoming one of those people...I really don't want to do that. It's just that I have no time during the day to blog (and don't want to do it from FSI) and at night, once the kids are in bed and the dishes are done, I have approximately one hour to do everything I need to do on the computer. AND, my husband and I are usually competing for the computer. There is also the fact that it takes longer to compose a post, as I have to be more careful. 

I also really miss following blogs! I try to visit my favorites every now and then, but it's not as often as I'd like. Sigh. The sad thing is that this is probably as tranquil as my life is going to get in the next few years. My hours and commute are a dream, and life really isn't too demanding. So I'm resolved to keep trying!

Wanted to share the obligatory Cherry blossom pictures! We visited two weeks in a row. After seeing so many pics of the gorgeous trees on FS blogs last year, I was determined to go, and I'm so happy that we did. Some A-100 friends joined us both times, and we had picnics on the mall. 

Spanish is still going great. 2 months to go. Even though I love my current teacher, after 6 weeks with him, I'm beginning to see the wisdom of changing teachers and classes around regularly. I think we're all a bit bored, so we'll see what happens next. A few of our classmates are taking their exam this week for June departures- good luck, guys!