Febrrrrrrrrrruary

Oh my goodness...February has teased us with a little glimpse of spring.  Now the cold wind and air are back.  Looking forward to spring!!!

I have started taking a kick-fit class to beat the winter blues.  The class was so hard...I am so out of shape.  I have several friends in the class who have been raving about it for a while and trying to get me to go...so, I finally gave in and went.  They have babysitting while you work out so that was a plus...although Manny did not like it.  It was hard to leave him with someone for a little hour, but I have to do this and get myself back in shape.  The benefits are so great...working out always makes me happy.  So, I drop Manny off to babysitting and then proceed upstairs to the class.  The stairs to the class are 1/2 of the workout...they are STEEP and about 100 of them. LOL...I get in the class and this nice Asian man teaches it.  We start right into a kick boxing routine...I have no idea what I am doing and am stepping in the wrong directions, kicking my legs when I shouldn't be, and turning when I am supposed to be kicking.  I look ridiculous...but am having fun.  I am thinking that this doesn't seem right because we didn't warm up...then, I realize...this IS the warm up.  Oh.  We then switch routine and get some boxing gloves and a paddle...the instructor is my partner because I have never done this before.  GREAT!...then I realize...oh, no...not great...he pushes me to work hard and does not give in.  This is good though...my arms and legs are screaming in pain.  We finish up and then do some leg work with lunges...I used to do these in my sleep.  My legs are mad at me...why am I making them work so hard?  lol  I finally make it to the end of the class for the floor work on our abs.

At the end of the class, the instructor points me out and says how great I did and for everyone to give me a hand.  It was nice and I felt included.  :-)

I can already feel my muscles hurting and everyone is saying that I should come back next week and let my body rest.  I think, ok, not a big deal...I will just stretch and work out the sore muscles.

The next day I can feel the pain.  I stretch and make myself use my muscles.  At night I cannot sit down...my legs hurt so much.  Friday, I return to the class to warm up my body again.  I made it through the hardest part.  To start.

I have signed myself up for 14 more classes.  The class was fun and my friends were super supportive.  I am lucky to have them in the class with me.

March is right around the corner...February vacation is this week and then we are that much closer to March break where Jose gets a good chunk of time off.

Enjoy your February vacation week...if you get one!