YOGA: Class 2

So I went to my second Yoga class this morning. Dan and I found a place two blocks south of us and one block east, so we ambled there in the morning. I'd really pretty much gotten out of bed, put on some clothes for yoga and brushed my teeth.

Mistake.

You'll note I forgot my water bottle. And I wake up every day feeling pretty dehydrated, so this was a big mistake. Evidently I retain a healthy amount of water, but I definitely retain and can drink a LOT more water than the average person. Ie: I finish long races and still have to go to the bathroom, when most people are salty and looking for water at the end.

Anyway--the class had no AC, it was about 80 outside, and there were 20 people in a room roughly the size of my dining room and living room. No big deal, except that I was planted firmly under a giant light bulb emitting a ton of heat.

So I carried on with the yoga poses. None seemed that hard, but I could not do them. (Note that I did not have this problem last weekend at the resort.) I had to just stop on two of  the poses (BASIC WARRIOR! This is not hard!). I thought I was going to faint about 3 times. I barely walked home with Dan, but made it, ate some breakfast and drank water, and then went back for a nap. I still feel dehydrated and it just blows. How can pregnancy do this one day and not the next? How can I complete spin class on Thursday and feel fine, but I can't stand through the easiest yoga class ever?

Not sure. Needs more water.

At any rate, yesterday we heard the baby's heart beat and the doctor said it was the easiest heartbeat to find all day. 140 bpm. 15 weeks pregnant, 16 weeks tomorrow.
I definitely feel like I'm showing now and there are some skirts that can zip--but barely. My skinnest jeans have no prayer of zipping and my fattest jeans will still zip, but it's only a matter of another week before it's over. :(

I am already a roly-poly, my hips are always the fattest, so while my other friends held out for 20 weeks, I doubt I'll make it that far. But I can wear plenty of skirts until then. :)

This is what it looked like

Or not?

Just when you thought no one had been through the house, someone came through and said it was in their top 3. It was nicer than their top 2, but also more expensive. (so make a lower offer, dude!)

Also, the person was a first time home buyer and worried that the maintenance would be too much.
Me, to my realtor: "What makes our house scream "MAINTENANCE!?" to everyone?"
Realtor: Probably just the pure size of it. You have 3 floors and a basement.
Me: But....but.... it's not *that* big.

It was hard to keep the house clean, but I mostly blame the dog and the fact that we were always traveling out of town on the weekends OR that I was too lazy back then and didn't clean much.

Either way, it is  Tuesday and there are no offers on the house so far. Proceeding with Plan B or whatever it was to keep moving forward with the renters.

We went to the North Shore and got back last night.

We did Yoga, hiking, swimming, hiking again, reading by the lake, drinking tea, watching movies, swimming and I put my legs in the hottub a few times. Dan saunaed for about 45 minutes and we made smores a lot.

I DUNKED into Lake Superior. It was pretty much the only time in my life I can do it, since it's warm this year. Also, I've decided it would be awesome to hike the Superior Trail. It's only 300 miles and thus pretty easy to finish in 20  days or so. I can do it! (some year that isn't this year or next)

Our hiking guide said people often ask "What ocean is this?" when they see Lake Superior. Uhh, where do you think you are, people?
Also, they ask when the deer will grow moose antlers.

We stopped at Betty's Pies on the way home and I enjoyed actually being able to walk this time. We went after Grandma's marathon when everyone was sore and tired. I was sure to tell our friends we were there and bring some pie back for people in MSP.

I was so relaxed at the North Shore. It's starting to be my favorite place--at least, most attainable weekend destination.

Back to the board, back to the board, back to the drawing board

Two pretty awesome things happened today.

1) I got to see my friend Sarah coming back from her summer at UC Irvine. IT WAS AWESOME. She has a new potential BF and it's great to see people get so excited about new romance. And I LOVE hearing all of the details.

2) I talked to some prospective tenants via Skype today and I think we are just going to rent the house in KC again.

This wasn't our first choice but it seems to make the most sense with a baby on the way and no one has been through the house in the last 2 weeks. It had a good first two weeks on the market, but since it wasn't in PERFECT shape, I sort of hurt myself by doing it that way.

So here I go, on to the next round of negotiations and landlords and tenants and all of that. I feel much more prepared for it. I think? Maybe the easiest part is the beginning when everyone is excited to have a new home and feel ready and the worst part is the ending.

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This weekend is a North Shore weekend. I can't wait. 2 nights on Superior.

Just a moment....

There's really nothing going on in my life to warrant an entire blog post. I can tell you about how I puked up my chicken nuggets after an Ultimate Game Tuesday. I can tell you about how I was hit accidently by my own teammate on the field. That was weird, one second I was running and the next I was blindsided by the dude running into me at full force. It was probably my fault because I suck at playing but having the wind knocked out of me was weird.

I went through the debate in about 1 minute on the field. "I'm fine. But I'm pregnant." "I'm fine, but the wind was knocked out of me. I can pick up, but is the baby ok? How will I know if the baby is ok? Did the baby miss a breath of oxygen? Is it ok? " "I can keep playing. But I shouldn't? Should I? I am ok, but I'm pregnant." Eventually I left the field. I say eventually, but these things were clammering through my brain at a mile a minute.

I didnt want my teammates to think I was a wuss. But I didn't want to hurt the baby.

I might just give up Ultimate for now. I love running and playing but I suck at catching the disc and it might be better to let a really experienced person play.

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Went to Happy Hour tonight. I LOVE MY COWORKERS. Seriously love them all. Nice people.  Wonderful.

Ok, back to whatever you were doing.

Bunheads

I loved the show "Gilmore Girls". Loved it a lot. So I guess I totally missed the fact that Amy Sherman-Palldino (spelling!) wrote a new show "Bunheads" and I was already missing 2 or 3 episodes of the show.

But a friend clued me in, now I'm watching it and loving it.  I can be a ballerina. (No. No, I can't)

Just got my haircut. Tried out Fantastic Sams for the second time and I loved it. I'm not a Fantastic Sams kind of girl. But I am now! With a baby on the way and two houses, I can't justify $200/haircut. Sure, it's the color that is expensive, and the stupid products and lipstick I cave into, and the tip at 15% is a bit too high for me. 

The FS guy did a great job on my hair. Every hairstylist wants you to be their best friend, but this guy was easy to befriend. And he gave me an Aveda worthy cut and color for a Fantastic Sam's price. It ain't easy, going gray....but it's easier than being cheesy, I guess.

Today is the first day of our 30 day pedometer contest. I've entered nearly all the contests so I'm going to enter this one, too. 5 miles a day. Today I'm on....40 steps. 50? Just kidding.

I've given $55 dollars total to Barack Obama. I am sure they'll sucker more out of me before the election is over. GO Obama. WIN WIN WIN.