Zumba, Olive Garden, Fireworks!

Okay, this was definitely a great day! Another great day I must say! :) Today I started the day with taking my dog for his favorite ride thru the Dunkin Donuts drive thru, he loves that even though he doesn't get anything out of it for munchies, but it's still an adventure for him. I'm gonna have to change my diet there soon, I going to go with the Oatmeal more often, I like their Oatmeal and compared to everything else they have there, it's probably one of the most healthiest food they sell. Actually, now that my curiosity is peaked, let take a looksey....according to their website Dunkin Donuts
One Dunkin Donuts Blueberry Muffin - 460 Calories and 130 Calories From Fat
Original Oatmeal with dried Fruit Topping - 270 Calories and 35 Calories From Fat
let's go with a classic just for comparison sake - One Jelly Donut - 270 Calories and 130 Calories From Fat
So, now that that's out of the way.......let's take a peek at my favorite Yogurt (since Dunkin Donuts doesn't sell Yogurt which they should, we will have to go to the grocery market to get this, but grocery markets don't have drive thru which is inconvenient for the "doggie ride"), but we will put in my favorite Yogurt right here anyways: Yoplait Strawberry  Orginial Yogurt which is my favorite. This is picture is pulled from their website.

So, that is that.....let's move on with my day.......

I also started my day with an hour of Zumba!! :) I love Zumba and I should do more of it. I found a great place with the nicest teachers locally, it's called Vive La Dance. This studio does it ALL, from Zumba to TRX, they have a very flexible schedule. So I'm going to try the TRX this weekend coming up.

Then moving on with my day today. I did have to go do some work today for a few hours and that was pretty uneventful. Then I caught up with some friends after work and then watched the fireworks here. I'm not really a fan of the whole noise and lights of fireworks, so I usually just watch them and let my mind drift off into some direction aimlessly until the fireworks are done. Then I went online tonight and played a friendly, free game of online poker. And out of 188 players, I finished 38th. Oh, well, I'll try again next time.

Out with June, In with July

Well, the last few days has been eventful (a little). Let's see here, what has happened in the last few days. Let's start with tonight. Tonight is my sister's birthday and I caught up with her at a local lounge club to have a drink and play some pool. Even thought I don't really know how to play pool, nor am i good at it, I played three games against her, sent the cue ball flying off the table twice and decided that pool wasn't my game like poker is. I like poker, it's not as violent as pool is (the cue ball went off the table and hit my sister's foot). But we had a good time and I don't think I'll be investing any money into a new pool stick anytime soon, even though I did blame my pool playing performance on the stick I was using! :)

Poker is awesome and I'm loving the poker league I'm in. The time and the day of the league is convenient to my schedule and I really get excited when I go. Then when I'm at the table, it's so peaceful and I play and socialize. :)

And last week, I stopped by the golf driving range which was which was great! I was hitting balls with my "security blanket" 8 iron so smooth and straight. I'm going out to hit golf balls again tomorrow night for an hour to get just some general practice in. When I see my golf coach again, we will be brushing up on hitting with the Driver. Not to sure of that club, but will force myself to get use to it. Next season (2014) I will be teaming up with a golf league to explore other courses and make new golfing friends. Can't wait!

The hand gun training I've been taking is really moving right along impressively. I really got down all the different types of guns and ammo, stance, holding form, and where on my body I could carry a concealed gun. Very informative. Next Sunday I got shooting with four or five different types of guns to weed out my favorite one to concentrate on. Maybe a 9mm, maybe a .22, we will have to wait and see. :)

This past weekend I got together with three other girl friends and we headed out on the town Saturday night to live it up. We ate dinner at a local Chinese restaurant and then by 9pm and two drinks later, we headed over to a local LGBT lounge bar which had a very entertaining Drag Queen show happening. None of us swing that way, but it was quite entertaining to watch the dancers entertain us to their favorite music. I would definitely go back again. They are very talented and I would love to get make up tips from them, cause I sure need it :)

My studying for my PT certificate is suffering a little bit with my social life being high on the hog. But, I'll have to manage to get that re-focused again and get back on the wagon. As for fitness, there are so many options and directions for me to go. My choices are to go with an expensive gym and have alot of perks under their roof including insurance to visit their doctor on staff, full gym, spa area, restaurant, social clubs, TRX, golf swing simulator, yoga, and P90X. Yes, they all sound impressive but the membership rate is a staggering $171 a month (including the insurance to see a doctor if you get hurt), so I guess it would be good for people who don't have insurance.

Another avenue I'm looking at is signing up for a 3 times a week boxing gym, I like this because it's $99 for 9 weeks. I think boxing is great to get in shape and teaches you self defense. That's pretty much what I'm looking for. Their schedule is awesome too, I can make every class. But, that's only great for cardio and core work, I'm got to bring in some heavy artillery and incorporate CrossFit into my fitness routine. Why? Cause CrossFit is the gem of all fitness factors including losing weight, gaining muscle, flexibility, and balance, and again, it doesn't come at a cheap price. CrossFit is about $135 a month for unlimited. Due to my schedule, I would probably go with the $125 for a 10 punch pass. Sometimes I can go once a week, sometimes twice a week depending on what they are offering for a workout schedule.

One last thing, I did renew my swimming membership at the local hotel, I'm hoping to go swimming once a week for cardio and relaxing. So that membership is paid in advanced and good for a year! :)

So that's what I've been up to lately. I'll turn in again soon to update you on what's next and what's new! :)