*slinking back in to say hi* Yep, it's me!! Sorry I haven't posted. It was such a whirlwind week & I just needed a bit of a break!! Plus, I had to take one, I'm having some leg issues. x(
Anyway, short version of trip- original 6AM flight cancelled, then had to drive an hour to another airport, and got there 6 hrs later than scheduled & NO luggage. Made it to the dinner for the testimonials at the hotel a half an hour late, and still NO luggage. A friend there lent me some jammies after & got a toothbrush from the front desk. Thank God they were doing wardrobe on the set the next day!! The set was awesome- it was at Raleigh studios where they film CSI: Miami. The same lady did wardrobe as last time, got a cute hot pink tank & grey yoga pants (which I got to keep). Then I went to hair & makeup, she used some awesome stuff in my curls that really worked! Just minimal makeup, she said I didn't need it anyway (so sweet). They just wanted natural since we were working out! Lots of waiting & tons of food for all of us (there were about 25 testimonials, 3 of them that I knew from last time).
So finally we got to go to the set & I met Susannah & Rachel from the DVD's (I totally felt like I knew them from working out w/ them so much!!). They were both soooo tiny & shorter than I expected!! (I'm 5'7", I think they were maybe 5'1" or 5'2"??). So we all found a mat to work out on & a body ball (which is so awesome, it's kinda like a medicine ball to use for resistance!). Then in comes Mari Winsor!! She was so funny & the cameras were rolling getting us doing the new body ball workout. Then we were laying on our backs & I hear the voice that sounds so familiar. I'm thinking, that sounds like Jamie Lee Curtis??? Well, sure enough, it WAS Jamie Lee Curtis!! She's the new celebrity for Winsor Pilates. She was sooooo funny & very sweet & personable!! She came around & introduced herself to each of us. So we finished the workout & then got a chance to talk to Mari & Jamie. Then they pulled Wendy (another testimonial whom I knew) & me over to a different area & were touching up our makeup. I had no idea what was going on & all of the sudden Jamie Lee came over to interview/ chat with us!!!! It was sooooo awesome. We chatted for a good 15 min or so. She was just so easy to talk to & she really looks great in person too. So who knows if they'll use any of that for the infomercial, but it was awesome anyway! And they took pics of us w/ her which they'll send us (we weren't allowed cameras on the set).
So.... we took some more group photos & then went to the stage for lunch (it was like 3PM by this point & we were all starving!). They had a huge spread for lunch & Jamie even joined us & the crew! She sat a table away from me & I waved to her & she said, Hi Jessica! (I was so psyched that she remembered my name!)
Anyway..... very cool experience!!! We were all done & could go by then. So I called the hotel & still no luggage yet. So they sent me to wardrobe to pick out something to wear!! (they were all feeling sorry for me by this point!) I got a really cute pair of jeans & a hot pink halter (I normally don't wear halters but they told me I looked too cute!
) and a cute pair of jeweled sandals. So a few of us went to shop at Old Navy & out to eat at Chili's later on. It was fun. My luggage was finally at the hotel at 8PM that night!!!!
I couldn't believe it. I was so tired by then, went to chill out in my room.
My flight the next morning was at 7:20AM so I had to get up early again & almost missed the flight (another long story), then just made it to the connecting flight- had to run from one end of Atlanta to the other!. I was soooo excited to be home & my dh & kids were waiting for me at the airport. I have to brag on my dh- he did so great w/ the kids & they were well taken care of even though they missed me like crazy!! So, only ONE of my bags made it home!!! Again, luggage issues. I went to the desk & they said that they'd deliver it the next day. Fine, I didn't need it anyway. We went out to eat at IHOP & got home. I was soooo tired. I went to bed around 10:15 & the phone rang right as I was almost asleep. They were going to drop my luggage off that night. UGH! Ok, so I wait for the guy to deliver it & was heading back to bed. I didn't know it at the time, but when the guy backed out he RAN OVER OUR MAILBOX!!! So the next morning we see the tire marks in our yard & the mailbox on the ground!! I called Delta & they said that they'd reemburse us for the cost. Oh my goodness, if anything else could have gone wrong w/ my luggage I don't think it's possible!!
So anyway, that's the shorter version!!! So much going on, but lots of fun & I'm glad that I went anyway.
And, on to my injury. I've been feeling some twinges in my quad, but figured it was just from running more miles. It hurt a bit after last weekend (10 miles) & just ran 5 miles on Mon. I still felt it a bit the rest of last week, but took off from running since I was gone anyway. It was 15 miles this weekend so I started off w/ Erin on Sat & it felt ok til about mile 3, then it continued to hurt until I finally headed home at 7 miles. She told me to go swim in her pool (yeah, Erin!) so I swam for a bit & did some water jogging. It continued to hurt all day & was really hurting Sat night. I've been icing & taking Advil to help. I thought it was ITB, but I really think it's a muscle issue on the outer part of my quad. It doesn't hurt like what I've read about ITB, my knee doesn't hurt at all, it's mainly the outer part of my quad/ thigh on the left side, halfway up the leg. So... I swam again this morning (.25 mile) & will swim a few days to see how it feels. Less than 2 mos til the marathon, I don't want an injury!!
OK, VERY long. Sorry!! Thanks for reading & sorry I didn't post earlier. Kinda bummed about the leg injury & just busy too!!
Hugs,
