No workout today. I am so tired. We were up till midnight and I woke up at 4 a.m and have been going all day. I had more caffeine in one day than I have probably had in two months. It made me feel kind of dizzy today. I am not used to that much. They cancelled the hay ride and outdoor activities and had a framed art craft after our sessions and then ice cream with all kinds of toppings. There was an huge amount of women that packed the building and gym. This was their first retreat here, so it was all new to them. 3 sessions today with a snack time and beverages in between and lunch. We all got bags of goodies and there were drawings. We all got 25% off at a new Coffee place called The Perk and we went there before heading home and got coffees to take with us. We were all tired. I think women from other areas had the same idea, as we were all dressed up and waiting in line for our coffee
No workout and not so healthy eating. I didn't mind. I even went for a large mocha espresso coffee since I was off the healthy eating plan . They had a photographer to get individual pictures if desired that they were going to post on their website where we could download them. We were all so frazzled after loading up in pouring rain and then stopping right at the church before the hotel. No way did any of us want our picture taken.
Valerie, I guess the bears do not bother the cattle? What do they eat? I guess I never thought too much about it, other than I wouldn't want to meet one up close. I was glad we did not do the outdoor activities. It was still raining some when we got there. Most of the older women were not excited about the outdoor activities anyway. I imagine some would have headed back to the hotel. I don't necessarily call that political. It does sound like something needs to be worked out. Trash on the ground should be fined, if you ask me. Unless it is not deliberate. I hate when people do that. Sure, it is our country. I don't see anything wrong with extra cost for people from out of country or something. Our people pay for out parks and recreation areas. We live here and it should be mostly for our enjoyment.
Lorie, our church has not went to one of the planned retreats before because so many have been too far away. This one being a little less than two hours away and just the two days was much more doable for those that work and getting back with a bit of time to rest up before church. Some of the ladies have went to other retreats, but not with our church as a group. We have several of the women that teach in our church school, so that meant they needed the time to see the children picked up just before we left. A couple of ladies drove up a bit later after work. They are having a youth retreat next month in the same church which looks fun. We used to go to this church which is pretty large, before we moved back to Oklahoma City. I kind of knew my way around, and directions around that city which is around 25,000 population I think. Lots of laughs and fun there
Cathe Live weights and Tatums should be a good combo.
Deb, I know what you mean. You just notice the feel of the hip movement enough to be aware of it. As you can see, I am back. I think a long retreat might be exhausting unless they get to bed earlier. I met one of the ladies and we ate at the hotel rather than go to the church for pastries and fruit. I got eggs and a piece of bacon.
Judy, when I got back to our city, I had forgotten that there was a triathlon or something and they had police on corners and cones marking off lanes on the streets for the bike riders. They always move through a course in our area. I saw a map of it Thursday night. Fortunately I didn't find myself having to wait on riders at intersections, because I just wanted to get home
Carolyn, I like that Cardio Core Build and Burn workout. I don't even mind the plank kick through move near the start. Not bad with the step to use. Yes, this type of retreat would be much different from a work retreat. I can now remember most of the women's names and some bits about each one and what they do etc.. The lady driving and I hit it off well. Funny she sits on the opposite side of the church and we really never sat and talked. It was quite fun, and we stayed in a group most of the time, and included others from other churches to come and sit at our table. Met up at breakfast this morning. I loved it. And the sessions were all motivating and helpful. Music and a comical video about men and women relationships called stereotyping. Probably most men would not have found it particularly funny though. Most are not really like that, but maybe a bit. It got a lot of laughs and the preacher and his wife and others in that church were the stars. It was funny.
