Spring Break

One of the best things about teaching (besides inspiring children of course) is the breaks! This week has been spring break and it could not have come at a better time. I have run a little here and there, but mostly just taken it easy and enjoyed my time off. The house is getting cleaned and organized a little every day, I'm catching up on things I normally put off and I have been reading like crazy.

We started break last weekend with a trip to Urbanna, Virginia. What is in Urbanna? Well, nothing really, and that's what made it great. Last fall I purchased a Groupon for the Chesapeake Inn as C's Christmas gift. It was a 2 night stay for the price of one. You had to use by the end of March, but since so many people bought the Groupon, they were nice and let us come that first weekend in April. Urbanna is a tiny little town with about 3 restaurants and some bed and breakfasts and it is on the Rappahannock River, down near Deltaville. It is a big spot for people to go in the summer because a lot of people have river property and boats down there. There was something charming and quaint about it in the early spring though and it was just what we needed. My husband and I have not been anywhere just the two of us since the summer of 2009 when I took him to NYC for his birthday. We always seem to travel with people or travel to be with people and sometimes you just need to do something on your own and enjoy each other's company.

Aww man! I really wanted to harvest some shellfish!

We arrived in Urbanna on Friday night and hung out at the local bar around the corner. Saturday morning we got up and drove down the road just outside of town to a country store and had breakfast. We sat on milk crates and had a butcher block for a table and ate GREAT food off of styrofoam plates. The weather was gorgeous that day. We took a ride down to the marina on a bike and then headed to Williamsburg for the day. We went to Busch Gardens and then hit the outlets before heading back to Urbanna for dinner. We walked around a little and then hung out in our room for the rest of the night. The rooms were really cute and they were all different. We are a little bit hooked on Urbanna now and are thinking it might turn into our fall/spring getaway spot for when we need to be alone.

Yesterday morning I went back to Local Barre, another Groupon purchase, and had a great work out! I know I have written about it before so I won't go into too much detail, but I really enjoy those classes. They work muscles that normal I don't even know I have and don't feel until they are sore.

Break is almost over, but it has been great and just what I needed. Only 9 more weeks to go until it is officially summer time!

2 new classes

This past week was a crazy one for me, but I did manage to try two new workouts.

The first was a barre class at Local Barre. A girl I work with teaches classes there on the side and they just opened about a month or two ago. A group of us from work went and I actually REALLY enjoyed it. It is a fusion of ballet, pilates and yoga. It really targeted areas that seem to be a problem for women and I was sore in some crazy spots the next day! The classes are a little pricey, but I am hoping that they do another Living Social deal soon or I can take a few here or there. I know that if I could do them on a regular basis, like twice a week, I could really make some improvements to myself that I want to make, but I can't really justify a gym membership and a membership there. But I do recommend it and I do want to go back!

The other class I tried out this morning was power yoga at the Y. Whoa. I have done pilates plenty of times before but never yoga, and this was pretty fast paced and tough. I think that this is definitely going to become part of the weekly routine, but maybe just the 45 minute classes. In the middle of it, my hip popped (I have an old hip injury) and it got a lot harder for me after that. When I say that my hip popped, I mean that it feels like when you crack your knuckles, but its painful. If only I hadn't slipped on those stairs 3 years ago...

Anyways, Yoga just might become my Sunday thing :-)

This week is cooooold, but tomorrow will be gym time again and hopefully an afternoon run since I won't be at work! Yay! Love the random days off!

Keep moving!