Hello friends! Hope you had a lovely 4th of July and (if you aren't on summer vacation like me!) hopefully a nice day off today as well!
My spin workout yesterday was a huge success! Recently (while I have been pounding the pavement outdoors, apparently), our apartment complex has completely revamped our workout room, complete with four Star Trac Spinner V-bikes!
I was introduced to spinning during my senior year of college but really fell in love with it when I started graduate school, spinning 3-4 times a week. I would student teach from 8-11 in Sacramento every morning, drive back to Davis for a spin class at noon and then have to be in class by 3. It was awesome. I lost weight, toned up, and learned a lot of self-discipline. When I moved away from Davis, I was most sad to leave my gym and spin instructors behind!
If you have access to stationary bikes (or any gym equipment, really), I recommend checking out the iTrain system. I was a member for awhile in graduate school and have a small collection of their workout tracks. Their iCycle tracks are really excellent, in my opinion, and I don't have to join a gym to get an authentic, instructor-yelling-in-your-ear, spinning workout in! I think I am going to start incorporating these into my training schedule on cross-training days (which I usually translate to DAY OFF!).
After my workout, I enjoyed a massive wrap with some veggies that were languishing away in my fridge:
[whole wheat tortilla, hummus, pesto, mixed greens, carrots, tomatoes, mushrooms, black olives]
As well as a few pieces of chocolate (and the New York Times Book Review):
Then, it was wedding time! My mom took this cute picture of me and my two favorite guys (my dad and my husband!) during cocktail hour:
The wedding was GORGEOUS. It took place at the Mission at Santa Clara and was pretty much breathtaking. I also may have had a few glasses of wine and forgot to take any pictures of, um, anything. Oh well!
Can you believe I have known Lindsay since I was in first grade?! My brother and I carpooled with Lindsay and her brother Scott every day of elementary school and junior high school. It was an honor and a pleasure to see her walk down the aisle! Congratulations, Lindsay and Frank!
[image source - Lili Durkin Photography]
