Hello Cupcake, Hello Yoga, Goodbye Twilight

I have had so much going on that I feel that you all would like to know about. When I write blogs of this nature, you know catch-up blogs, I typically think of a theme and then try to make all of the different topics fit into this theme. I think it may be impossible so here they are in random order...

1. I am going to be the cupcake lady! This has been a hidden life-long dream of mine. You know how my Grandma Schrag is the cinnamon roll lady and my mom is coming into her own as the brownie lady...I think I would make a great cupcake lady. I mean anyone can make cupcakes, but I want to spend love and excitement with cupcakes. I had been lusting after this one book in particular, Hello Cupcake, that could teach me the fine art of making and decorating the cutest cupcakes you have ever seen. I told everyone in my life that I thought might buy me a present that I really wanted this book. Actually now that I think about it I don't think I told my grandmas which was definitely an oversight on my part. Of course Thad knew about it because I nicely reminded him every time we were in a bookstore, which happens a lot with that sweet boy. Anyway, Thaddaeus surprised me with this book on our valentine's day (Feb 7 due to flight and school schedules...it was a great v-day even though it was a week early!). We made cupcakes, obviously the chocolate box! It is start of my growing into the coveted title "The Cupcake Lady."

2. Jessica introduced me to Hot Yoga or Bikram yoga. I went for my first time on Tuesday. Hot yoga is a 90min. yoga session in a 110 degree room. Yes, the first time was awful and I thought I was going to either pass out or vomit or both. But I got brave and went back on Thursday and was pleasantly surprised. It felt really good. I mean you sweat seriously cups; however, when you are finished you feel energized and on a natural high. I went for my third time today and I think that I am hooked. The teacher reminded me that I need to be drinking at least 10 cups (80oz, 2400mL for all you nursing students, yeah drug calc!) of water everyday. I am not so sure I buy into the whole "this is massaging your colon" while you are all twisted and light-headed or this is balancing out your hormones" while you have your forehead against your knee. But I do know that I feel stronger, mentally and physically, and I feel like I am doing something good for my body.

3. I am struggling to get through the 4th Twilight book. I flew through the first three and have been on this book Breaking Dawn for about 3 months. I just can't bring myself to finish it. At first I thought that perhaps something was going on in my subconscious that I really didn't want the series to be over. But alas, it is definitely not as good as the first three. The third book was the best and so I think that anything after that would be a let down, you know? So I could use some words of encouragement to get through it.