Courthouse Shoutout

Last week I went home for just under a week. I love that my job isn't a typical 9-5, and that I can have several days off in a row without having to request vacation. Going home was great and a good change of setting. I've fallen into quite a funk here and getting away for a few days helped to reset my mental mindset (so far, anyways.. I've only been back for like four days..). While at home I went to the 24 Hour Fitness there. It was very not impressive. The more gyms I try, the more I am convinced that the Courthouse is the only gym I will ever have success at. I know it's probably all in my mind, but still.. that place is heavenly. At 24 Hour Fitness in Salem, I went to the spinning class and wanted to die it was so awful. Yes, it was challenging but the instructor was super sub par and it was in a teeny weeny poorly ventilated room. To top it off an old man biking next to me (who was pleasant and chatty before class) asked me as we were wiping down the bikes "How was it?" and when I replied "It was hard!" he nodded his head and said "I can tell..." as he pointed to my face that was BRIGHT red due to physical exertion after a long stretch of sedentary living due to being uber sick. (...lets face it, my face turns red whether I'm in shape or not... but STILL). I swear I attract some rare characters and comments in spinning classes. I was grateful when my grandma let me be her guest at my favorite gym and I lifted in their well equipped and low traffic weight room then went to a real spinning class and enthusiastically suffered through it. I can't say it enough that the Group Ride is so fantastic. I wish with every ounce of my being that the Courthouse would open up a branch in Seattle. They would have one very dedicated member at least. I've been trying to be more diligent in consistent exercise since I've been back. It's crazy how six months ago I would have a panic attack if I missed one day of running, and now I have to constantly bargain with and beg myself to get off my tuckus. Today I even went to the downtown 24 Hour Fitness (for the first time since moving here... 5 months ago...) to do a spinning class there. It obviously isn't the Courthouse but it was better than the Salem 24HF experience. I will probably be going back. I definitely got lost on my way though-- even WITH a GPS! Ha-- how pathetic am I?! And of course it was about 5:30 so rush hour traffic was fierce. Always an adventure.

Anywhooo another rambling post. Nothing terribly exciting or interesting, but hopefully life will spice up a little in the near future. We'll see. I start days in May-- and I am very excited.