Monty and I just joined the new gym in town. We've really been enjoying taking turns working out and encouraging each other to move a little bit more. We each have our own set of goals. My main goal is to be able to do a pull-up before I die! Anyway, the other night as I was leaving I saw this lady swimming and she looked so graceful!! It was the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen, so today I put on my suit and set out for a swim. So, this pool is the length of an Olympic pool and what I didn't realize until today is that when you swim in an Olympic pool the wall gets farther and farther away the slower you swim! I swear--after my second lap I was so winded the only thing that kept me swimming was the thought of our four boys who need a mother, and Monty who needs wife! If it wasn't for them I probably would be laying on the bottom of that pool very happily right now! The most embarrassing part was that I was sharing a lane with this 85yr old lady who was schooling me! She was like Lightning McQueen! She had to have been part dolphin! Needless to say when I got out every muscle in my body was shaking and thanking me for stopping the madness. I don't know when I will swim again--all I know is next time I'll bring my boat!:)
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Oh my goodness that is the funniest story...thanks for sharing. Love the new page and who took that great pic of your family? :)
Is that seriously a picture of your gym? If so, that alone would give me the incentive to go! Beautiful place. As for you, that's too funny! I'm so proud of you for giving it a shot. And I love the new blog makeover. I've been "thinking" about redoing mine for like forever, but we'll see if it ever gets done.
LOVE the new blog design! After I talk your fabulous photographer into taking my family's picture (and photoshopping us)...I need to get you to re-design my blog!
Okay...#1 I am extremely jealous that you have a gym to go to. I WANT that...and I want to be able to swim...which leads me to #2...don't give up on swimming! The thing with swiming is that it works every muscle...and you don't have to go fast...just go slow and the water resistance is like lifting weights.
My 80~something year old grandma swims every day...she's the total opposite of your swimming companion. When I have gone swimming with her...I swim like 800 meters (slowly) before she even swims 50! Oh and I am just remembering...one time I went to the gym with my Grandparents when we were visiting them at their house in Ut...(they are gym junkies)....and my Grandpa tried to show off for me and swim all the way across the pool without taking a breath (he was like in his late 70's at the time)...well, he ended up losing his swim trunks! :-o
ANYHOW! I always leave the longest pointless comments!
I love ya! You're too funny!
Great story Kristin - you looked great today! And funny story Jennifer about your Grandpa's trunks!
I too love the new look - though I thought the polka dots were fitting of Monty! (Just kidding Monty!)
Row, row, row your boat!
Let me just say that I am in awe at your ability to swim the length of the pool. 2 days ago, I took my kids to our HOA pool, the kids play pool was closed, but the lap pool as open and no one was there, so as the kids were playing, I thought I would try to get some excercise in ... well, I am probably the most ungraceful person in water whoever existed. It is pitiful, really. Maybe if no one is there next time, I will try again. Practice, practice, practice. Then again, maybe I'll just get a boat too!
I love it! You went for it so innocently. Sounds fun to work out like that and have some alone time. I'm jelous too.
props to you for trying it!!!! i am so out of shape i don't dare get in the pool! i doubt i could do two laps in a NON olympic size pool!
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