This morning, my alarm went off at 5:20 AM. That is three mornings within 5 days that I have been up before 6:30 AM. I am pretty proud of this development, and I am pretty sure that my scheduling workouts early in the morning is responsible for my ability to get up early. It is nice, I am getting the workouts in early and I am not having to go out and get sweaty after dinner. Obligating myself to the accountability of an early workout is really getting my summer off to the best possible start. The Summer, however, is easier to get outside in, because it is warm. Let me just tell you that 5:20 AM in January is a whole other level of hell.
January requires layers and layers and mountains of clothes, a will of iron to open the door and step out into the miserable cold, and the consumption of many many hot beverages to elevate your body temperature before commencing the workout . Summer is just one easy breezy step out the door. Sometimes you drive there with the windows rolled down, and you aren't filled with a sense of dread about getting out of the car. It's a whole new world.
Anyway, this morning, I got up at 5:20 AM to go to Pure Barre. Class started at 6:00 AM, and I was home by 7:30 AM. It was a great class and my day off commenced when I walked in the door. There was no more working out once I got home.
Our big news was that we went to the zoo this afternoon, and let me just tell you that I love it when we go to the zoo and my husband dresses up like Bear Grylls. It was great. He wore breathable REI pants, a moisture wicking shirt, a pair of trail shoes and a big neoprene sun hat. It was great. His outfit even involved a fanny pack from which he pulled precision binoculars and high powered sunscreen.
Ivan's favorite thing at the zoo was the meercats. He loved them and especially loved the meercat tunnel igloo. We stayed for about two hours, which was Ivan's limit and if I am honest with myself, it is my limit for smelling manure-esque smells.
Pics of our zoo trip!!
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