pedicure | Ramblings of a Babymama

I have been waiting for Saturday since I got off work on Thursday morning. Why you ask? Well, duh, Crossfit is why!

My lovely husband left for the cold Calgary on Thursday and that meant I couldn’t go to my beloved 0600 class on Friday as there was no way I would have gotten the girls ready in time for Crossfit and then manage the mayhem to get Rina in time for preschool. BUT! There’s a huge but (and I’m not talking about my back side here) in this story and my husband was caring enough to book the Nanny for this morning so I could go to Crossfit and get to my pedicure (paid for by the love of my life!) without having to drag the girls with me. 🙂

The class was huge (16 or 17 of us showed up) and I ran into Victoria and Bonnie! Here’s what we did:

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Skill: HSPU practice

We were to do 4-6 reps of progressive HSPU followed by 8-10 ring rows x 6 sets. I managed to get down to 2×5# plates + 1 yoga block on my 5th rep, but I could only muster 2 reps that low before I just crumbled down onto my shoulders. I tried again for the next set, but could only do 1 rep. I was done! I did 8 ring rows for each rounds.

WOD: DL

That was a quick powerful one. I paired up with Georgia (she must be all of 13 years old and kicked my butt royally, but in a good way!) and let her go in the first heat. She destroyed it, doing the FG2 in 4:07. She’s small, but mighty! I tried my best to imitate her, but my old and overweight body just couldn’t do it. I finished in 6:40 for the same category (DL @ 95# and full box jumps for all rounds). Not a bad feat if I do say so myself and I probably would have taken longer had I not been trying to keep up with this little powerhouse!

Then, I rushed home, showered and took off for my pedicure. That foot rub was heavenly and it’s always nice when I have sparkly purple toes! My husband truly knows the way to my heart!

Purple Perfection!

I came back home and had a lovely visit with Victoria! We were both sore and sat hot packs and hot water bottles like the sore Crossfitters we are while catching up and chatting. It was a nice visit and broke the monotony of just me with the girls! 🙂 Now, of course, Rina and Béatrice also want their toenails painted so I will oblige before we go play outside! 😉

This morning, I was really set and ready to go and do the Hero WOD for Remembrance day, but my life had other plans. My husband couldn’t take the girls to their gymnastics class this morning as we had previously agreed upon, so I sacrificed my workout in order to see the girls blossom at theirs! Béatrice is finally able to jump up with both feet leaving the ground (she wasn’t able to do that a few weeks back) and she ran the whole trampoline track to jump into the arms of her coach in the foam pit (She’s always afraid of the foam pit for some reason!) and I was able to see Rina catch some decent airtime on the trampoline today. Sure, I skipped on my “me time”, but sometimes, it can’t all be about me. It will all pay off though…

Last night, my husband texted me, asking me what I had planned with the girls for the weekend. I told him not much, the usual and maybe try to find something fun to do with the girls (he will be away for the weekend). He asked again this morning. I asked him why he wanted to know so badly. Turns out, he was planning a surprise for me while he was away, but needed to know my agenda. I asked him what he had in mind and he finally spilled the beans. He will book the nanny for the girls on Saturday so I will at least get to Crossfit once this week (my work schedule doesn’t allow for me to go more than that this set 😦 ) and then, he will book me a pedicure somewhere. He truly is the best hubby I could ever have. So considerate and loving. A few of the many reasons I married him! <3!