Valentine’s Day

Strength training…with love

Who needs chocolates? Who needs flowers? Who even needs Tiffany’s*? Not me, not when I’ve got the two very best loves of my life, every day of my life … yep, I’m all romantic like that 😉 However, that Coach NZ, she’s all hardcore. No days off for Valentine’s Day, oh no, today we were back at it with strength training, but she did note it was strength training with love day! TODAY’S STRENGTH: 2 p.m. BG before: 6.4 Temp. basal: none 3 sets 12 lunges 3 sets squats 3 sets calf raises 3 sets 10 pushups 3 sets straight planks (45 seconds each) 2 sets side planks (60 seconds each) 2 sets 30 airplane/swimming thingamabob 3 sets 30 clam shells (both sides) 3 sets 16 leg raises 2:30 p.m. BG after: 5.0 Yep, there was love alright! Laughing squats We do pushups together in this family. And when mama […]

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‘A yellow flower with petals to the air…’

This is Big Ring: This is my best friend: This is the man I love: This is my husband: And three years ago today, atop Grouse Mountain, the location of our first date/non-date this is what we were doing: Which resulted in this (note the diamond): Yep, I’m a believer. Happy Valentine’s Day! Hope yours was filled with lots of Leonidas chocolates, Sweetarts, and heart-shaped, red icing cookies! What’s not to love about this day 😀

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