Do eyeballs sweat?!?

What about fingernails? Or hair? Up until tonight I didn't think it was possible for those parts of my body to sweat but let meee telllll yooouuu, they did after 90 minutes of Bikram Yoga!! I took my first class tonight and despite the 3 pounds of sweat I lost (literally, I weighed myself) I really enjoyed the class. I have always enjoyed yoga and wanted to try Bikram but never wanted to spend the money on the pricey classes. A few nights ago a friend tipped me off to a Groupon deal that I just couldn't pass up so tonight I found myself in a room heated to 104 degrees, doing yoga poses and sweating more than I have ever done in my entire life! As weird (and gross) as it sounds it was was actually pretty refreshing and I'll be going back again tomorrow. I'm hoping this will help keep me motivated through the next few weeks of our weight loss challenge.

A quick update on the 'Surprises' post:
Part of Brett's 30th's birthday present (last year) I gave him a skydiving session in Santa Cruz. As we crept up on his 31st birthday and he still hadn't used it I decided that I would make the reservation myself and not tell him. I checked the weather every day until I could see the two weekends before his birthday in the 10-day forecast. Both weekends looked great so I made him a reservation for Sunday, 9/12. As we got closer to the date I struggled with whether or not I should tell him what I had done and ultimately decided to tell him the Friday before. I figured that if it were me jumping from a plane, I would need some mental prep time. (By the way, you will never catch me jumping from a perfectly normal plane!) I bought him a belated 30th birthday card and spilled the beans inside the card and he was both surprised and excited. September 12th was supposed to be a clear, sunny, 68 degree day in Santa Cruz. Perfect for jumping from a plane over the ocean and landing barefoot on Capitola beach, right? Wrong. The Skydiving facility called me about an hour after we left our house that morning to tell us that the fog had not yet burned off for the day and that Brett's jump time may be pushed out by a few hours. I told them to keep us posted and we continued on to Santa Cruz. We arrived around 11:30am and the jump was originally scheduled for 12:30pm. I called the facility and they told me they were still delayed and he wouldn't be able to jump until the landing spot had cleared up. We spent the next several hours walking the Boardwalk and the Pier and finally the facility called to tell me that things weren't looking great and that we should probably cancel. I'm not sure which one of us was more bummed. I wasn't thrilled that my husband was going to jump from a perfectly good plane but I knew how much he wanted to do it and what a let down it was for him. Plus, I had finally been able to plan a successful surprise only to be shot down by some darn clouds! Overall we spent a fun day with our good friends in Santa Cruz and now we have another reason to go back again soon! Hopefully the weather cooperates with us this time!

Yours Truly

Dear Headache:

You barged into my life 2 weeks ago, uninvited and unwelcome. You have banged, poked, prodded and squeezed my brain to the point of unbearable. Despite the hoards of Excedrin, Aleve, Advil or Tylenol that I have sent your way, you're still hanging around. You're like the annoying drunk guy at Happy Hour that everyone wants to get away from but can't. You're everywhere. You're obnoxious, inconsiderate and rude. You have overstayed your visit. It's time to move on.

Yours Truly.

Surprises

I've never been a good surprise giver. I partly blame my lack of imagination but mostly I just think I suck at it. Brett on the other hand likes to give surprises and he's usually pretty good at it. His biggest downfall is that he gets so excited that he has to tell everyone except the receiver (usually me) before he pulls out the "Surprise". I would like to be better at it and with upcoming birthdays, holidays and 'just because' opportunities I am hoping to pull a few things out of my sleeve by the end of the year :)

I have a quick breather in my travels and will be home this week and possibly next. Brett, however, left for Riverside today and will be working there for the next 4 weeks. He drove for over 7 hours today and then worked another 5 hours (and we thought the commute to Chico every day was bad!). The plan is for him to leave on Monday mornings and come home Friday night until the project is done and yes, he is driving, not flying. All of this travel also overlaps Brett's birthday which means that he will be in Riverside and I'll be in some other state. It might be a good time for me to work on one of those surprises...