R is for ouchie
I decided to take yesterday off from running. I’m not sure if that decision was made early enough to call it intentional or not. Either way, no mileage was added. However, it was Presidents’ day, which means that I did not have to work and got to go to Jazzercise at 9:30. Morning Jazzercise is really fun! I should know this, since I taught the 5:45am class for two years, but some times things slip through the memory cracks. There’s something special about a group of women starting their day together and bonding through sweat. Even though it was the exact same set (read: routines/moves) as the day before, I got a much better workout. This is probably due to me not having just ran 10 miles prior to class (like on Sunday) and being able to just enjoy the movement and make it more dance-er-ish.
The remainder of the day was just as enjoyable. A little shopping followed by getting the house in order.
Mr. Dawn and I enjoy celebrating Valentine’s Day on any day except February 14. So, this year that day was yesterday. We went to my favorite restaurant and then, more importantly, my favorite dessert place. Oh, Chocolate Cafe, how I love you. It was so fun to walk in and practically have the place to ourselves. The joy of the day after Valentine’s Day! Oh yeah, and it was 4 in the afternoon, that helped too. I enjoyed my “chocolate lover’s spoon cake” down to the last morsel. Mmmmm.
We had reserved a racquetball court for the “entertainment” portion of the date, but that wasn’t until 8pm, so we had some time to kill. I was able to finish all the grading I had brought home, which is good, because I hadn’t even looked at it all weekend long (whoops). So, yeah. I’ve never played racquetball before. I don’t think I’ve ever even held a racket before. To put it in perspective: Mr. Dawn played with his RIGHT HAND (note: he is left-handed) and still beat me all three games that we played. And yes, there were plenty of times when I would swing the racket wildly and never even make contact with the ball.
Things I discovered playing racquetball: 1.) I must sweat more than most because my goggled kept fogging up even after we switched and Mr. Dawn let me wear that “anti-fog” ones. I kept having to take them off and wipe the sweat off. LAME! 2.) My right arm may never work again. My fore-arm is KILLING me today. It hurt last night right after we played. It felt all numb and strange, but then this morning—OUCH!
All in all…best Valentine’s so far! Good work Babe 
