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Zumba Regulars Group Photo
Posted on May 14, 2011 by Ching under Health, Things to Do, Zumba.
Misty sent me this photo from Wednesday night’s Zumba class. Looks like I totally missed out on a Justin-sighting and a great class. I hate missing Zumba. We were out on the West side of town that night, though.
Anyway, speaking of Zumba. There is this huge FREE Zumba event in Old Town tonight. It’s from 6 to 9 PM in Old Town Square (in front of Warren Theater). The details are all over Facebook. Zumba enthusiasts, casual Zumba people, and those curious about Zumba will congregate and Zumba outside on the square. It kind of reminds me of a flash mob. I would totally do it except for a prior engagement.
Anyway, I don’t care what you have planned tonight. If you are going to be in town, this is one event you cannot miss! (I’m counting on you to take lots of pictures, Gina Ann! Don’t let me down!)
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Zumba!
Posted on May 13, 2011 by Ching under Health, Zumba.
I missed doing Zumba on Monday night due to my appointment with John Wilborn, but at least I got to record them on video. My favorite part is below, except I’m not sure why the video is sideways. LOL.
If you can’t see the videos, pop out of Facebook by clicking here.
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Mother’s Day Zumba Class
Posted on May 8, 2011 by Ching under Health, Zumba.
Mom and I attended Gina Ann’s special Mother’s Day weekend Zumba class at East Central Genesis and had a blast! I got to meet mom’s friend Tita Grace and her daughter Kristen. Didn’t get any pictures with them, though. Oh, well. Maybe next time.
Meanwhile, here are some pictures of the usual suspects.
Zumba regulars Mandy and Stephanie
Our group photo with Karla, Sharelle and Hai
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TGIF at the West Central Genesis
Posted on May 8, 2011 by Ching under Events, Zumba.
We had a great time at the TGIF Zumba class on Friday night. We thought we were going to have to do Zumba outside. It worked out better because it was a little too hot. Here are some of the post-Zumba and TGIF photos…
Gina Ann, Tita Rose and Ching
Stephanie, Hai, Gina, Ching and Mandy
Gina and Brian
Ching, Hai and Gina
Amie and Tony
Brian with Mandy and Hai
Amie
Hai and Gina
Stephanie and Amie
Carolyn and Gina
Mandy, Ching, Hai and Gina
Carolyn and Coley
Stephanie and Ching
Carolyn and Gina
Amie and Ching
Stephanie, Carolyn and Gina
TGIF was a lot of fun. The folks at West Central Genesis sure know how to party. I’ll have to remember to bring some lawn chairs and Woodchucks next time.
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Good Friday was a Great Friday
Posted on April 24, 2011 by Ching under Life, Zumba.
Brian was worn out from the hectic week he had last week. The week of the National Sales Meeting always drains him. While it’s fun and exciting, the long days are exhausting. We talked about taking last Friday or Monday off, but we both had stuff going on and couldn’t miss work. The first day that we both could feasibly take off was Friday, April 22 (which happens to be Good Friday).
Since we were both off work, we figured we could clean house and do some chores. The house specially needed attention because Brian and I have been so busy the last few weeks that it’s been messier than usual. Brian had invited his ex-girlfriend (from almost 15 years ago; the one he was with right before we got together) over for dinner so we really needed to tidy up the place.
Anyway, something came up and she couldn’t make it. Other than making too much spaghetti (and having to eat the leftovers the next day), things turned out okay. Brian and I actually work better on a time crunch. I didn’t want dirty clothes all over the laundry room when we had guests over so I didn’t do laundry in my usual leisurely way, which usually takes all weekend and sometimes carries over into Monday night. I got all the laundry done (all four loads) before 5 PM. It was quite a productive day overall.
Brian and I ended the evening at Lizards Lounge. We were mostly there to see Skrapyard, but the first two acts (Kingshifter and Death Valley Wolfriders) actually weren’t bad. Brian really liked Kingshifter. I appreciated Death Valley Wolfriders for their Black Sabbath cover. Both bands had some good original songs, but not having seen or heard of these guys before, it was nice to hear a familiar song.
Skrapyard was amazing. This was Brian’s first time watching them perform live. I’d played some of their songs for him before and he really liked it. “Deeds of Man” was the highlight of the evening for me. I love the mellow part of the song toward the end.
Charlie Withers is awesome! I told Brian that we’ll have to drive to the West side Granite City to watch him perform solo one day.
Since Danielle bailed on us, I falsely assumed it was going to be just the two of us (Brian and me) all night. We were just lounging around the house (killing time before the show, letting our spaghetti dinner digest), when I got a call from Doug. He and Tammy were already at Lizards Lounge. Brian and I were both like, “Crap!” And then we scrambled to get cash (it’s a “cash only” bar) and head out there. It’s a good thing that the bar is pretty close by. I think we were there in less than ten minutes.
I’m not sure if the bands were too loud for them, but they were both really good sports and seemed to have a good time. I feel awkward inviting people to Lizards Lounge because of its bad rap. I’d never been there before until Jenni invited us to see Surphace there a few weeks ago. I had heard so many bad things about the place before, I was totally surprised that I liked it. I think it was really bad before when people smoked inside. I had such low expectations of the place that they were quite easy to exceed. Then again, I’m pretty easy to please. I’m not a “bar snob” like Misty. =P Give me cheap drinks and good music and I’m all set. LOL. I could totally add LL to our regular rotation.
Brian said he figured out why I liked their fuzzy navels there. He watched the bar tender make my drink and he said they put some vodka in it. Instead of just using peach schnapps and orange juice, they do peach schnapps and orange juice and vodka. So it’s like a cross between a screwdriver and a fuzzy navel. I’ve decided to call it a fuzzy screwdriver. LOL.
The two glasses of coconut rum and pineapple juice that I had at home after dinner and the fuzzy screwdrivers I had at the bar made me feel quite fuzzy the next day. I never really get hung over, but I wobbled to the restroom when I got up the next morning. I still made it to step class, though. I even had enough energy to spare for Zumba, but decided to skip it (since Gina is out of town). I’ll tell you more about Saturday later today. Check back in a few hours.
Anyway, we had a really great Friday. I love, love, love Skrapyard!
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