Hello my friends! Last night, I had two neighbors who was excited for a pilates/yoga/stretch class down a the gym. One, a woman from Brazil, had tried pilates before but not yoga, and the other, a woman from Russia, seemed to have taken a lot of yoga but maybe less pilates, so I really tried to do a mix. Since this was the first time we did this I wanted to start off with some basics and focus on proper placements. We ended up doing a bit more pilates blended with just a little yoga. From a yoga pose like downdog directly in to a pilates exercise. I think it turned out pretty awesome. Since stretching was requested, I took some extra time on that but we still didn’t get to stretch some of the muscles that we had worked on. They got to finish with a well deserved savasana which was a nice way to end our hour of workout.
I’ve never taught a class like this, it has always been dance or movement classes. But I know enough to teach both pilates and yoga. And stretching is kinda my thing, haha. Depending on peoples schedules, we will try to do this on Mondays from now on. My parents are coming tomorrow so I’m not sure I can teach next week, but after that I’m happy to teach every week. I think it will be fun:)
Yesterday, Jim went to buy coffee for us and we had a really nice morning together. After breakfast he asked me if I wanted to do yoga on the terrace. Him asking me for a yoga class doesn’t happen very often, so of course I said yes. Our neighbor texted us and asked if we could come over to help her in a bit, so I guided us through 30 minutes of yoga before we had to go.
I’ve taken “Liz” (yes, I named my bicycle Liz) for a ride. There is almost only one-way streets here with at least three lanes, so it’s not easy to bike anywhere. So I try to bike places with less traffic.
On Thursday, we skipped the concert and went to a Mexican restaurant instead. Mmm, guacamole.
It’s been a year since I got that phone call. When I woke up that day, July 28, and saw a missed call from Sweden, I knew what it was about and my heart was pounding hard until I called back and heard my dads voice. When we hung up, I screamed right out and probably scared the crap out of my pup who was sleeping next to me. I knew for a few years that the phone call could come any day, but even if you’re “prepared”, it still sucks and it still hurts. I miss my grandma.
Thor got a haircut from Spa Dogz (above is before and after). We asked for an inch to cut this time, but we could probably have gone a little shorter. But, he looks awesome and he’s a little cooler at least in this heat. 
The cutest face to wake up to in the morning
I know, it’s been over a week since I last posted anything here. So much for putting more focus on the blog like I wrote in June, haha. Sorry. I just haven’t felt like sitting by my computer updating you guys about random stuff I do.