Crossfit Open - Well, the Open started anyway. The Crossfit Open starts the road the the Crossfit Games. It's a worldwide, 5 week long competition - one wod per week. We all do this at a gym, and then submit scores online - and then the top 60 form each region go to Regionals, which are the last step pre-games. HH's big goal is Regionals this year, and I think he'll have no problem making that! The wods can be anything - last week for the first one, we spent 7 minutes doing burpees. Ouch. I'm doing the Open just to do it - and support HH and Bolt's team. Send good vibes for us over the next 4 weeks, please!
West Plano Crossfit Cupid's Challenge - We all know I'm not a competitor. HH? Yes. All day long. And he's awesome at it. We put together 2 teams to head to Plano last Saturday to do a team crossfit competition - and it was so fun! HH and Matt were great coaches, Robyn and Sandra were awesome cheerleaders / team moms, and our teams were amazing! We did 3 wods - they were hard! It was a fun and challenging day, but I'd do it again in a heartbeat. It did mean that HH and I totally swapped normal roles - and that was a challenge and an educational experience in itself! I'm normally the crossfit mama when he competes; I don't want him to have to worry about anything other that what he's got to do in each wod. It means a long day for both of us - him physically, and me mentally and emotionally. The swap was cool - and I think gave us both some new perspective.
30 Day Paleo Challenge - I did a 30 (well, 31) day Paleo Challenge with our friends over at Bolt. We eat pretty clean in the W Fam anyway, but this added an extra edge to the month - no grain, dairy, or sugar - real or otherwise! I went ahead and cut out dark chocolate and wine too - ouch! It was a great month long challenge, and I really learned how much better I do when we plan out what we're eating for the week. The wheels tend to fall off when we fly by the seat of our pants. I made it through the month with 0 cheats and am so ready to eat something not Challenge-worthy tomorrow! No clue what it'll be yet, but something delicious! I'm so proud of all of the friends that did this together. We kept each other on it and honest - so helpful!
Valentine's Day - cheesy? Yes. But you gotta love a day devoted to cards and candy. I missed out a bit on the candy part this year due to the Challenge, but didn't actually miss any of it! HH gave me a pair of Nike Romaleo weightlifting shoes - and they're totally awesome!!! We tend to go low-key for holidays, but these are amazing. And I'm totally spoiled. I think it's a sweet 'holiday' that is playful and fun.
Dallas' Fab Weather! - a year ago, we had 2 huge ice storms and school cancelled and all of the mess that goes with that! This year? It's been like spring most if the month - and we LOVE it!!! I'll take this kind of winter any day - it's been gorgeous!
What are some of your favorites?
