I've just walked in from gym...went a little earlier this morning as I wanted to do the 9am Step class, I noticed last week that the new training program starts today and thought this would be a good time to fall in as everyone will be learning the new routines today. I have'nt attended a step class in years - when I first moved to Germany at tried out the classes available at our gym I noticed they did the same routines week in and week out, for me that was far too boring. As an instructor myself I was challenged to do a new routine each time I taught the same time slot. I notice the gym I go to does the Austrailian Les Mills program...it might suit other people ( German's love routine ) but for me I need something new in each class, so really going to give this a try and go next Friday as I think going to the class can also open the door to making new friends, and I need to work on this area if I'm going to be living here long term.
My poor child didn't have a good birthday yesterday....I had a skype chat to her and she mentioned she was going for lunch and that a few friends were coming around for the evening. The lady she works for has a daughter of 20, who has introduced Lauryn to many of her friends. As yesterday was her day off she slept in late, showered, chatted to me and got ready to meet her friend for lunch...only to get a call from the girl to say she was ill and had just come back from the Doctors...So that also meant the evening's arrangements were also cancelled...so she went to the video shop and got a DVD to watch in her apartment. When I got a sms from her saying this was her worst birthday as she was so lonely and how much she wished she was back home in Cape Town with family...MY HEART BROKE. I couldn't sleep last night, I kept on praying that at some point someone there would remember it was her birthday and make it a good one for her.....I'm still to hear if anything good happened as I'm 6 hours ahead of her...How could they not have made her day special for her, knowing she was away from her family...this gets to me.
Tonight being Friday I have a glass of wine or two...back in South Africa we have this low calorie wine which is half the point value of a normal 100ml glass of wine...I have searched high and low in Germany for something similar, but nothing...so I limit myself to 2 glasses max...Friday nights we do our grocery shopping, then settle in after dinner and listen to music channels....I have to make sure I watch my points during the day on a Friday as I have to leave 2 points for my Friday *treat* -
can I call it a treat when I dont even enjoy the taste that much....LOL...
So far we have no plans for this weekend, Heinz wants to mow the lawn for the last time before winter, so sure we'll get out a bit, hubby has noticed getting me out over the weekend puts me in a happy mood....and he likes a happy wifie around!!
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I took these photo's last year on my daughter's 22nd birthday...
I spoke to Lauryn this afternoon...
