My Adventure.....recap! :o)

Wow!!! Two entries in one day....amazing!

So, today as you read previously was the Woman's Adventure in Boulder. The thing I didn't say this morning...was that eventhough it felt lonely to go all by myself...there was a big part of me that felt liberated. I do like being independent and going to things by myself...and that does feel good. I did feel proud of myself for going. :o)

Okay, so it was a really good day!! I met many amazing women and there were lots of people there by themselves...so I didn't stand out like a sore thumb, like I thought I would. There were LOTS of amazing sponsors who were all giving away pretty cool SWAG (Stuff We All Get :o) So I probably got at least $200.00 worth of goodies for my $75.oo entrance feel. Unfortunately, I didn't win any of the big prizes...but that was fine. It was still a great day.

I learned all about back country safety and while it was a pretty big overview of the subject...I still learned a lot. I also too a orienteering class, that honestly I was completely lost on. I think if I do delve more into that subject a smaller more visual class would be best for me. I got a free facial which was amazing and felt great. It was a really warm day probably low 90's so the cool water on my face felt wonderful!! The only bad thing is that all of the bees found out where the yummy smelling things were...and decided to hang out and land on all of the faces. That was not so relaxing or enjoyable...but luckily...I didn't get stung. :o)

I then decided it was time to go check out the food, Mad Greens was there giving out free salads and so I got one of those and ate it while waiting in the LONG line for crepes. The Crepe was super yummy!! I got a ham, cheddar, spinach, tomato and onion crepe. Yum! Then I went into the beer garden to have a seat and eat it. Oh, and get a beer of course. ;o) Okay, kay....I ended up sitting with some really nice ladies and getting a couple of beers. Laughed a lot...chatted a lot...learned a lot and just had a great time!

Soon, it was time for the fly fishing class. We all decided to go together. It was a great class and something that came easy for me. The teacher said I was a natural. ;o) Honestly, I wasn't even going to take the fly fishing class, but it was lots of fun and definitely something I would really like to learn more about. I came home and told Robb all about it and he said that he's always wanted to fly-fish as well...so we might look into taking some class together or maybe a trip! Fun!!

After fly-fishing it was time for Laughter Yoga....okay this was the most ridiculous thing I have ever done...but I have to say it was loads of fun and I did feel MUCH more relaxed afterwards. It was silly at the time and yes there were times during that class when I was actually saying to myself, "come on...give me a break!" But! It was fun and worth it. I'm glad I did it. Because honestly, that's what this day was all about....taking classes or doing things I probably wouldn't do or try on my own.

After the laughter yoga class I went down to the water to take the Kayaking class. Unfortunately, it was VERY unorganized and there were several women down there that said that had been waiting for over an hour to get on a kayak. Yuck, I knew this would both put me in a bad mood and waste what was left of my day...so I decided to go see what else there was to do. I went to the sports medicine tent which was about to start a pilates class. Perfect. So, I took that class and it was actually a pretty good workout and I think I might be a little sore tomorrow from. We used a cool strength band with loops for your hands...so it was a nice strength workout as well.

After that class, I went around to all of the booths to make sure I didn't miss out on any SWAG. I grabbed a few more and then they were doing the last drawing...I was hoping and praying I would win something. This was the big one....the cannondale bike and weekend trip. As I was standing there a lady my age walked up to me and asked how I liked the laughter yoga class. I told her it was a lot more fun than I thought it was going to be. She introduced herself, Laura and we both lamented about having not won anything today...and hoped we would win!! As the lady on the loud speaker was calling out names we were both chanting eachothers names....as to give them more power to find their way to the top of the bag...and win!!

But, it wasn't in the cards for today...neither one of use won anyting...but also said we were both thankful for what we did receive...it was still a lot. She then just kinda out of the blue asked if I liked to hike or snow shoe or anything like that. I said I love to hike and have always wanted to snowshoe...but never have. She said that she hikes a lot and loves to snowshoe and is always looking for people to go with. So, we exchanged phone numbers and she said we should go sometime. Yay!! So, I did meet a new person to do things with...which is exactly what I needed...wanted. :o)

So, in more ways than one...today was perfect and exactly what I wanted....needed. I love that!!