by Jen
on December 15, 2013
Hi and happy Sunday! I hope it’s been a great weekend for everyone.
I attended two very fun holiday parties last night. The first was our staff party for Metro where this photo was taken. It’s the “Jen’s.” There are FOUR Jen’s that work for Metro…and we only have 30ish employees. This has pretty much been the story of my life. I think there were six of us in my sorority in college and I can’t even begin to list how many come to the yoga studio. According to Wikipedia, “Jennifer was the single most popular name for newborn American girls every single year from 1970 to 1984, inclusive.” Apparently, since 2009 it has dropped out of the top 100. The trend is coming to an end. 🙂
How many Jen readers do I have!?
I taught my Sunday 9:15 “yoga church” class at Y2 this morning. My day was made when one of my regular students (who I actually went through teacher training with) approached me after class and told me that it had become not only her favorite class of the week but one of her favorite hours of the week. I have been teaching this class since I started teaching yoga three years ago. It’s so special to me and I’m happy it’s special to my students too.
I went to Nolen Kitchen again for brunch because it was so good last week. I ordered a virgin bloody mary and coffee.
And loved their scone of the day, oatmeal raisin.
I wasn’t in the mood for brunch food so I got a salad instead. Chopped cobb with romaine, tomatoes, blue cheese, chickpeas, bacon and avocado. I did a mix of basil buttermilk and balsamic dressing.
I just took this cute thing for a walk and started a new audio book, Me Before You, which Joy The Baker claims to be a “break your own heart” kind of book. Anyone read it?
Off to yoga to warm up from a brisk walk. Have a lovely evening!
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