I’m back to the grind after a fun and relaxed Memorial Day. I was up and in the office working on the new website at 7 a.m. this morning but being able to take yesterday off and relax was totally worth it. Since I slept through my chance to go to a morning yoga class on Monday, I went for a run instead.

And of course I waited until noon to go and nearly died because it was so hot and humid. I love running in the heat but this was a tough run. I got a little over 5 miles in but it was a struggle. I picked up Sullie for the last mile and then walked a bit. Had she not needed the exercise, I would have called it quits at 4. The bonus was that I wore the new Armour Bra by Under Armour that I was recently sent to test and it was awesome. I’ll have a full review for you soon!

I threw together a salad after my run as I was making a dip to take to the pool party (that featured avocados, surprise!). The salad held me over until I arrived at the party where I spent the rest of the afternoon alternating between beer, chips and dip and prosecco. It was perfection.

There was a moment around 5 p.m. that I contemplated heading home to shower and take my sweet yoga student, friend and recent teacher training graduate, Maddie’s new 7:15 hot vinyasa class at Y2 (it was her FIRST class!)…

But then I was delivered a glass of prosecco and any chance of yoga happening went down the drain. I was just too relaxed and comfortable.

The party was awesome. There was a floating dog.

And a cute 7-week old baby that I spent at least 45 minutes snuggling with.

I left around 7:30 and picked up take-out on my way home. Tofu and vegetables with steamed brown rice. The rest of the evening was spent on the couch with mindless entertainment, The Bachelorette. It is so terrible this season. I am kind of disappointed. I wanted Charlotte to have a better showing.

One last thing for my Charlotte-area readers. Dave Romanelli will be visiting Y2 Yoga this weekend to host wine, chocolate and yoga workshops.

If your life is going way too fast and a weekend of simple pleasures would do you right…check out David Romanelli’s upcoming events at Y2 Yoga taking place June 1 and 2. David fuses flowing vinyasa yoga with exotic Vosges Chocolate, fine wine, and rockin tunes to remind you: “Life is just a series of moments. If you miss the moments, you miss your life.”

He’ll be leading three different workshops – you can attend one or all three! Get more info and sign up here. And check out this video Dave made for us.

Have a great (short!) week!