Day 3: Fully Alive!

"I'm alive again, more alive than I have been in my entire life!" -Eminem What a great quote, so perfect for my day so far!

7:45am: R: Wake up Steph!!
Me: UHHH (groans)
R: Time for our hike around Lettuce Lake!

Today, we went to Lettuce Lake. What a gorgeous and fun trail! I kinda slacked today and complained more than usual, but boy did I get a workout! My butt cheeks are on fire! We walked approximately 3 miles! It was good thing we went early, because it wasn't that hot. THANK GOD. I can't do the heat torture.

At the end of our initial walk, R tells me we are going to go on the boardwalk around the lake (it's a boardwalk suspended above the alligator infested waters) so we can see some gators. Oh yes, and R assures me that it ONLY TAKES TEN MINUTES. I thought why not? 10 minutes is nothing. SHOW ME THE GATORS!

...30 MINUTES LATER we are still heading north on our trail to a watch tower to look over the water. There are unidentified creatures below my feet under the bridge. I finally start to realize that R TRICKED ME! That's right guys, our "ten minute walk" was MUCH longer than I was told, and there were NO GATORS! I guess I'll let her slide on the false promise of gators since the waters were low due to drought, but she definitely snuck in more cardio and made me do a longer workout than she promised!!


...I laugh now, but I was upset earlier :)

Attached are pics of me working out on the outdoor stair-stepper and attempting the rings. There's also a photo of the hiking crew: Me, R and Katlyn! Onto the rest of the day: pool aerobics, laps, and the gym later tonight!

Lots of love!
xoxo Stephanie Hollewud