Hatha Yoga

Due to an increase in working hours, a lot of stress, and lack of exercise; I have decided to enroll in another yoga class.

One of the things I enjoy the most about yoga is the focus on breathing. For someone who has trouble breathing during allergy season (which is just around the corner!), spending the time to focus and filling the body with full breaths is a very inviting activity.

The second best thing about yoga is Savasana, aka the corpse pose. While it might sound like something you'd want to avoid, I really have to disagree. It is so incredibly relaxing after a yoga session that I usually have to fight just to stay awake.

The third best thing about yoga is discovering what your body is truly capable (or sadly not capable) of. Tonight I did my first shoulder stand. Did you know it's hard to balance on your shoulders? The other day my friend Eileen was showing me the crane. I fell flat on my face in front of a small crowd trying out this new pose. When all else fails, I can always go back to the corpse pose!

And no, I can't do this yet...

Birthday Mania

April is a busy birthday month for our family. I can think of at least 11 birthdays in our family that land in April, 3 of which are immediate family. Personally, I think this is great -- many reasons to celebrate!!! It's also been a great opportunities to put my cake decorating classes to use.

For Sam's birthday we had a party at the house. It was great - the party lasted practically all day. We had people steadily trickling in since 9 in the morning, and the party went until around 9 that night. I'm pretty sure we spent the whole day eating. First it was the lunch snacks, then birthday cake, and we finished it all off with lasagna for dinner. Food, friends, and family - how can you go wrong?

. . .And here are some of the high honor guests who came from afar to be in attendance.































Here are a couple of the April birthday cakes a la Jenni.