More P4P

Here are a couple more pictures from the Pilates for Pink event last weekend. I have such fun instructors!

Pilates for Pink

Over the past few weeks I've been busy preparing for ClubSport's annual Pilates for Pink charity class in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This afternoon, it went off without a hitch. We had over 100 people registered for the event and raised just over $1600 in donations! I was very thankful for all my Pilates instructors who helped make this event so successful! Here is just one picture from the afternoon but I hope to post more later -

My wonderful Pilates team -

Lulu, Shoshana, Marsha, Thea, Peggy, Elizabeth, me, Randi and Jill!

The school year is beginning...

For those of you who don't know, Brett and I still live on Corban's campus and I manage the on-campus townhouses. I'm going on my 7th year of living at Corban (what?? I've seriously been here that long??) Brett and I both have our off-campus jobs, which we love, but it's been a blessing to still be connected to this place, even in a small way. Sometimes we wonder what it's going to feel like when we finally move on.

Well, it's that time of year again. Students have started arriving on campus, as classes begin next Wednesday. Where did the summer go? It's nice to have people roaming around campus again, and even though it's not as quiet, it's bound to get more interesting. Not only is school starting back up for Corban, but Brett goes back to Lee Elementary next week for inservice and then his little kiddos come back the first week of September.

In light of all this back to school stuff, I thought I would post a picture of me and my siblings on one of our first days of school. Take a look and have a good laugh -

The Swenson Kids - 1992 maybe?

Sam(is that a pink jacket?), Heidi, Me and Sara

Warning: Don't Swallow Bubble Gum!

Is this just funny to me? A co-worker recently sent it to me and I thought it was hilarious... somewhat gross... but really funny! Can I just say how glad I am that fitness instructors don't wear this sort of thing anymore. If they did, I would definitely be in a different profession!

A little sore...

Yesterday was national LiveStrong day. It is a day to raise awareness and show support for cancer survivors in your community. ClubSport, the fitness club I work at, sponsors a LiveStrong team called Risky Business. In honor of LiveStrong day, the team decided to do a 3-hour marathon cycle class. ClubSport hauled 20 of our stationary bikes over to Bridgeport Village and held an outdoor cycle class from 3:30 - 6:30pm (yes, that is a very long time to be on a stationary bike). I was not planning on participating in the ride myself, but was helping with all the set up and such for the event. The class was about to begin and all bikes were reportedly claimed, but at the last minute, one spot opened up. Guess who saddled up?...

Yep, you guessed it...yours' truly. I was not prepared for it at all, but somehow they talked me into it. I'm proud to say, I made it the full 3 hours and totally kept up! It was a lot of fun, but I'm definitely a little sore. Hopefully I stretched enough today to prevent it from getting any worse.

Obviously, both Brett and I don't know how and when to say no (him with his "almost marathon" jog-a-thon, and me with my "who knows how many miles" cycle class). Oh well, it makes for good blog posts, I guess. :)