SUGAR & SPICE & EVERYTHING NICE!

I survived another Sundance Festival!! I can't believe it was my fourth one! To crazy! Here's a little update on what I have been up to lately in no particular order!

The first week of January I did a 5 day DETOX!! Ugh, talk about awful! It's called RESET by USANA. It was a low glycemic detox. Everyday I had 3 protein shakes, 2 low glycemic protein bars, 1 serving of fruit and 1 serving of vegetables. Plus at least 64 oz of water. Very different from my regular diet of eggos, chocolate milk, mudslide cookies from Einsteins, Zupas salad, and Nuttella from the jar! It's supposed to reset your body so you don't crave sugars. What I learned was:

1. Detox is a fancy word for LAXATIVE!!! The second day was pretty bad and it got better after that but not the funnest thing ever when you have to go to work everyday! To make things worse, our sponsors provided us free lunch almost everyday that week and I couldn't eat it!

2. You are supposed to drink half your body weight in oz of water daily. More if you work out. Water was the most important thing with this detox. That was the hardest part for me. I wasn't used to drinking that much water.

3. My co-workers were very nervous about how not having sugar would affect my mood at work! I am pleased to say that I didn't not murder any of them!

4. You really can survive without sugar!

5. It's hard to change your eating habits but it can be done with hard work and dedication!

I survived the 5 days and yes, I still eat sugar but not as much as I used to! I make sure I get at least 64 oz of water a day! I notice a big difference when I don't drink enough water. I feel better during my work outs!

The pole studio I go to has been on the news a lot lately. Here is a link to one of the segments from channel 2 News. I was in the background awkwardly stretching. Here is the link if you want to watch it: http://connect2utah.com/recipes-and-life/fresh-living-main it's the 3rd video down. Below are some pictures of moves I'm working on/dreaming about being able to do someday!

One of my instructors, Rina, doing the Butterfly. She's hard core and pretty much the coolest person ever! I'm pretty sure she's going to make me cry at least once in class!! Kind of reminds me of Jillian Michaels.
Sara, another instructor, doing a variation of the jasmine, I think! Also totally amazing!
Somer and Sara doing an inside leg hang. Eventually my friend Rachel and I are going to do doubles once I get good!

Becca doing an armpit hold. Super hard!!!

I'm not strong enough to either of these yet!

Over Christmas Olivia and I made Red Velvet Cake Balls!! I had never made them before so it was a fun experiment for me and Olivia! Maybe not so much for Cookie because she had to clean her up after, hahha!!! But we had so much fun!!


Plus, look how happy she is!!! The mess was worth it! Her decorating skills are most impressive! Sure do love that little sassy goober!!
I got a pedicure before the festival. Our logo this year was the Snowflake!!
I brought Olivia and baby Rose some hats from the fest!

At my lodging I had a twin and we parked next to each other everyday!
This was my lodging. It's looks like a jail with a hot tub in the middle of it. So weird!
Here is the bullet hole in the elevator! Or at least it looked like one. Super sketchy!
Oh, my co-worker Mike LoPresti in the most disgusting hot tub ever! yuck!!!
This my co-worker Gabi, we had a volunteer who made ballon animals! She has an alien on her head! Talk about some serious talent there!
Noelle, Me, and Whitney! 3 besties!!
Dancing up a storm at the fanciest bowling alley I've ever been to! That's Park City for you!
My buddy Shawn!
Ice skating adventure with Sundancers! Me, Hiro, and Noelle


Stretching!
The Volunteer Departments "Just the Vest" photo!! It's a long story and I borrowed and 3xlarge to make a dress!

Super Cold!
The 2011 Volunteer Department!!

THE ART OF POLE

~The Red One steps into the Light. See with the soul and not your eyes because to dance with beasts you must penetrate their disguise~

~Ability~Strength~Esteem~Confidence~Endurance~Sensuality~Expression~Rhythm~Fluid~

I see these words on the walls everyday at dance class. A simple reminder to appreciate all wonderful, gifts, and talents that I have been blessed with. Because at Studio Soiree the outside world doesn't matter and negative phrases like: "I can't..., "I'll never..., "I'm not...", don't exist and if you say them you get in trouble. It's a place that focuses on the beauty of women, our pure awesomeness, and embraces the fact that we are all different, special, and sexy in our own way.

My gal pals and I decided to do, "Find Yourself Fall". We each picked something that we've wanted to do but never did or were to lazy to do it. I started taking Pole Fitness classes in September. Mostly because I wanted to loose weight and I thought I'd be naturally good at because I was a gymnast. Turns out, I've gained 7lbs of muscle, I really had no clue what I was getting myself into, and I have some of the most amazing new friends a girl could ask for! The instructors and the girls at the studio really are fantastic people. Pole is so much harder than I ever thought possible but I love it and I'm getting stronger everyday. Someday all these bruises, raw skin, calloused hands, and icing my shoulder every night will all be worth it when I'm able to do , "The Beautiful Fang"!

"Some people say you are going the wrong way when it's simply a way of your own."

Be Bold, Be Brave, Be Free
"Times are hard but I was built tough. I'm gonna show you all what I'm made of" ~Cher~
"If my hands could hold them, you'd see, I'd take all these secrets in me and I'd move and mold them to be something I'd set free" ~ Sara Bareilles~

"The Fire of Sassiness" (that's what my Australia Boy calls me!)
"It's not the strength of the body that matters, but the strength of the spirit." ~Gandalf~ (I can't have a blog post without reference to LOTR!! haha)
This is, "The Beautiful Fang"! That's Zoraya, she's amazing!
"Do you believe it's possible for little girls to fly?", ~Bela Karoyli~

My photos were done by Somer Ahonen, she's very talented!

SNOW MUCH FUN!!

November 20th , 4am!! On our way to Denver Colorado to see Joshua Radin!

Me, Lisa, Allison and Marie set off on a great adventure!!
Allison moving the garbage can to set the camera on it!
Thai Food, yumo!!!

The view from the 33rd floor!
Marie, Allison, Lisa and Me!! Top Model!
Stair step!
Some random guy jumped in our photo!
It was only natural that we took a photo with his girlfriend as well!
Elevator fun! Hmm, I'm pretty sure I'm wondering how far I can stick my boobs out, haha!
At the Gothic Theatre!

Kelley James, opening band! He's awesome!
Other opening band. They were hilarious! The green hoodie boy is my new boyfriend!
My Buddy, the one and only Joshua Radin!

It's been almost 2 years since we'd last seen each other and he still remembers me! Yep, he never took his arm from around my shoulders the whole time and he always calls me "Darlin"! He's playing in SLC on my birthday and it's going to be HUGE!!! The band is in and so is the opening band , Cary Brothers. My 30th birthday is going to be ridiculously amazing!!!!!!!!

Group Hug!
His band and they fell in love with us!!
Driving home the next morning in a snowstorm!
What to do while we wait in traffic?

My new JR hoodie
I ate the whole bag of pretzel m&m's while waiting!
Marie and Allison
Surrounded by Semi's!
Stuck in Rock Springs Wyoming at the Hampton Inn
Booooooo
Morning Ice Lot
The pass is open we are on our way home.
Trying on Allison's new sun glasses
music!!
Our fearless driver!
Her glasses are so cool!
I made it safely to work after I thought we'd be stuck in Rock Springs for days!! While there we went to the Golden Corral for dinner. We were going crazy and I couldn't stop laughing! Enjoy the video of me stealing rolls!