okra: A Day of Gifts

As if today couldn't get any better... my boss just told me to leave an hour early today! Yayayay!

The night before last, Keith gave me one of my Christmas presents (really early!) because he said that he thought I'd be really excited about it and he couldn't wait. And me, liking presents, said that would be fine with me, hehe. It turns out, the present is a yoga video! He's right, I am really excited about it. In fact, I had to try it last night (sadly it was too late for me to use it the night I received it). Keith, being a good sport, did yoga with me. It is a great video; it was very relaxing and a lot of fun. Well, it was relaxing for us anyway. Mr. Mister cat saw us laying on the floor, doing synchronized movements, and freaked out! He stood between us and stared at us, then started meowing and sniffing us. We had to pet him and speak calmly in order to convince him that we were ok. He finally tentatively settled next to us, tucking his paws under his chest, as if to keep an eye on us.

This morning I went to a 6 a.m. yoga class at the gym. I had never been to an actual class before. I'm pretty yoga ignorant. In fact, the video is the first yoga experience I've had. But so far, I'm reaaaaaly liking it. I'm incredibly non-flexible (My back is a bit crooked, which contributes to my overall stiffness), but I've always wanted to see if I could change that. It felt good to stretch my muscles and ligaments, made a bit tender by yesterday's treadmill/stair stepper bout.