Weekend round-up

What a crazy, fun weekend! Taking the train to Sacramento turned out to be somewhat like my delusional imagination had predicted. It was easy and semi-elegant. Once I arrived in Sacramento, my friend took me to dinner and then we went to “the hottest bar in Folsom”….Folsom Lake Bowling. Yes…it is a bowling alley…not even a particularly nice one…where we had to wait for an hour in line to get in….it was a unique experience.

The next morning it was off to the mall for some shopping. I picked up these adorable Arturo Chiang ballet flats at 75% off. And then to my all time favorite valley restaurant Spaghetti Factory. It brought back so many memories of being a broke college student and going out to dinner with my editor, Trent, and my roommate, Andrew. After dinner it was off to go see the movie Something New. Despite a rocky start, it turned out to be a really great flick.

The next morning, I tried my first ever Bikram (hot) yoga class. What a weird experience! The yoga studio was a sultry 105 degrees. As soon as you walked in the door it hits you like a hot gym sock right in the face. It’s a well documented fact that I am a “hatha-clutz,” so I was pretty sure I was going to have to be carried out on a stretcher after a 90 minute class. It actually went okay though. A lot of sweating but no fainting, drooling or other embarrassment. The instructor even asked me if I was a dancer…which is a compliment, right? Or does it mean, “oh my, you are extremely pale and bony.”

Now, about 6 pounds lighter after having sweat out all my bodily fluids, I managed to make it home on the train. I even talked to some nice strangers for help with directions…one of my least favorite things as a shy person. Made it back to the city in time for a birthday dinner with my cousin and then straight home to bed. Whew! I need a weekend to recover from my weekend!