the GOATs
Hi friends! Happy Monday! Hope you had a great weekend. It feels like spring here! It’s hilarious because last week it was snowing and this week we’re putting on sunscreen, but I’LL TAKE IT. If only it could stay like this forever, but before we know it, it will be a scorching oven so just making the most of it for now.
It was a fun-packed weekend over here. I took a barre3 class with a friend on Friday morning, and then we got smoothies at Nekter and watched the kids run around the courtyard and played hide and seek with them. Gymboree is having a huge sale, so I picked up some shoes for the girls and some outfits for baby August. I can’t believe he’ll be here in a little over a month!
When the Pilot got off work, we headed to the Funny Foot Farm to pet all of the animals.
We were greeted by the most enthusiastic rooster, who cockadoodled his face off the entire time we were there. Last time we were at the Funny Foot Farm was shortly before the Pilot left. It had been a while, and now they have the sweetest baby goats! It didn’t help our major goat fever. The only thing stopping us is our homeowner’s association. When we’re old and likely living somewhere else, chances are that we’ll be surrounded by goats.
We saw the pigs (who grunted at us excessively), the emus (which scared the bejeezus out of poor P), capybaras, tortoises, donkey, and porcupines. There’s something super fun about feeding a slice of sweet potato to a porcupine, I tell ya.
We saw all of the animals and walked to the car, laughing and recapping the adventures, and I felt so happy in that moment to have the family together again. It still doesn’t feel real that the Pilot is home and actually lives here now. When he leaves for work in the morning, I still have to convince P that he’ll be home in the afternoon. She still asks how many days until he’ll be home.
Dinner was courtesy of the Whole Foods hot bar. It’s one of our favorite casual dinner spots because they have something for everyone. 🙂
Saturday morning, the Pilot had to work, and the girls and I took off for ballet and a trip to Coscto. My nana met us there to watch the girls while I had an eye doctor appointment, and then we walked around and picked up some essentials. (+ we snacked on copious samples.) When we got home, the girls played outside most of the afternoon, during quiet time I caught a Peloton ride, and the Pilot and I had a date night.
We went to Flying V, which was one of our favorite spots when Kyle used to work there. Unfortunately, the food has gone wayyyy downhill. My salmon had some bizarre flavorless almost-raw beets and fennel on the side, the chips were stale, and my jalapeño prickly pear margarita looked gorgeous but tasted off. Even though the food was kind of disappointing, it didn’t really matter. We got to spend some time catching up and enjoying time with each other, and our babysitter put the kids to bed. That alone is a huge win.
Sunday morning, I took an early Orangetheory class, and then we went to the heritage conference to check out all of the old war planes.
Our first trip to the Heritage Conference:
And now:
(Wearing the infamous Leith dress)
We grabbed lunch at Zinburger, the Pilot took the girls to the park while I caught up on some work, and we had sushi roll bowls here at home.
Today, I have a pretty intense to-do list to crank through and I’m taking the day off from the gym.
This is random, but a friend mentioned going to a float tank here in Tucson and I’m totally intrigued. Has anyone tried it? Did you feel claustrophobic? Did you worry about drowning? I think it sounds SO peaceful, but am kind of nervous about trying it. (Apparently the salt content in the water makes you float, and it’s a dark room or little pod type thing, so you’re totally removed from sensory input. You’re supposed to feel like you’re floating through outer space and it can help with anxiety, depression, or pain. It sounds amazing and terrifying at the same time.)
I hope you have a happy Monday and I’ll see ya in the morning with a new workout!
xo
Gina
PS. Need a laugh? Just watch this. I was cracking up the entire time.
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Sounds like a really fun weekend! I tried the float tank last year and hated it. I didn’t even last the full session and jumped out early! I am not good at meditating and just could NOT relax, plus something was up with my ear plugs and they were leaking. Hope you don’t let my negative review deter you though, as you might have a totally different experience!
**Oh that goat fever is real!! These HOAs really cramp our style sometimes!
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**I feel you on the goats. I’m planning my best friend’s bachelorette in Asheville, NC and I literally chose our Air BnB because it has mini Nigerian goats on the property that love humans I’m so pumped!
Omg P holding the baby goat! **
Hey Gina ! I did my 3rd float on Saturday. They have dim lights you can keep on which I did the first time. It took me about half hour I’m guessing to calm my mind . Then it felt like I was floating in space. I tried to pick a topic to think about that I had been putting off and was able to think about it rationally without external noise and pressure. Oh and I have the best sleeps of my life after !!
I miss Funny Foot, and they goat pic with P is adorable! I so miss the Heritage Flight conference…so much fun! The Air Show is coming up there too on the 23-24th this month so hopefully you guys go fo that too! And the floating thing you mentioned sounds crazy. Never heard of it but want to try it…wonder if it feel like Scuba diving, which feels like you’re floating in space too.
So much fun at the petting zoo! Looks like a blast :). My sister had her reception at family member’s farm, who happened to have baby goats. The goats were def. the biggest attraction at the reception, with kids and adults alike!
I tried a float tank when I was in my third trimester and HATED it! I was so disappointed because I thought it would offer some relief from the aches and pains of late pregnancy (and I was excited to be able to float on my back) but it made everything worse. I felt so short of breath and had to keep getting out until I finally gave up and left. However, I think I would really enjoy it when not pregnant!!
I love the float tank! I did NOT have the weird psychedelic experience I read about before I tried it, but it was super relaxing and my entire lower torso had some major tension release I didn’t know it needed. I liked being in the pod, but if you get claustrophobic you can open it at any time and float not in darkness.
**I’ve been wanting to try a float tank as well!!**
I’d love to hear your feedback if you do it!
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So glad you are all back together!!
Baby goats ***
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Yay! What a fun weekend you guys had. Love that pic of P and the baby goat. 🙂 **
Oh my goodness. The girls with those goats.
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****Sounds like a great weekend!****
****what a fun weekend :)****
*** Looks like a fun weekend! The weather is crazy, right? It was the same where I live. One day we got four inches of snow, which is unheard of, and a few days later it’s almost 70 degrees!
Love baby goats! ***
*** What fun-filled family weekend! How cute are those baby goats
I love this post! ** P holding that tiny baby goat, OMG!
What a fun time:)
I saw that video last week and I was cracking up**
**my husband tried the float tank and was okay with it, but said he probably wouldn’t do it again. I’d love to try it. Also, the goat pics are adorable! **
I floated once. I didn’t like the dark. I couldn’t see where I was. The water isn’t very deep so even I, a non-swimmer, wasn’t anxious about drowning. I’m not sure that I felt more relaxed afterwards either- I honestly enjoy a long soak in a hot epsom salt bath more. My husband lasted maybe 15 minutes before he got out and waited for the timer to go off.
Goats! They are seriously adorable. My husband and I feel the same way….maybe one day we will be in a place to have the cutest goats.
Also, I have always been intrigued by the float idea. I have a couple friends who swear by it. Hope you try it soon so we can get a review **
**I’m dying to try the float tank and baby goat yoga ??**
***looks like a fun weekend!
**The float tank actually sounds amazing!
I’ve wanted to try floating too, but I’m afraid I’d get bored?**
**Is it ridiculous to want a ‘mini farm’ with mini goats, pigs, horses?!
**Super curious about the float tank! Would love hear your experience if you try it! Also – just discovered my bottle of overnight resurfacing peel is low and I cried a little.
**Baby goats are the cutest.
**Such a cute pic of P with the goat!
**A float tank business just started in our town and I’ve been so curious about it!
**I didn’t find anything at Gymboree but their line Janie and jack is having sales too and I have been there the last 3 weekends buying my little boy stuff. Hoping their sale to gap goes though because the kids clothes are so cute. So sad all these stores are going out of business.
** sounds like a great weekend!!**
Oh, gosh. I’d like to say the floating would be amazing, but my anxiety of being in the water while in a darkened space would probably get the best of me! *
Omg, P is so cute with that baby goat!! can’t believe how small Liv is in that picture!! it’s snowing here today and it’s no bueno!! I’m looking forward to spring and just feeling warm! Great to see you spending time together again!! **
**what a fun weekend! So glad your family is back together. P with that baby goat is the cutest thing ever! Have a good day!
** looks like fun!
*Love baby goats!what a fun weekend!
Looks like fun!**
* I’ve been intrigued by the float tanks too! But I think I’d be too scared of drowning too! Look forward to hearing your experience if you try it out!
** what a fun time at the farm!. Haven’t tried a float tank, not sure if it’s my cup of tea, but I have been trying to talk my husband into it for the past year.
**Emus are so scary for some reason!!! And the tank sounds both horrifying and relaxing….hmmmm.
** I was just talking to my husband about how I want to take my toddler to a farm before baby #2 arrives in May! Looks like a fun outing
**P holding that goat, oh my! So sweet! **
** yay! Love the beauty counter product I previously purchased from you. The overnight serum does make your skin look so good the best day!
** Oh my goodness, baby goats!! **
***The farm looks so fun! I wish we had somethjng like that nearby!
I want to snuggle a baby goat ***
*Looks like it was a fun weekend! So good to see you being able to enjoy these things all together again. **
*** I want some baby goats!!! These are some great family pictures. I love that you are all back together 🙂
*** I treated my Mom and Dad to a float tank experience for Mother’s Day and Father’s Day last year. My big takeaway is to book two appointments. The first appointment is a learning curve. You’re figuring out the lay of the land, how everything works, and what settings work best for you. Pillow, no pillow, complete dark, dim lights, music, silence, etc. By the end of your first float session, you get it. Your second float session is when you truly experience the float. My dad and I loved it. My mom, not so much!***
** P holding the baby goat is probably the cutest thing on the internet today
** What a great weekend!! I can’t get enough of baby goats 🙂
** baby goats! Gotta be honest though, not so cute when they grow up if you don’t get them de-horned, or whatever it’s called.