One crazy week!

So as you can see from my lack of posts, it has been a crazy week! I was at the office until 9pm two nights, had a 24 hour trip to Cincinnati for a meeting, and then was at the office until 6pm last night! I haven’t found the happy medium yet of blogging and work since I can’t write posts at work. Therefore, I’ll request that you bear with me for a bit as I get back in the swing of things.

The quick trip to Cincinnati was great as I had the opportunity to catch up with Amy, who was my maid of honor in November. She and I work for the same company and have been best friends since our internship interview four years ago! We truly are the same person in almost every way! We both love burnt popcorn, good books, working out, running, cooking, and were married two months apart but honeymooned at the same time and were even able to spend a day together when Bo and I left Cap Juluca to visit them on St. Maarten.

We were able to catch up with Brittany, another work friend who also lives in Cincinnati over wonderful, crazy cheap sushi on Wednesday night. We enjoyed dinner at Dancing Wasabi in Mt. Lookout. It was very busy and filled with a mix of professionals and UCincinnati students alike. It reminded me of Sushi Land, our favorite Main Line sushi restaurant when we lived in Philadelphia. We split everything as we always do which makes it more fun since we could try a bit of everything versus just one or two rolls. We had edamame, an eel roll, a tuna roll, and a rainbow roll! The best thing was that even though they were busy they never once tried to rush us out. Brittany even stood next to us at our bar seats and talked for at least 30 minutes after we finished eating. This area was really cute and allowed me to see a different part of Cincinnati. Most of my business meetings are downtown and therefore i’m always staying at the downtown Westin. This trip was a refreshing change as I was able to stay with Ryan and Amy in their brand new home. After dinner we ended up staying up til almost 12 watching her favorite show, The Bachelor. Talk about crazy girls! I haven’t watched The Bachelor since I left college and therefore did not know that it was 2 hours each week. I sat down expecting a quick DVR version and instead was looped into the insanity of this show. Amy and her friends even have a pool going for this season! I can’t believe he kept some of those girls on the show!

Thursday and Friday were blurs as I was in meetings all day and had less then five hours sleep! But, all week I just kept reminding myself that I had a blissful 80 minute massage at Equinox with Michelle. I was hesitant of the massage since it was in a gym and not a dedicated spa. However, I am now a believer and hoping to enjoy a sports massage with her each month. The service was wonderful and reminded me of a great hair cut. She truly wanted a relationship with me and to become familiar with my daily routine. This allowed her to know which muscles she should target and which areas would need more pressure than others. In addition she did an analysis of my build and helped me with some easy stretches that I can do at my desk chair. My right and left forearms were very tight due to my constant typing. In addition my neck was full of knots! Below are some of the stretches she suggested: