When friends try to kill their other friends

So I told ya'll how I started doing Jazzercise on Alicia & Denise's recommendations. And I normally go to the one in Floyds Knobs on Paoli Pike. I was disappointed at first because Alicia's class is at 4:15 through the week & I have to work until 5 so that doesn't work. (And maybe after you finish reading, you'll know why I am no longer disappointed...)

Jami Leigh Lee also goes to jazzercise at Alicia's facility & she's a class manager. And SHE came up with the idea that one Sunday when Alicia taught we should go. And you know me, I'm always game for stuff, so I said, "Sure! I'll find out when she's teaching the next Sunday!" She was doing the class on May 16th which was the day after I got back from Memphis, so I knew I'd be tired. I figured after my long weekend, she'd end up killing me, but alas - I made it out alive.

I also wanted Denise to know I was taking one of Alicia's classes so she could come too, because I figure - the more the merrier. And these two girls made a game out of it. They were giving their requests to Alicia & she was getting her set all ready for me! Denise was able to come, but sadly, Jami Leigh Lee was under the weather & couldn't join in the fun...

So I did a regular jazzercise class with Alicia as my drill sargeant, er I mean - instructor. And she's tough - that's a fact! I have NEVER sweated so much in a jazzercise class! I mean sweat was pouring down my face! And I think I worked so hard because I didn't want to let Alicia down. I am competitive, remember?! I sure as heck didn't want her to be disappointed in me! (And I didn't want her to yell at me!) I wish wish wish I wouldn't have been guzzling down water & trying to breathe after class so I could've taken a pic of my bright red face, but breathing & water were more important at the time...

It's now 2 days later - and the following are the parts of my body/muscles that hurt:

-stomach, -biceps, -triceps, -butt, - pecs (are those the muscles behind your boobs? Because if they're not - then my pecs AND the muscles behind my boobs hurt...) -shoulders, -big thigh muscles, -forearms & -neck. (Technically I can't blame my neck on Alicia. I think it's from driving 80 miles an hour down the interstate for 8 hours & having to turn to look in my blind spots when I was zipping around people - at my mothers urging. She's got a lead foot..)

But that's why I love jazzercise! It's a total body workout & it's kinda, sorta FUN! And it was really neat to see Alicia up front in that drill sargeant capacity! I'm not used to seeing her in that way & she did a great job! I have another level of respect for her for being so healthy & helping other ladies to be healthy! PLUS she knew the delicate balance of making me work hard, but not quite hard enough to kill me.

I'm a little scared to go to my normal class tomorrow because I know it's gonna HURT! But it may end up helping because I'll be stretching all those muscles back out & that should feel good!

So my thanks goes out to Alicia, Denise & Jami Leigh Lee! We should definately try to get together for another class soon. Just maybe in a couple of months after I recover from this one!