Michael Phelps better watch it.

So I have been getting my swim on folks! To be fair I have had a bit of a rocky week. After going to visit a friend out of town and eating lovely foods that I shouldn't have then skipping out on my belly dancing class to see a friend in concert, I have some serious redemption to work on.

I joined my cousin, who has agreed to be my swim buddy bless her heart, last week for our first outing in the pool. I get to the register, "can I buy some goggles?" I ask. Sure he says, "do you want the $5 dollar ones or the $10 goggles?" Hmmmm lets be honest, I tend to be one of the cheapest people I know- "$5 bucks please!" And we are off to the pool. After securing a lane together we first had to figure out how to swim by one another without laughing... Seems easy right? You try staring your cousin in the face while you look like your drowning with one foggy goggle lens... not so easy. Damn you $5 dollar goggles!

In any case after a grueling 10 laps... yes you heard me correctly. I would prefer to say 20 laps since that's how many times I huffed and puffed back and forth in the pool, but details, details... Now all I have to do is get out of the pool and go sit in the hot tub. Oops, that's right, I hopped out and fell right back in. Apparently when I am unable to sweat after a workout, I am also unaware of how tired I am. Clearly my arms weren't having it, but after going for it on the second try... phew! success.

What I will say is after going swimming for the second time last night, I made a vast improvement. I was able to drive home without the fear of loosing my grip on my steering wheel which is a plus. But that stupid pool exit is killing me. Who knew getting my long legs out of the pool would prove to be the most difficult part?? (Well that and when my co-worker convinced me to jog through the deep end, right?!) This time I ended up with a charlie horse that left me clutching my calf as I took an awkward seat by the pool. Thank goodness it left as quickly as it showed up and I hit the showers.

I will conquer this pool yet I tell you, wait and see. In other news I was invited to yoga with my neighbors which might be neat. Considering the only thing I have done with them yet is drink outside, this could also get weird real quick. They obviously don't know that nobody wants to do yoga with me since I laugh constantly and act like a two year old since I always end up next to the guy that is so relaxed he farts. Hmmm decisions, decisions...