This weekend John and I got to sneak
in “Jurassic World,” then tackled packing up the basement while Boo enjoyed a
medieval fair in Rock Creek, Ohio with her Mimi. All the people dressed in
theme would bow to Boo since she was dressed as a princess, and the King and
Queen threw money at her. Sad we missed it, but we may take her again next
weekend before we head to D.C.
So much cute. Boo was very excited about butterflies landing on her.
I had also planned to pack up half
the kitchen, and do a bunch of other moving-related stuff on Sunday. But you
know what? It’s also one of my last weekends in Cleveland. I still packed up
Boo’s playroom and puttered through a few things, but John and I both went to
Boo’s last swim lesson and swam a bit. Then, we took her kayaking on the Rocky
River for a few hours. The weather was perfect and everyone was happy.
That’s what I mean about juggling
responsibility and fun. Great, I can have the entire house packed up by Tuesday
morning, which the control freak in me would celebrate… but the movers come
Wednesday. I can just stay up a little later if I have to, and then I can enjoy
some outside daylight hours with my family before we take off. This is especially important to do
during this beautiful weather, because I need something to remind me why I love
Cleveland when I return in the dead of winter.
As for fitness, I regularly attend
CrossFit classes here and
this is my last week *sob*. If you are living under a rock and haven’t heard of
CrossFit, CrossFit workouts
incorporate elements from high-intensity
interval training (aka HIIT), Olympic weightlifting, plyometrics, powerlifting, gymnastics, calisthenics, and other exercises. I
suck at the gymnastics parts (pull-ups, etc.), but I love doing squats with
barbells and medicine balls. Lots of people make fun of CrossFit and refer to
it as cult-like because members are often quite passionate/vocal/addicted to
attending. Guilty. I enjoy the community, I’m getting stronger, I don’t get
judged for eating bacon, and I challenge myself every day.
I have managed to find four CrossFit
gyms in Luxembourg, though I'm not sure how close they are to where we are
living. While I’m going to attend at least once, I think I’m going to be taking
a hiatus until I return. For one, CrossFit is expensive, and we will be down to
one income. Second, I’m not sure how the language barrier will play out, or the
childcare aspect. Here, the gym (or "box") I attend has a kids’ room
that Boo can sit in and play with toys or mess around on her iPad. That isn't
the norm at CrossFit, so I'm not going to hold my breath.
Finally, I don't want a workout to
stop travel plans. I want to jump on a train or bus and just go. I’m sad about
losing all the progress I’ve made in strength training, but them’s the
breaks. For now, I’m planning to stay fit by walking, walking, walking,
and eating sensibly. Maybe I’ll try to focus on becoming a better runner jogger while there. I've also
considered buying/renting a bike while we are there and biking all over with
Boo, but I have read that Luxembourg is more bus-based than the rest of Europe,
so I'll assess when we arrive.
No updates on the visa situation at
this point. I have reached out to Senator Portman's office to see if they can do
anything. If I have to go to the embassy next week, so be it.
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