It's the Big Lug

How happy are you that my honeymoon/wedding posts are over??

So I forgot to mention about San Francisco - We bought Pocky in Japantown. I got a real kick that there is now "Men's Pocky." We tried them both and they taste exactly the same.

In knitting news: I made a london beanie for Chris but it turned out too small for his head so I guess I have a new winter hat:

I really like this pattern. It's so fast! But if you're making it for your boy, make sure to make it a little longer than the pattern says or else it's too small.

In other news...I took an actual Pilates class last night. Let me just give you a word of warning here - Mari Winsor Pilates tapes WILL NOT prepare you for an actual pilates class. That's right - no matter how many times you do the "advanced burn" or the "Fat burning" tapes - you will not be able to complete a real live class.

I told the instructor that I was a beginner even though I've been doing the tapes for a while. Good thing, because she kicked my ass (Did I mention she had to have been twice my age?). I have no idea how those other women did all the moves! I am going back because I am determined to get better at it. Oh my god. It had to have been the hardest class I've ever taken! I wish you all could've seen me struggling to do a sit up by the middle of the class. It was like I was telling my body to move but it was refusing to obey me! Luckily I'm not too sore today.

Posted by jen at September 27, 2005 08:27 AM

Comments

Good lord! Don't scare me! I'm trying to get into more yoga and pilates over the winter. Funny you mention Winsor Pilates though. I gave all those dvds to my aunt!

Posted by: Angela at September 27, 2005 12:38 PM

Pilates scares me...it's only one letter away from being "pirates".

PS I enjoyed the wedding and honeymoon posts
PPS Cute hat!

Posted by: Anne Marie at September 27, 2005 01:56 PM

I am so excited I get a big chunk of time to go through your blog and see all the wedding and honeymoon pics.Isin't it weird,your just a married lady now...Did you take his last name?That will be weird for awhile too if you did.Too bad we don't live close I would so love to do pilates with you...being I really have a hard time touching my toes I imagine it would be a tough class for me to get through...I love the *idea* of pilates though and am the same way...determined to get it...look at oprah,if she can do itand get those results I am convinced I can too... by the way...yay!your married!

Posted by: mrsgregw *stacy* at September 27, 2005 04:35 PM

I *love* Pocky! We used to use it as our drink stirrers in college. But I always ate mine to fast & had to stir my drink with my finger.

Posted by: hot babe at September 27, 2005 06:40 PM

Wow, nice job on the hat! I like it a lot!

Posted by: Derek at September 27, 2005 10:43 PM

Oh, and my favorite color is blue in case you make another hat that doesn't fit. ;) hee hee...31 days until my wedding..yikes!

Posted by: Derek at September 28, 2005 10:59 AM

I want to see a picture of you doing pilates!!

Posted by: Jax at September 28, 2005 03:32 PM

Finally a pocky that I can enjoy.

For some reason they sell Pocky in the Anime DVD section at Suncoast Pictures in Minnesota. But that was just the old regular woman's pocky apparently.

Posted by: dan at September 29, 2005 11:13 AM

What's Pocky??

Posted by: kiddo78 at September 29, 2005 06:56 PM

I can't even begin to guess why they feel the need to make a "mens" version of pocky.

And I don't believe you really got married now. I see no ring on that finger in the picture.... ;)

Posted by: Stacey at September 29, 2005 08:24 PM