THE SCENE: Cold and clear
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
THA-THANG:
Handed out some presents early – 25 envelopes, each containing an exercise. We went through our gifts in sequential order:
- 25 SSH
- 10 Tempo Squats
- 10 Tempo Merkins
- 12 Baby Arm Circles (forward and reverse)
- Bear Crawl across the parking lot
- Crawl Bear across the parking lot
- 20 Derkins
- 20 Bench Rows
- 10 Burpee Box Jumps
- 15 LBC’s (4 ct)
- 20 Tuck Jumps
- 15 Hand Release Merkins
- 10 Lunges (10 each leg)
- 20 American Hammers (4 ct)
- 10 Dive Bombers
- 10 Iron Mikes (4 ct)
- 15 Sweat Angels (4 ct)
- 15 Diamond Merkins
- 20 Squats (4 ct)
- 20 Flutter Kicks (4 ct)
- 20 Dry Docks
- 20 Jump Squats
- 15 Box Cutters (4 ct)
- 10 Burpees
- 1 Time All You’ve Got up Little Baby Hill
MARY:
Just enough time for some plank work and Cap’n helped us cash out with some ATM’s
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
33 HIM’s – no FNG’s
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Especially this time of year, it’s easy to get caught up in the busyness – getting things wrapped up before the new year, planning for next year, finishing up the Christmas shopping, figuring out logistics for the holidays, etc, etc. Sometimes the most difficult task is to just slow down and enjoy the moments, the memories.
I’m as guilty as anyone when it comes to getting caught up in the “hamster wheel of life” – creating my list of things I need to get done, worrying about what’s to come tomorrow, and simply not slowing down to appreciate the moments right in front of me. I was reminded of this last night when I was getting ready for the Q this morning. I was preparing the envelopes for the workout (just another task that I needed to get checked off my long list of things to get done over the next couple days), but my 4 year old son was so excited when I asked him to put some stickers on the envelopes. He swelled with pride knowing that Daddy needed his help, and he quickly plopped down next to me and began meticulously placing his Christmas stickers on each envelope. It was just a little moment – inconsequential in the grand scheme of things – but I cherished that time with him. He won’t always be 4 years old, and he won’t always want to help his Dad with those silly projects.
Cherish the moments.