We're Going to Paris! February 2019 Exercise Challenge

[PollyannaMom]

25 new minutes

200/500

 

[Zhoen]

My kids have been sick for a week, but I'm baaaa-aaack… (and in the time it took me to type that, a friend needed help, my kids needed homework help, and salespeople came to the door which not only got the kids jabbering, but got H on a tangent about climate change... see, THIS is why I need to get away from them to get anything done!!! )

At any rate... YES for Phantom Manor, I watched a video on that a while back and it looks AMAZING!!! Such a great storyline, so much more interesting than the US-based ones!!! If I ever do go to Disneyland Paris, *THAT* would be the reason! I'd just ride that ride over and over alllllll day!!!

Oh, but the kids were back in school today and the rain finally stopped, so I got in a longer walk while I could. 62 minutes today, so 167/500.

 

[BonnieF]

I’ll vote for Star Wars Hyperspace Mountain, Ratatouille, and Phantom Manor. They all look like good fun!

Adding 25 minutes
(340/500)

 

[piglet1979]

Adding 76 minutes for Wednesday

564/840

 

[Twilight Sparkle]

80 minutes

875/1680

 

[Twilight Sparkle]

We have three color changes today: Zhoen and Elizabeth Smith have both reached Bienvenue à Paris Orange, and Twilight Sparkle (me) has reached dans le parc Violet! Congrats!

I'll return later to tally up our votes!

 

[Twilight Sparkle]

Almost forgot! Happy Valentine's Day, everyone!!!!

 

[MikeNamez]

Happy Valentines Day everybody!


40min on elliptical Wed.

700/1400

 

[Zhoen]

Happy Valentine's Day, Everyone!!! Hope you're fueling all this exercise with lots of yummy treats!!!

Oww. I have 76 minutes today. It was an accident...sort of … It was supposed to be 60 minutes, 3.1 miles (5k), which was ambitious (kind of dumb) to begin with since I just did that yesterday and I have a bad ankle, but with the weather so iffy lately, I just wanted to get outside while I could. Yeah... that trail was mis-measured... and .6 miles might not SEEM like much, but ugg! It was a trail through a park I've been too, but never explored. It was lovely up until it wasn't, and then I pulled out my phone and saw the distance was more than it should be, and I still was nowhere near the car... so yeah... ibruprofen, the couch, and an ankle wrap for me! (It will be fine, I'm just whining!)

On the upside, that puts me at 243/500, which is roughly half, which is where I should be, despite the uncooperative weather! Silver linings... ouchy silver linings...

 

[Twilight Sparkle]

We have one more color change to announce today. MikeNamez is dans le parc Violet! Well done! He and Zhoen both posted numbers today that pushed our TEAM count to 49%, so we are very close to where we need to be at this point. Things are looking good!

As for our votes, we have 7 for Ratatouille, 6 for Phantom Manor, and 5 for It's a Small World with Hyperspace Mountain and Big Thunder Mountain receiving 1 vote each. Here's what we saw on our rides:

Ratatouille:

Phantom Manor:

and, if you have time to spare, here is a video that details the history of this attraction:

Finally, a classic I can never pass up, It's a Small World:

 

[Twilight Sparkle]

Happy Valentine's Day, Everyone!!! Hope you're fueling all this exercise with lots of yummy treats!!!

Oww. I have 76 minutes today. It was an accident...sort of … It was supposed to be 60 minutes, 3.1 miles (5k), which was ambitious (kind of dumb) to begin with since I just did that yesterday and I have a bad ankle, but with the weather so iffy lately, I just wanted to get outside while I could. Yeah... that trail was mis-measured... and .6 miles might not SEEM like much, but ugg! It was a trail through a park I've been too, but never explored. It was lovely up until it wasn't, and then I pulled out my phone and saw the distance was more than it should be, and I still was nowhere near the car... so yeah... ibruprofen, the couch, and an ankle wrap for me! (It will be fine, I'm just whining!)

On the upside, that puts me at 243/500, which is roughly half, which is where I should be, despite the uncooperative weather! Silver linings... ouchy silver linings...

Ouch is right. I hope your ankle feels better soon!

DH and I had something like this happen on a hike once. It was supposed to be a 2 mile hike. We took a wrong turn and ended up on a 10 mile hike instead. Thankfully, it was summer so we made it back to camp before dark.

 

[piglet1979]

Adding 29 minutes for Thursday.

593/840

 

[cmarsh31]

Haven't updated or exercised at all. Bronchitis/asthma stuff for two weeks, drs visits and new inhalers.. Trying to concentrate on not getting sicker before we leave TOMORROW! Definitely going to be walking part of the Princess 5k. Glad I did as much as I could, at least!

 

[Elizabeth Smith]

I had an amazing Valentine's day! And i'll be working off everything I ate for the next week... adding 30 minutes from yesterday.
200/600

 

[PollyannaMom]

Haven't updated or exercised at all. Bronchitis/asthma stuff for two weeks, drs visits and new inhalers.. Trying to concentrate on not getting sicker before we leave TOMORROW! Definitely going to be walking part of the Princess 5k. Glad I did as much as I could, at least!

Take it easy, and have a nice time away!

 

[PollyannaMom]

15 minutes yesterday = 215/500

 

[sophy1996]

155 minutes since last report

690/1200

 

[Twilight Sparkle]

Haven't updated or exercised at all. Bronchitis/asthma stuff for two weeks, drs visits and new inhalers.. Trying to concentrate on not getting sicker before we leave TOMORROW! Definitely going to be walking part of the Princess 5k. Glad I did as much as I could, at least!

Have a great trip! Hope you feel better very soon!

 

[Twilight Sparkle]

160 minutes since last check in - horse, walking, and weights - - the highlight of which was walking around the museum and botanic gardens while my daughter volunteered for an event there. The cold air in the gardens actually felt pleasant after the overly warm museum, and I discovered a new plant to add to our yard. It was in bloom and smelled so good - Edgeworthia Chrysantha. The scent reminds me a little of magnolia and a little of gardenia. The cheery yellow blooms were so nice on this dreary day. Now I have to hunt one down so my winter window view will be a little more pleasant in the future.

1035/1680

Hope each of you have had a happy Saturday!

 

[Twilight Sparkle]

Hooray! Sophy1996 and our TEAM have both reached dans le parc Violet!!!! We're doing very well this month!

And continuing our in the park fun, who's hungry? Let's have a snack! This video has a few options - some for Halloween but some that look like they would be around all year. And, you'll get to see a Mickey shaped sugar cube! Why don't we have those here?!

I think I will have the Nutella crepe and the almond sugar skull cookie. Oh, and the mixed sweet and salty popcorn sounds good, too.


And here's a much shorter video that's lots of fun to watch:

I must have those beignets! And that croque monsieur could seriously tempt me to once again eat meat other than seafood.

What about you? Did you see anything you might want to try?

I hope we have time to revisit snacks a little later because I have more videos to sort through. There could be more hidden gems that we need to try.