One of the reasons for my recent absence is that I have fallen in love with Pilates. A friend of mine has a studio in northern Ohio and is an absolute wonderful teacher. I have been trying to get up there at least two times a week. Class starts at 7. I get off work at 5:30. I race home, grab my things and make the drive up there. I usually have a snack on hand before and after my workouts and make sure to drink plenty of water throughout the day. On Pilates days I don't even have time for a real meal for dinner. But it is totally worth it. The results that I am already seeing and feeling are wonderful. Anyways this does not leave me much time to blog.
Now this weekend I went to a Renaissance Faire known as the Yankee Peddler. I have been to the Yankee Peddler a couple of times before in the past but T had never been before. I was very excited for her to experience this event. When we arrived the sun was peaking through the clouds and the air was fairly warm. We decided to do a walk around of the entire venue before buying anything. I mean what if we had found something better we wanted to buy later on? There was folk music playing, people in dress up, and the smell of medieval food in the air. After walking around, crossing bridges with Beware of Troll under bridge signs, and getting lost a couple of times we had walked the entirety of the faire.
By this point we were both getting hungry. But what to eat? There were too many delicious options to chose from. I chose a grilled ear of corn and a southern peach tea. I had had a big meal the night before that was rich in cheese and butter so I decided to stray from anything cheesy. I have also been trying to include less meat in my meals. Eventually I'd like to go vegetarian but I am not at the point yet where I can call myself a vegetarian. It would not feel right. T got Stromboli and a water.
After eating it was time to get our shopping on. This is when a light rain decided to grace us with it's presence, which put a damper on the rest of our time there. We didn't spend too much longer at the festival.
I apologize now for not taking more pictures but I had left my camera at home. I ended up having to use my phone but I am loving snapchat right now so most of my stuff ended up on there instead of me taking actual photographs. However I did snap a few interesting pictures.
This is a beautiful picture that I wanted to take home with me because I have a thing for moons. It was a little out of my price range so I opted for a small moon magnet that glows in the dark. Those are pennies by the way. What a clever use of the coin, since most of us probably don't ever use pennies and there are always so many laying around.
Yes these goats were fighting. This was a small petting zoo set up inside the faire. Among these fighting goats were a couple of donkeys, sheep, and a llama.
This guy was doing some blacksmithing which I found to be very cool partly because he was younger and partly because their merchandise was unique. I ended up standing and watching him for about 5 minutes. He probably thought I was crazy. But T was taking pictures of him too. *wink*
Through our shopping I ended up with a flower crown, that moon magnet, a pair of earrings, and a pendant made from sea glass wrapped in silver wire.
I had a wonderful weekend. Every day of it was great! Friday I met T at her place and we drove up to our friend's studio for a girls Pilates + Wine night. We spent about 3 hours at the studio working on different ailments plus gabbing a whole lot more. Saturday I did house work and spent my night in Cleveland having a delicious meal at Chinato. The next couple of pictures are from that night. After dinner we took a walk and found ourselves at one of the many bars located on East 4th street. After leaving there we got drinks at the casino and walked around. No gambling was done however I took in all of the sights and sounds. Music was blasting from the speakers all around us while people shouted, dice rolled, and machines clinked. The poker room upstairs was so quiet I could hear myself and the people around me breathing.
Yes absolutely!! I love tacos and I will actually be making them for dinner tomorrow. I have had the tacos from this place before and they are killer. Barrio is the name of the place, if you were curious.
Hello! Cleveland is slowly but surly stealing my heart away. I have a great time every time I am there, the company I find myself with there could also be a factor into that equation *wink*
xo
*Shine like Glitter*
I am going to try my hardest to post more.
No promises.
I just ordered 3 yoga books.
I hope to do more posts on that.
Once I receive them I will share them with you.
I can't wait to further my yoga practice.
Along with my new found love for Pilates.
Thanks for your continued support.
Love you all.
Namaste.
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