Life Time Fitness

I have joined Life Time Fitness for one week! I am so excited. I love Life Time!! I was in a gym in Italy for 3 months in the spring. Virgin Active is nothing like LifeTime though. The service, towels, classes, locekers, and hours I think is what makes it all better.

During the last week, I have been running. I have noticed I lost some of my endurance but nothing new since I haven't really been working out since mid July. My mom sometimes comes with me like the old times back in summer 2008.

My mom and I like to work out together while I am back in Texas.
Today, I went to Zumba class. It was my first time and I liked it. It's a good workout but nothing like the legs class that I used to do in Italy. Those really made your legs burn. Zumba makes your calves burn and you do get a pretty good sweat.
I went to the outdoor pool to make some laps afterwards with my mom.
I had a wonderful first day back at Life Time.

Guests at home

My aunt Chacha and great-aunt Ale got it today for a weekend of shopping in Texas.
They will stay at my house. I went to pick them up from the airport this morning and they already had a half day of shopping so far.

I love when guests come to visit.

Riccardo's summer vacation is officially over

He is on his way back now to Brescia. It's sad to let him go but I will see him in a few weeks.
We did lots of shopping in the last few days. I still have Houston, Austin, and San Antonio to visit. I still have no plans on when I will be in these cities but I am sure I will let you know.

I will keep it short this time because these next weeks are only to spend time with my mom and my sister.

Hope that I write soon again.

Daniela

Mexico is gone but tomorrow to the Windy City

Two weeks of summer fun have gone by. We ended up going to Acapulco for 5 days. I spent my birthday there and then we got back to Mexico City for a few days. That next weekend we went to Taxco, a small city in Mexico known for all the silver that is sold there.
The next week we spent 3 days in Ixtapa, a city in the state of Guerrero. It is a very quiet city but it was great to relax away from Mexico City.
On our last day in Mexico, I spent the day with my grandma and my sister after having breakfast at Vips with my aunt and uncle, my cousin and her husband and my sister and grandmother.

Now that we are back in Dallas again, it's time to wash dirty laundry and get the bags ready....only carry-ons this time.  I am so excited to make this trip. It's been a while since I have been in the Windy City.
I went quite a bit when I lived in Michigan which was over 9 years ago.
I hear it is a wonderful tourist city. Riccardo is excited because it is his first time there.
Our plane leaves tomorrow at 8:30 a.m.

Hopefully we get in just in time to see some of the Chigago Air and Water Show.