We met for lunch, had some drinks and tried to get over the initial awkwardness of knowing very soon we would all be gyrating inappropriately in front of each other. It's not that hard to be sexy when you're with your partner and in the mood, but put yourself in front of an audience of people and try to be sexy on demand and it changes things.
I never, in my life, thought I would say this but: props to all the strippers out there, I seriously don't know how you do it.
Originally I wasn't that thrilled with the pole dancing portion because, well...I don't have a pole in my bedroom and I wanted to learn something that I may actually use. Yes, always a practical one...
Surprisingly, that was my favorite part. It was seriously so much fun. I could have spent another hour learning tricks on that thing. But don't fool yourself, it's not nearly as easy as those pole girls would make it look. That thing is a total workout!
So that isn't the most flattering picture but I was so proud to make it up that far. I would like to point out that the pole seemed SO much longer when I was trying to climb it. I didn't think I was ever going to make it to the top. But my slightly bruised thighs are proof that I did. Thank you thighs for providing that death grip - without you, I would have splattered all over the floor.
The other thing I really learned from this class is that I prefer my sexiness mirror-free. See, I happen to live in the land of the delusional. I like it there and I don't need a mirror to screw that up. If I don't have a mirror I can ignore all the things that jiggle, wiggle and fold that aren't supposed to...and I can feel pretty damn sexy. But watching a beautifully toned body perform a move that looks amazing and then catching a glimpse of myself and seeing just how far off I am...not likin that so much.
The good news is that I can (and do) laugh at myself. So I let it all jiggle around and had fun with it. Laughing also happens to distract people from looking at your belly. It does. Try it. And if it doesn't work, you won't care because you'll be laughing. See how that works?
Then it was off to dinner - mexican! Because the first thing you want to do after taking a sexy class that highly illustrates your unsexiness is to stuff down two baskets of chips and a taco salad the size of Rhode Island. Oh, but wait - that doesn't even include the obligatory frozen drink.
We made our way to this little country place, Moonshiners. I'm pretty sure I was the only one that liked it because I'm pretty sure I'm the only one that likes country music. And the fact that a friend and I came back from a line dance and there was only one person left at the table...so thinking this place may not be a favorite with the crowd.
But one of my former students works there on the weekends so I got to see her. Love those lifetime connections!
And she brought me a drink that she custom made that was AMAZING. And she put a glow cube in it so it was pretty. Bonus!
We stayed for a little bit longer and then I found my spot on the hotel floor. Normally I would say I am too old and too fat to sleep on the floor but apparently using every muscle in my body to swing around and climb a pole really paid off because I had no problems sleeping. The drinks probably helped too.
And that, boys and girls, was the end to girls weekend.
2 comments:
Good stuff. It sounds like you had fun.
Well, I definitely learned a few things! hahaha
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