Jamaica

WELCOME TO JAMAICA!!!!!!
What an exciting and fun place to be after leaving freezing cold Atlanta. My mom came down to Atlanta and surprised me with a trip to Jamaica. My first thought was GREAT! White sand beaches, relaxing on a beach chair with a fruity drink with the little umbrella. When I started packing for such trip that I imagined a lot of my cute little lounging beach outfits were replaced with work out gear. I asked my mom what the deal was she laughed and said "O you thought this trip was for relaxing and lounging? You bout to go into boot camp pookie" (as if adding the pookie would make it better) So clearly I had to adjust my packing for this boot camp.

Packing List:

• Work out clothes 
• tennis shoes
• sunblock (hey I'm light so yes, I burn)
• suntan lotion (after block for a few days time to leave #teamlightskin)
• bug spray (Off won't work with these mosquitos... you need that exclusive bug spray)
• Ipod ( The most annoying thing ever is trying to run on the beach and getting harassed by people trying to sell you what they have made or asking you jet ski)
• Rubber shorts (of a full wet suit if you are advanced like my mom)
• Rubber waist band (sweating that tummy away)

4am we headed to the airport, and to further confirm that we needed to get to Jamaica ASAP I bust my stuff on the black ice in front of my house. My arm still hurts from landing on it. 

Day 1 of Mommy Boot Camp: 

When we first arrived to Jamaica and got to our hotel, we barely were able to get settled. I sat down and the first thing that my mom said was, "Alright bust out them workout clothes we got time to get a quick workout in." Lol.. quick workout.. yeah right, we walked 6 miles along the beach (even though she said we were only going to do about 3). When we got back in to the room to go to bed that evening I promise I never hit the pillow so hard in life. And that was only the beginning. 

Day 2 of Mommy Boot Camp:

After a good night rest I was awaken bright and early from my mom who was already dressed saying "Let's Go, got to get the first workout in before the sun comes up" Sleep in eyes I put on my workout gear and headed to the beach. 

The first part of the 6 miles journey the sand is really soft, so its like a thigh master on steroids trying to walk through there. So this is where we warm up and power walk. While walking my mom is constantly reminding me suck in the stomach to work my stomach muscles. And to squeeze and release the gluts. 

Well when were were just about to hit the part of the sand where we start running, it began to rain..my initial response was to turn around, I wasn't ready to give up my hair bouncing and behaving just yet. Leave it to my momma to find a solution though... she walking into a little store hut and came out with two plastic bags and told me to get with it. (Take em out the hood but can't take the hood outta em. I tell ya) When we reached the end (halfway point) where its time to turn around, we took a break from the jog. The break was not to catch our breath, but to do some sprints. There was about a 200 yard distance that was marked off by some ropes in the sand and we did 10 sprints the distance. Right before it was time to pass out she started jogging back and told me to keep up. I thought we would never make it back to our hotel but once we hit the thigh master sand I couldn't have been any happier. 

And that was just the morning workout.... I have to do it all over again in the afternoon. Wish me luck!