Day 13: Monday Motivation

I know, I know.....it's Wednesday!  It's been almost a week since my last post.  Mil disculpas!  I was battling a cold, had friends in town (hey fanily!) and started my last semester of grad school.  Basically, I have a bunch of excuses for not being dedicated to my commitment of sharing my journey to health and wellness.  I will say that I did spend a lot of time talking about, thinking about, and a little bit of DOING the things I set out to do just a few weeks ago.  

Now that I have that pseudo apology out of the way, let's move on, shall we?  I titled today's post 'Monday Motivation' because I wanted to spend my time tonight talking about my motivational Monday.  Not only was it MLK day, and who isn't motivated and inspired by MLK?  It was also one of my favorite people on this earth's birthday!  None other than Howard Lee Ray III, aka HL.  Not only was it HL's birthday, but he chose to spend it in Miami with yours truly.  #blessed.  

HL and I met when we were studying abroad in Valencia, Spain, and 15 years later (WOWZA!) our friendship is stronger than ever.  I'm hoping to have HL do a few spotlights on the blog throughout this year, so you should probably get to know him!  Not only is he kicking butt living his best life in New York City, but he really embraces everything that I am trying to do this year.  Mind. Body. Spirit.  

So back to Monday.....it was filled with fitness, fun, and friendship!  We started the day with a good sweat session at Flywheel (actually HL started his day with a good hot yoga moment, okay 2 a day!) and then met Alexis (will also be featured this year and is my go-to blog expert) for lunch before toodling about the city.  HL introduced me to one of his go to meals (slow cooker chicken with salsa verde) and a sushi dinner followed by Halo top dessert.  This was honestly the best way to start a new week and having friends like HL, to motivate you along the way, is AMAZING.  I know I am going to have setbacks this year, thats called living.  But being able to not only lean on friends, but be surrounded by strong humans who motivate you to live your best life, and join you in this process, that is what makes this journey so worthwhile.  So it might be a few days late, but HAPPY BIRTHDAY, HL!!!!! Thank you for supporting me and believing in me!  

HL's famous slow cooker chicken.....YAAAAASSSSS