Uphill both ways

(Megan, Erica, Debbie, Courtney, Aubrey, Laci, Kate and Tracie)

 

At the beginning of the year I sent out an e-mail to some ladies from my church to see if they'd be interested in a fitness challenge; each week we would work out for 4 hours and each month for 5 months would have a different challenge on top of the 4 hours a week of exercise.  Those challenges included sit ups, weight training, giving up a vice and eating fruits and veggies.  Each week that we accomplished our goal we paid ourselves $5.  We all saved our money that we earned over 5 months to take a girlz trip to the White Mountains in New Hampshire.  

It was a great way to stay motivated through the winter months and I am so glad so many ladies wanted to participate in the challenge. 

 Eight of us ended up renting a condo in North Woodstock and spent the weekend hiking, eating, swimming, watching movies and giggling nonstop.  Others participated in the challenge but couldn't go on the trip for various reasons.

We did a gorgeous hike on Saturday to this beautiful waterfall, Bridal Veil Falls.  It was 5 miles round trip and a beautiful and very enjoyable hike.

Megan participated in both hikes being 8 months pregnant.  She is pretty much Super Woman!

After hiking and swimming we got all dolled up and went out to eat and then because we had NO children with us we went to a movie, because we could!  We saw Snow White and the Huntsman; I loved it and recommend it for those who have time.

What a cute group of gals we are.

We did another hike on Sunday that claimed to be "child friendly with slight inclines," which we soon found to be LIES!  The hike was hard, straight uphill and steep.  We were all sweating pretty good and breathing a little harder than normal, but we made it to the "sweeping views."  It was well worth all the hard work.

After both hikes we treated ourselves to a lovely dip in this pool. 

It was a great trip and I had a wonderful time getting to know these ladies more. The trip was sooo fun, but not relaxing or restful in the slightest.  I will for sure do another challenge next winter, so let me know if you are interested!

Thanks ladies for a wonderful weekend and thanks honey for watching the kiddo all weekend!