A nice weekend – I baked two things: this no knead cheddar jalapeno bread which Jeremy really enjoyed. I also baked the strawberry pound cake swirl that I’ve baked before for Sunday night dinner. Sunday night dinner was fun. It was just us + Felix, Christopher and Gene and Bette at their apt at Riderwood. It’s fun getting to know Chris and talking about family stories. And it’s kind of cool to see Felix and Chris getting to know each other – they are, in a very convoluted way, family!
Sunday morning I went Olympic weightlifting – I was suppose to go with Felix (who is naturally talented at this), but he keeps injuring himself in predictable ways that young people do – working out too much, no rest days, and then being incredibly sore the next day, unable to squat to sit on a toilet without soreness radiating from his knee. I’m trying folks…I’m trying to tell him to pace himself, to not go to max everyday, to take rest days. It’s only by stringing weeks and months and years of steady work can you really make progress. But no one likes listening to the grown up (or to coaches). He’s missing tons of (free!) coaching sessions because he keeps messing himself up. I’m like – you are 19, no part of your body should hurt and if you do get hurt, you should be able to fix yourself in a week! But, here I am, in my 50s, nothing hurts and I had a solid session of clean and jerks and a mid session of snatches. I’m having a great time and getting stronger. But still at baby weights. Haha. I can be any one of the other lifters’ mom. They are all very kind and give nice pointers and encouragement.
Ha!! Felix listen to your auntie Doris. She’s a smart lady😘