Four bottles of beer on the wall and why I can't move

Well, unbelievably, the first month of 2012 is coming to a close. I can only imagine that this year is going to go by as quickly as the last. And now I officially sound like an old person!

When I said that I would be taking a class this year, I was imagining fun things like learning to shoot a gun, cooking, etc. And there is definitely still time for those things, but for the month of January, my class was a personal training class.

A friend told me about a personal trainer who works out of his home and is very reasonably priced, so I decided to sign up for a session with Nick. Beforehand, I warned Nick that I am incredibly out of shape.

I did some warming up on the elliptical machine and then got busy doing squats, lunges and weight exercises. “You certainly didn’t give yourself enough credit,” said Nick. I was only able to grunt a response.

For a half hour, he worked me over. Today, I can barely move. But hey, it was a new, bloggable experience and will hopefully help me improve my health and finally reach some of my weight loss goals. I’m down significantly, but struggling to lose anymore.

Now, on to the more important resolution of 2012: Trying new beer. Earlier this month, I visited Taco Mac to try new beers and watch some football.

Here is what I tried so far:

Abita Purple Haze, Fruit/Herbed/Spice Beer

North Coast Pranqster, Belgian Pale

Wild Blue, Fruit/Herbed/Spice Beer

Woodchuck Pear, Cider

I would have to say the Wild Blue was my favorite. It was delicious! It tasted like berries and brew, two of my favorite combinations. Do you have any beers you think I should try?

Randi resolves....

Well, unbelievably, 2012 is here.

I can’t believe that it’s been one year since I decided to begin my 2011 resolution of attending one live event a year. Over the last few months, I've been struggling to figure out what my resolution would be for 2012. I wanted to do something in the same vein as my 2011 resolution, that I enjoyed and that would be fun to write about.

I've gone back and forth with a couple of different ideas. After I went sky diving, I even considered doing an extreme sport each month. Thanks to the friend who talked me down from that one!

I really wanted to try something new, but I have also really enjoyed the live events. So, this year, I've decided to do a hybrid resolution. I will continue to attend live events every other month. On opposing months, I will take a class to learn how to do something I don’t know how to do. That should be pretty easy since there are A LOT of things that I don’t know how to do. This could range from a dance class to a gun class. The gun class is definitely at the top of my list!

There is also a third part to my New Year’s Resolution that I am pretty excited about: Beer! Anyone who knows me well knows I have never been a beer drinker. I tried it in high school, was disgusted and never really went back. Last summer, beer became quite the friend at some live events and soon I found myself eager to try different kinds. So, I recently enrolled in the Taco Mac Brewnversity, which is a customer loyalty program designed to help you try new beers. I am very excited about this adventure and am looking for friends to help me find new beers!

Thanks to my readers for following along with me this year. I hope you’ll stick with me for 2012!