I apologize for the delay in this post – I typically like to have my posts up bright and early in the morning but Blend seriously took it out of me! Last night I came home from work, slept for 2 hours, woke up for dinner and then went straight back to bed. I was super fun last night ;)
Okay, so Saturday at Blend! I’m going to warn you in advance – this post is LONG. It is difficult to fit an amazing 24 hours into one recap. And yes, in case you’re wondering, I think I was awake for at least 24 hours on Saturday…
I never sleep well in a new place and Friday night was no different. I’m guessing I got about 4ish hours of sleep on Friday night – combined with my 6 hours on Thursday night, I was TIRED when I woke up bright and early Saturday morning!
I woke up about an hour before our boot camp was scheduled so I headed downstairs to grab some coffee and eat a banana to fuel my tired self. I had the chance to meet some of the other bloggers who are also early risers and we chatted and then headed to our boot camp workout at 7am!
Our workout was led by GPP Fitness – go check out their site, they’re amazing! – and it kicked my booty. I’m blamin’ the altitude… it is not easy to get your sweat on at 7,500+ feet above sea level if you’re not accustomed to the lack of oxygen!
Anyways, our workout began with 10m sprints but the key to the sprints was to start out as fast as you can and be completely stopped by the 10m line. Let’s just say that my quads are STILL burning and it is 5 days post workout. After the killer sprints, we did the Biggest Loser’s Deck of Cards workout. Burpees, push-ups, sit-ups and squats = a painfully phenomenal sweat session!
After we were all thoroughly drenched in sweat, we headed to breakfast which consisted of an amazing spread sponsored by The Laughing Cow and Muesli Fusion. YUM, yum! More details on breakfast will be coming your way in my food recap post :)
Following breakfast, Carly and I swung by the front desk (with all of the attractive men working there we didn’t really need an excuse to make conversation…) to see if we could swing a room upgrade. Unfortunately, the suite next to us was booked BUT we may have been able to score a sweet {suite} deal – I’d share the details but the guy at the front desk (AKA: #scottietoohottie) told us we couldn’t tell anyone.
Apparently Carly and I are either brilliant negotiators or just plain awesome. I’m going with the latter ;)
Since it was rainy and chilly on Saturday, we had two options for our next activity of the day – a hike or a zumba class! I had never tried a zumba class before but NEVER get to go hiking (Minnesota isn’t known for its gorgeous mountains…) so I decided to join along with the hike sponsored by ProBar!
Photo Courtesy of De
The views from the hike were absolutely incredible. Park City was just beginning to turn green and it was amazing to look down from our hike and see spring everywhere!
I had great conversations (while trying not to fall off of the edge of the mountain…) with Carly, Katie, Kate, De, Ashley, Kim and many others wonderful bloggers over our 5 miles hike. Seriously, all of the girls that attended Blend are incredible! It was an honor to spend time with all of them :)
Photo Courtesy of Carly
Since it was rainy on Saturday, the hike was MUDDY! Thankfully I brought a second pair of old shoes that I threw away after our hike. There was no way those were going into my suitcase looking like that!
Next on the agenda was getting cleaned up and scrubbing all of the mud off of our bods! Beautiful and mud-free, Katie, Carly and I headed down to snack break which was sponsored by Onnit! We had some delicious nut butters on rice cakes along with a chocolate hemp protein shake. It was much needed after our workout and hike!
We also had the chance to meet Miss USA – She’s adorable and edgy and awesome and we loved spending time with her!
Photo Courtesy of Carly
After our snack break – and yes, we eat as much as preschoolers – a group of us decided to head to downtown Park City for some shopping before dinner and drinks!
Photo Courtesy of Carly – Yep, I’m pretty much stealing all of her photos…
As you all know, I am not known to pass up a shopping opportunity and I bought this jacket at a cute little boutique!
Notice Carly creepin’ in the background??! ;)
After our shopping spree, we checked out a bunch of different restaurant menus and settled on Wasatch Brew Pub. The food and drinks were amazing and our server was super efficient for dealing with a huge group of women!
The group shared guacamole and chips along with a Mediterranean plate for an appetizer and then Carly and I split a black bean burger with sweet potato fries for dinner. I also enjoyed a few beers, one of which the server felt the need to warn me about. Apparently I don’t look like I can handle a double IPA ;)
Photo Courtesy of Carly
When our bellies were full, it was time to hit the town for a girls’ night out! We knew we wanted to end up at No Name Saloon at some point in the night but started out at O’Shucks. O’Shucks is an absolute dive bar but it was fun to hang out and have mega girl talk over tiny vodka gimlets (right, Sara??!) and Katie’s HUGE beer!
Photo Courtesy of De
Photo Courtesy of Carly
I apparently decided to take no photos between dinner and arriving back at the hotel. #bloggerfail
I can assure you No Name was an awesome time as was our evening post-bars. Carly has an awesome recap – the girl seriously remember everything, even after 22 lemon drops! – and a lot more photos of our time at the bars so head on over to her post for more details!
We somehow managed to get a free ride back to the hotel thanks to #scottietoohottie.
Yep, it happened. Don’t be too jealous ;)
And, as Carly puts it we “managed to occupy ourselves for the rest of the night.”
This is the point where my Saturday night story ends… What happens in Park City, stays in Park City ;)
What bloggers do you recognize in this post? Have I convinced you to join me at BLEND next year??!
