Day #2 (the blackout)

Today was super great and not just because we found the grocery store.

Buying food is always a treat for me but I found a whole gluten-free bakery section today. Yay!!!!!

We spent the morning reading and relaxing because we had the afternoon filmings.
At abut 1pm, we went to the gym.
I was not as excited about the filmings as I has previously hoped but I think that was because Attack wasn't on the schedule for the first filming. As we approached the gym I was. Starting to feel Revved up.
We arrived super early and met some women from Switzerland. Apparently there is a 15 person delegation from Switzerland here to cheer on one of their presenting instructors.

We found our team around 2pm at the entrance to the main studio. There are 6 of us here; me and Becky, Kim (Goodlife's instructor of the year), Mo (VP operations and BodyVive presenter), and Jim and Trisha (a father-daughter team from London, Ont).
The first filming class was Body Flow/Body Balance (they call it 'balance' here). We rushed the studio hoping to get good spots. I wasn't prepared to be packing in there like sardines but apparently that's how they roll. I stood behind Mo and next to Becky. In some of the positions i was pretty close to being kicked in the head by Mo but i just shimmied myself backwards and tried not to kick the person behind me in the face. It was a really nice class and a hard one to boot!
I've never sweat like that from a Flow class before.
Next up was Pump. I saved Becky a spot while she changed. I don't particularly like Pump so I wasn't planning on doing it. I stayed and talked to Mo and watched the class instead. The music was great but there were a lot of hiccups in the filming. The whole class lasted about an hour and a half. Most of the issues were a result of the production rather than the instructors.
Up next was Sh'Bam. I have been dying to try it. Basically Sh'Bam is a dance class that follows a format where every song is different choreography with patterns. It has a similar structure to Attack and Step but it's all dancing and fun. I loved it. I was giggling and smiling the entire time. We don't have Sh'Bam in Canada yet but when it's introduced, I'm definitely going to the training for that. I was soooooo sweaty and gross but super happy.
There was a scheduled break after Sh'Bam and before Step. I met up with Becky, who watched me dance my pants off and went to change into something less wet. Just as i sat down in the change room, the power went out. Becky ran upstairs to snag steps for us and I changed in the dark. I met her in the studio with Kim and we sat in the dark, thinking that the power would be on anytime.
There was a man sitting on the step behind Becky name Eddie. Both Becky and I found him rely obnoxious. He told us that he was born in Canada and that his family still lives there. He asked us where we were from in Canada and wanted specifics. He was not only nosy but a know-it-all. It didn't take long for us to learn to ignore him. We sat with Kim and she bust out one of those nifty flip video cameras. She took some footage of us sitting in the dark.
Soon the production manage came out and told us that if the power didn't come on until 8:30, then they were going to postpone the filming of Step. The power never came on. Both Step and CX30 are postponed until Tuesday.
We hung out with Kim and Mo in the dark and had the opportunity to dance around on the main stage. It was HUGE! After many giggles and a few photos we went out for dinner with Mo and Kim. Jim had shown up randomly and wanted a beer so he came along too. We ate at a 24 hour Kebab joint and waddled home.
I don't think I can stress the amount my muscles hurt so off to bed with me.