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Juice Cleanse: Day 1

Today I woke up earlier than usual so that I would have time to make some juice- not just for breakfast but for lunch too. I’ll be having more juice for dinner, but that I can make later on.

I was drinking my breakfast juice (which looked bright green) from a glass jar on the subway platform. Somebody commented about how delicious it looked and said I must feel “like a million bucks” drinking that. Yes, as a matter of fact, I do.

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Apparently, juicing is quite the thing in NYC.
Juicing: A Booming Industry

Before trying this out, I decided to do some research on exactly how to do a juice cleanse properly:
The Beginner’s Guide to Juice Fasting
How to Do a 3-Day Juice Cleanse

I also looked into the other side of the argument for juice cleanses:
Why Juice Cleanses Don’t Deliver
Do Juice Cleanses Work?

My juice cleanse lasted until 5pm when I broke down and made a hot chocolate at work. Then I had leftover lasagna that Gavin made when I got home.

There is probably a reason you’re not supposed to do physical activity during a cleanse. I, on the other hand, went to Ashtanga yoga class; for the first time in several months. It was brutal.

My juice cleanse has officially ended. I may pick it back up when the weather’s warmer. We’ll see.

Taco Night at Jim + Katie’s

Gavin and I took the Metro North up to Jim and Katie’s house. On the way there, Gavin received an email with some good news. (Below: Gavin’s expression when he received good news on email.)

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The tacos were delicious. Taco salads were trending that night. Amy started it. We watched some wrestling on television. Jim explained the background on the different people.

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We looked through three of Jim and Katie’s photos albums. Kris found a really awesome family picture where all five of us are smiling. Amazing.

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(photo by Gavin Thomas Weddings)

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After wrestling, it was Harry Potter- the part where all of the characters are playing quidditch. Of course, that required Kris give a really long and detailed explanation of what quidditch actually is, along with the game play and rules associated with this fictional game.

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Katie took a bunch of photos of Gavin and I. On the seventh or eight one, we were both finally smiling with our eyes open AND looking at the camera. #win

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The video games came out next. I’m not sure the name of this game but it involved a wrestling team, lots of ladders, a cement staircase, and albino wrestler and a suitcase hanging from the ceiling.

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I opted out entirely. Amy bailed after the first few minutes. Katie stuck through it, with Callie’s help, of course.

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We stayed pretty late, way past Dexter’s bedtime.

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Kris and Amy stayed over. Gavin and I took the last train back to NYC.