Boot Camp...
The other day I went to ask my mother something and I think I was wearing a short dress where my legs were exposed and my mother asked me in all seriousness if I was wearing white leggings, or white opaque tights. I'm like "you gave birth to me, Mona so how is it you don't seem to remember that I was apparently born with little to no ability to produce melanin!"
So to say I am "fair" or "pale" just almost doesn't do my whiteness justice...
Well, today at my first Boot Camp class. Which totally kicked my butt which wasn't surprising at all, since I don't think I've gotten my heart rate above 90 in like the last six years.
What WAS surprising was how RED I turned after about 18 seconds of vigorous exercise.
I looked like one of those cartoon characters who turn red right before smoke comes out of their nostrils and ears (this typically happens when they're REALLY mad or have just eaten some type of pepper.)
I've never seen myself so red. Like if you would have put my skin onto Ronald McDonald's body, you wouldn't know where his hair started and his face left off.
I don't really get this, either because blood is like dark purple in the veins, so why do people turn red when all the blood rushes to their head? Any doctors out there care to answer this for me, because I'm really curious.
In other news, West just came into my studio walking really fast, and about two feet from me he stopped, then did a couple of circles on my rug, and walked out. By the way, it's almost midnight and he's been asleep for hours. He does this type of thing quite often. Could the doctor from the above paragraph also let me know if I have a sleep walker on my hands? It would be ironic since I have a child named "Walker" but he doesn't walk in his sleep...he only wets the bed...<sigh> I guess most of my kids have inherited my sleeping disorders.
You are all supreme in my eyes. (random, I know, but "supreme" is my new word I'm trying to use...this maybe wasn't the best usage of it, but I wanted to fit it in somewhere before I signed off.)
JJ
lol I am also sooooooo white and also only get red when I have done an hour of spinning in the gym, red like real red!
sorry no doctor here :)
corinnexxx
Posted by:corinne | March 25, 2008 at 02:44 AM
can't help you on the red issue, but as far as the bed wetting my DS did this also. i took him to a chiropractor and the bed wetting stopped. It was amazing. I take him every 3-4 months now. Don't know if it would help, but it might be worth a try.
Posted by:Amy Nabors | March 25, 2008 at 05:51 AM
My goodness! You have me absolutely dying laughing. I love your stories. Too funny!
Posted by:Lu | March 25, 2008 at 07:02 AM
okay. i will compete for you for most whitest. :):) and most reddest after exercise. we'll see who wins. corinne can play too.
XOXO! the other JJ :)
Posted by:Jen Jockisch | March 25, 2008 at 08:41 PM
I, too am as pale as pale can be and I to, turn red.
I turn red when I'm tired.
I turn red when I laugh.
I turn red when I'm hot.
I turn red when I'm embarrased.
I turn red when someone compliments me.
I turn red when I text too fast. (okay not really, but I was out of options)
Oh, and sleepwalking is totally supreme.
I did it.
My Oldest does it.
My youngest just started doing it.
It makes for the best laughs!!
Especially when you can have a conversation with them. hehe
Posted by:Cammeron | March 26, 2008 at 01:20 PM
I, too am as pale as pale can be and I to, turn red.
I turn red when I'm tired.
I turn red when I laugh.
I turn red when I'm hot.
I turn red when I'm embarrased.
I turn red when someone compliments me.
I turn red when I text too fast. (okay not really, but I was out of options)
Oh, and sleepwalking is totally supreme.
I did it.
My Oldest does it.
My youngest just started doing it.
It makes for the best laughs!!
Especially when you can have a conversation with them. hehe
Posted by:Cammeron | March 26, 2008 at 01:21 PM
Ok- so I'm no doctor, but I would think you mix purply red with white it will make red.
Posted by:Chelle | March 26, 2008 at 05:15 PM
I could SO see mom asking you that. LOL
Posted by:Diane | March 26, 2008 at 06:36 PM
sleep walking is so much fun to see in action, it makes for a good laugh except when you come into your scrap room to find your son peeing on your chair, yeah it's just not funny anymore after that.
Posted by:Michelle Gautreaux | March 26, 2008 at 09:33 PM
i just want to say that i wouldn't recommend the chiropractor to anyone.
anything/anyone that u have to continue to go to doesn't sit well w/me. my mom
agrees and is an RN.
I have no idea about the bed wetting, my daughter doesn't and my son isn't
potty trained yet.
what is the boot camp?
i need someone like the trainers on the biggest loser to work out with me but i
can't afford to pay them. know anyone like that? =)
since i had my kids my face turns bright red if i am hot or embarrassed. and i get
splotchy (sp?). kinda odd.
Posted by:traci | March 28, 2008 at 08:41 PM
When my first daughter was born, everyone including nurses, all said she was the whitest baby they had ever seen. Now with freckles she has a little more color. When she finishes a soccer game all her teammates stop and comment how red she looks! The doctor said this is normal for extremely white skin. I wish now I would've asked more questions, then I could tell you why.
I'll try to remember later not to ask if she has white tights on. That gave me a good laugh.
Posted by:TNS | March 29, 2008 at 01:19 PM
way to go on the bootcamp...just finished my 4th one, I'm hooked
Posted by:kari | April 04, 2008 at 02:36 PM