A little bit of everything

As Stephen mentioned in his last post, we had a pretty active weekend last weekend.  I'm still suffering the consequences of it......

In addition to the 10K we ran, I participated in the Santiago Crossfit Games last weekend. Clearly it kicked my butt, as I opted out of the 2nd day of the competition with a sore shoulder (on top of a million other aches and pains :))...but what an experience!  I lifted more weight than ever before (and more than just one time)!  Being down here has completely changed my workouts with Pavel, the awesome owner of Crossfit Santiago, pushing me to be better, stronger and faster.  Needless to say I came in last place, but it has given me motivation for being a real competitor in the next competition we will have!

Other than that, our weekend was filled with napping and brunch.  We found a brunch spot, Cafe Melba, with some of the best breakfast foods around (Chileans don't do weekend brunches, so this place is a gem) and we go religiously.  It is the highlight of every Sunday - and sometimes Saturdays too!

We also found the best ice cream place in Santiago - which happens to be 2 blocks from our apartment, Bravissimo.  When we first got to Chile, we joked that everyone here either smokes or eats ice cream.  It was bizarre.  Walking down the street, 2 out of 3 people had an ice cream cone or cigarette in their hand.  Well, 2 months later, we know why!  The ice cream is SO good.  I don't even know if it's better than US ice cream, but it has become our obsession lately.  We tried a new place yesterday...bad idea.  Gotta stick to the places you like....in fact, I went and got a second scoop at Bravissimo because I was that disappointed.  Good thing I have been running alot lately :)

Not much else going on right now.  I am going to Mendoza, Argentina for girls weekend next weekend and then Stephen and I are going to Uruguay for Easter week to meet up with some friends we met while they were traveling through Santiago.  So should have some fun and exciting posts in the next couple weeks for you!  With pictures!

As always, hope this finds you well...abrazos,
Steph and Stephen