Member Monday
I'm Valerie. I have been in Hawaii for almost a year
now. I moved here with my wonderful husband Mark and my beautiful
daughter Kathryn, who will be 4 in August. Mark is a Major in the 45th
SSB, currently deployed in Afghanistan. Mark and I were married last
March, so this is my first Army duty station and my first deployment. I
was THRILLED that we got Hawaii, and I love everything about this
island but the centipedes. We moved here from southern California,
where I managed a Ruth's Chris. My 15+ years in the restaurant biz
turned me into a pretty serious foodie, and I also love to cook.
I am a level one sommelier as well, and have a hard time justifying a
great meal without a great wine to go with it. So you can see the
calories adding up in my life... To add to the excitement, we just had a
darling baby girl named Madelyn. Both my girls were born via
c-section, and since having them both I am 30 pounds heavier than when I
started and my middle has turned to mush. Milly is almost 3 months old
now, so it is time for me to get my mommy buns back in shape! I heard
about Stroller Strides from my friend Melissa F. Since she is
such an awesome, strong little hottie herself, I knew I had to give it a
try. I was a dancer in my youth and had a semi-serious yoga phase, but
my relationship to exercise has waned in my old age. I am ready to
rekindle it, especially now that I am a stay at home mom with no excuses
to be had. My goal is not just to lose my baby weight, but to really
make
exercise a part of my daily life, so that I can teach my girls a
healthy, active lifestyle. And it would be great to knock my husbands
socks off when he comes home ;) So far Stroller Strides has been a
blast, and I find myself looking forward to class, and to meeting all
the other rockin' fit moms!
I'm Valerie. I have been in Hawaii for almost a year
now. I moved here with my wonderful husband Mark and my beautiful
daughter Kathryn, who will be 4 in August. Mark is a Major in the 45th
SSB, currently deployed in Afghanistan. Mark and I were married last
March, so this is my first Army duty station and my first deployment. I
was THRILLED that we got Hawaii, and I love everything about this
island but the centipedes. We moved here from southern California,
where I managed a Ruth's Chris. My 15+ years in the restaurant biz
turned me into a pretty serious foodie, and I also love to cook.
I am a level one sommelier as well, and have a hard time justifying a
great meal without a great wine to go with it. So you can see the
calories adding up in my life... To add to the excitement, we just had a
darling baby girl named Madelyn. Both my girls were born via
c-section, and since having them both I am 30 pounds heavier than when I
started and my middle has turned to mush. Milly is almost 3 months old
now, so it is time for me to get my mommy buns back in shape! I heard
about Stroller Strides from my friend Melissa F. Since she is
such an awesome, strong little hottie herself, I knew I had to give it a
try. I was a dancer in my youth and had a semi-serious yoga phase, but
my relationship to exercise has waned in my old age. I am ready to
rekindle it, especially now that I am a stay at home mom with no excuses
to be had. My goal is not just to lose my baby weight, but to really
make
exercise a part of my daily life, so that I can teach my girls a
healthy, active lifestyle. And it would be great to knock my husbands
socks off when he comes home ;) So far Stroller Strides has been a
blast, and I find myself looking forward to class, and to meeting all
the other rockin' fit moms!
