Cupcake Craving

Last night I was on my way home from yoga when I had the sudden urge for a chocolate cupcake.  I’m NOT a huge cake person, so I figured that if I had such a random craving, I should indulge it.  But where is one to find cupcakes in Lower Merion at 9:30 at night?  Unfortunately not at a bakery.  Enter… WAWA!

(not my picture, but my wawa!)

Besides Wawa, another Philadelphia staple is a Tastykake.  I’ve never really been the biggest fan of the sugary treats, but look – a craving is a craving.  I sprinted into Wawa and came out with this:

Ahh sweet sugary relief… Wawa + Tastykake = 24 hours of cupcake!

In other news, I took my third yoga class at Dana Hot Yoga yesterday.  My second class last week was ehh – the teacher was too quick (so many chatarungas without stopping!)  But last night I took Jeff’s class, and he was slow and deliberate and made sure to explain and demonstrate the poses.  (Often times at Dana it’s too crowded for the instructor to also do the yoga.  Strangely enough I enjoy it when it’s crowded – it’s cozy and I love seeing 45 other people who are taking steps for their health.) 

Last week I spent a lot of time in child’s pose, but this week I went to class with the intention of spending a lot of time upside down, and I succeeded!  I attempted to go into crow and headstand (and failed) but I was still upside down.  It was a great way to clear my head… as silly as it sounds, I imagined all my crazy thoughts falling out of my ears and I left clear headed and not stressed.  During the whole class I felt strong, instead of rushed and flustered from not being able to keep up with the moves.  It was a good class.

I also found another friend  from both SJU and the firm where I used to work… blog, meet Julia! 

Ok so that’s a really old, bad picture… but you get the idea.  I love that I run into so many friends at the yoga studio.  And I love that we all have time to go to yoga on a weeknight now that we’re not working Busy Season anymore

Does anyone have advice for getting into crow or headstand?  I think I’m strong enough, I just think I have the wrong positioning!