{"id":130267,"date":"2025-04-28T10:14:04","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T10:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/?p=130267"},"modified":"2025-05-03T10:58:05","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T10:58:05","slug":"spring-smoothie-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/everything-else\/spring-smoothie-date\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring smoothie date"},"content":{"rendered":"

A lil spring chat with my friends out there and sharing some exciting news.<\/em><\/p>\n

Hiiiii! How are you? I hope that your day is going well and that you had a lovely weekend. It\u2019s been a while since we\u2019ve had a smoothie or coffee date around here, so I\u2019d love to catch up!<\/p>\n

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(in real life, it would be a fresh smoothie, not a bottled smoothie but let’s just go with it)<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s grab a smoothie, and catch up a little.<\/p>\n

If we were having a smoothie date\u2026.<\/p>\n

I\u2019d want to know how you\u2019re doing. Like, REALLY doing. How are the kids? How are you feeling? Are you stressed about May-cember and end of school stuff, or doing ok?<\/p>\n

I\u2019d want to know if you\u2019ve taken any new workout classes, tried any new restaurants, and I\u2019d love hearing all the details about upcoming vacations and summer plans.<\/p>\n

I\u2019d tell you that I\u2019m so relieved that we started homeschooling P. I was SO stressed about it and put a ton of pressure on myself, which is why I didn\u2019t consider this possibility earlier, but she\u2019s a different kid. She\u2019s thriving, we\u2019re having so much fun together, and I honestly feel like it\u2019s giving me a chance to enjoy her childhood a bit more. Since the girls were born, it\u2019s been a wild ride, and as an anxious person myself, I was always focused on, \u201cwhat\u2019s next\u201d and two steps ahead, instead of enjoying the present moment. The past couple of years, I\u2019ve forced myself to be more present because they\u2019re growing up so, so quickly. I can\u2019t even believe Liv will be in 8th grade next year!<\/p>\n

I\u2019d tell you that I\u2019ve been teaching barre at an amazing local studio and would invite you to take a class! While I don\u2019t teach nearly as much as I used to – I can\u2019t imagine teaching 15+ classes a week again – my 1-2 classes a week are perrrrrfect.<\/p>\n

I\u2019d also share the exciting news with you\u2026 we\u2019re headed to Europe for 6 weeks, maybe longer. We\u2019re going to Italy, France, and Spain, and I.can\u2019t.even.wait. Last year when we went to Spain<\/a>, we toured a couple of gorgeous apartments. With the tax (21%!) we calculated that we could spend the same amount of money to spend almost the entire summer in Europe for the next 19 years, and have the flexibility to go wherever, instead of being in one spot. So, summer #1, let\u2019s goooooo!!! Of course, I\u2019ll share all of the adventures on Instagram stories and here on the blog. It feels like a huge treat and we\u2019re all ready for it.<\/p>\n

I\u2019d ask you if you like pickleball and if you wanted to play sometime. I\u2019m not good at pickleball, but I love it, and am always looking for chances to practice. The kids are into it, too!<\/p>\n

I\u2019d ask you if you\u2019d split a gluten-free treat with me, and plan our next catch-up date, since time flies by and at this point, you have to schedule things way in advance. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

So tell me, friends: how are you *really* doing? Any summer plans? Do you like pickleball or no? Let\u2019s chat in the comments section.<\/p>\n

xoxo<\/p>\n

Gina<\/p>\n

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A lil spring chat with my friends out there and sharing some exciting news. Hiiiii! How are you? I hope that your day is going well and that you had a lovely weekend. It\u2019s been a while since we\u2019ve had a smoothie or coffee date around here, so I\u2019d love to catch up! (in real\u2026
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