"OK I'll try not to look like I'm dying"

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This is what I look like when I Zumba.

My friend Lisa and I decided to try to Zumba for the first time a few weeks ago.

Um, we almost died.

We found ourselves standing in the hallway with one hand on our hip and another on the wall for support, while we tried to breathe. The muffled base of music pulsed through the wall jeering. We cringed at our watches...the class was only halfway over! There is no way we could make it! It also didn't help that my stomach and hips are incapable of moving independently. I'm that uncoordinated girl that everyone feels uncomfortable just watching me; Asbury didn't help me in that department.  Despite my lack of dancin skillz, I went and shook my booty like there was no tomorrow.  It was so much fun, but geez it is not for the faint hearted.

Awkward...

Friday night Evan and I went to dinner with another couple. We had such a great time! Both of our husbands are deploying together this time around, so it's nice to get to know someone to hang out with once they are gone. All things aside, I potentially altered our friendship. I did it again. I brought on the awkwardness.

Somehow I always manage to make a totally normal conversation completely awkward at some point. Maybe it's just me over-analyzing the situation, you tell me.

I might have used the words "lock and load" when describing the top of my suit. And described that I specifically order this suit to ah...exemplify my current (lack of) boobs. Oops. Don't worry, they laughed, but in the this-girl-is-crazy kind of way. Oh Meredith, why, why, WHY. Maybe I should limit my table topic choices.

Here is my suit; isn't it cute?

Obviously I don't have that whole situation going on on top, but the description totally sucked me in. "Love lift? Crave cleavage? Get the perfect level of push-up, with removable padding for extra oomph." Umm YES! But, as I was perusing Victoria Secrets suites, I noticed something. Some of the pictures are more awkward than my actual dinner conversation. 

 This one looks like she's about to pull down her bottoms to go #2...in a really dramatic way.

 Sometimes I lay on the beach rubbing sand all over my sexy chest too! It's not a big deal OK?!

I don't understand why she's so angry...maybe it's the suit?

Don't these swim suites automatically look way cuter just because of the more natural/non hardcore poses?

Dear Victoria Secret,

All of your suits are super awesome. But, just to let you know your angry hardcore models aren't selling any suits to me. I like these natural girls to actually look happy and comfortable. I know I'm not on a PR team or anything, but I'm sure most people would agree. 

Just letting you know,

Meredith