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Workout
Today’s workout began as all Monday morning workouts do around here: With a BodyPump class!
Prior to the class, I completed 20 minutes of cardio on the treadmill beside Ryan (15 min. incline walking, 5 min. jogging) and then felt the burn in my muscles for a good 45 minutes. I think my favorite tracks in BodyPump are the bicep and shoulder tracks. They’re always killer… in a good way!
Breakfast
After the gym, I took Sadie on a walk while chatting with my friend Merri on the phone. I miss our morning walks! She’s off in New York now like a real grown up and I think there’s a serious void in Sadie’s heart now that she’s gone. Sadie would whimper and pee herself every time she saw Merri! Her move has been hard on our whole family.
When my virtual walk with Merri and real-life walk with Sadie was complete, it was time for breakfast!
One meal I didn’t want for breakfast was a cheese and jam sandwich. Shocking, I know! After eating that particular meal for four meals in the past two days, I’m a little jammed out. Maybe for lunch today? 
At the gym this morning, I watched the weather forecast on the news, which said, in big bold words, “A Hot One.” Today’s temperatures are supposed to reach 95 degrees, so I figured I’d get a jump start on beating the heat with a cold smoothie.
In the mix:
- 1 scoop chocolate protein powder
- 1 1/2 tbsp. cocoa powder
- 1 1/4 c. almond milk
- 1 tbsp. almond butter
- 1 pinch xanthan gum
- 1 handful fresh spinach
So refreshing!
My New Voice
Ryan and I are pretty good road trip buddies. Sure, I pass out from time to time due to my severe highway hypnosis, but when I’m awake we have a great time playing all sorts of car games like the game of threes, 20 questions and more. Yesterday, on our road trip home from Jekyll Island, we posed many different questions to each other, with one being, “If you could have any person’s singing voice, whose voice would you want?”
I suggested Michael Bublé as the voice Ryan should choose, and he quickly agreed. That man has the voice of a crystal-clear angel and sang the song we chose as our first dance song at our wedding. An easy pick!
Selecting the woman’s voice I would want was a little harder. There are so many amazingly talented women singers out there from Celine Dion to Mariah Carey to Christina Aguilera.
But then I remembered my girl.
Miss Whitney Houston!
I’ll take her voice, puh-lease. And all of her amazing songs, too. There’s no topping “I’m Every Woman” and “I Wanna Dance With Somebody.” I remember when my grandparents gave me my first boom box for Christmas. I had the Bodyguard soundtrack and would listen to Whitney non-stop. She’s so incredible and her voice is clear, emotional, powerful and moving. I’ll take it!
Question of the Day
If you could have one singer’s voice, whose voice would you most like to have? Which male singer do you think has the best voice these days?
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I would want Rachel Berry’s voice from Glee. I think she’s such an incredible singer! And best male singer is still Michael Buble in my opinion. I have all his albums, but I’m also very partial to Blake Shelton, who has an amazing voice for country music.
i love her voice, too! i also told ryan i want to sing like elfaba from wicked. 🙂
ohh good question! I actually LOVE vicki martinez’s voice from “the voice” male I’m not sure!
Hope you have a great day! 🙂
I love that song. Now I’m going to sing “I wanna dance with somebody..” all day long (hopefully not out loud – coworkers may not like that).
I wish I had Carrie Underwood or Mariah Carrey’s voice. As for dude voices – ummm… hard to say. I think that Incubus guy is pretty good, I suppose.
Happy Monday!
I love Buble!! He was our first dance song, too… and in concert, he’s unbelievable. If I wasn’t already married to the man of my dreams… 😉
I might choose Mariah Carey. She’s a cheese ball, but sings like a baby angel!
If I could have anyone’s voice it would be Whitney’s too! When I was 5, she was definetly my idol. I’ll always have love for her.
I saw Glee on tour this weekend, and I’d totally pick Lea Michele!
I would love to have Beyonce’s singing voice. I’m a classical singer myself, and I think she has the most amazing voice in the singer. And she’s HOT!
I’m thinking maybe Carrie Underwood, but without the country twang…as for guys, I love Matthew Morrison from Glee. Have you ever listened to the Hairspray musical soundtrack? It’s AMAZING and he was one of the original characters 🙂
Haha! I’m now singing “I wanna dance with somebody” in my head.
Female voice: Adelle or Faith Hill. Have you heard Adelle’s “Rollin in the Deep”?
* I think Michael Buble has the all-time best male voice out there! I was listening to his music last night at a winery I went to, and it just resonated throughout so crystal clear…magic 🙂
Right now, I’m pretty obsessed with Adele and every time I listen to her CD, I wish I sounded as raw and emotional as she does. She just blows me away!
If my BF had the voice of Darren Criss (from Glee), I would be in heaven.
Oh my heavens — I LOVE Adele! Her voice is just so powerful!
ADELE!!!! (Make You Feel My Love will be my wedding song on July 2nd!!!!)
Definitely Carri Underwood! She could sing the ABC’s and i would still have goosebumps.
I’d pick Haley Williams from Paramore. Partially because I have the hugest girl crush on her (hence my dog’s name!) 😉 but also because I was once told I actually do sound like her – and I was incredibly flattered!
Following the recent trend and saying Adele. Love her. Love love love. My boyfriend makes fun of me when I sing because I “think I sound just like them….” No reservations.
Also, my bf hates (with a burning passion) Michael Buble… however he LOVES James Blunt. I can’t even begin to understand this…
I love Adele’s voice! It has so much character and is so distinctive.
Guy’s voice is tough! Maybe Ryan Adams?
I’d choose Mariah Carey ONLY because I want to sing “Baby all I want for Christmas is you”. Seriously.
I just saw Michael on Friday (his voice is pure heaven!).
If I could choose anyone’s voice I think I would choose Adele. I love her soulful rhythms, so unlike anyone else.
I think I would choose Sara Bareilles just because I saw her in concert and she is amazingly talented and just so cool. She comes out on stage and you’re like, “Wow, I want to hang out with her!”
Hmm…I would pick Kelly Clarkson’s voice. She can do a screaming/raspy thing that I really like.
Although, I think range-wise, Christina Aguliera’s got it going on.
Best male voice has always been Scott Weiland from Stone Temple Pilots for me. It’s so sexy! (Probably just showed my age with that one.)
Mine would definitely be Phoebe from friends when she had her sexy phlegm.
Absolutely just kidding, probably (if I were a little smaller) the cute twangy voice of Taylor Swift. As I am now, probably Beyonce’s. She always sounds like she’s in charge!
Smelly cat, smelly cat, what are they feeding you?
Smelly cat, smelly cat, it’s not your fault!
I would choose either Lea Michele from Glee or Carrie Underwood. Loveeee both of them! They both have really raw, talented voices. As for a guy, I’d choose Keith Urban. I’m a country girl and I never get sick of listening to his voice.
Michael Buble is amazing!
Hmm, I think that I would have to choose Colby Caille’s voice. I think she is amazing. I enjoy her personality as well (because I know her in real life.. not) from what I know about her.. so I suppose I would just take on her entire being! 😉
Ohhhh that’s a great question! I’m a big fan of Carrie Underwood. She has a beautiful voice with a lot of power to it. I’m actually a huge fan of Javier Colon from the show, The Voice. His voice is so smooth! I hope he wins 🙂
I LOVE Michael Buble! I’ve seen him in concert twice and he is just incredible! I also really like Aaron Lewis who is the lead singer from the band Staind. I have seen him perform accoustically 4 or 5 times and he is really talented.
This is such a difficult question! Hmm..I’m not sure who would I choose. I think I might go with Carrie Underwood or Beyonce.
I love to start my workouts with I wanna dance with somebody!
I think I would have to choose Adele…
I just saw Michael Buble in concert this weekend – absolutely amazing! “Everything” is one of our songs too. 🙂
I’d want Shoshana Bean’s voice (she played Elphaba on Broadway, among other roles) and just rocks it like none other!
Duh, Christina Aguilera! And I think Josh Turner has the sexiest voice on the radio 🙂
I love Michael Buble’s voice.
I would have to say Brian Stokes Mitchell is my favorite voice. He was in the original Ragtime. It’s so powerful and he can sing tenor. Love it. 🙂
For a woman’s voice, I would love to sing like Kelly Clarkson.
I would love the voice of either Adel or Carrie Underwood. I LOVE Adel!
I’m going to have to go with Christina Aguilera voice! Love her sound on ” What a girl wants” song!
And for a guys best vocals…
ZAC EFRON!! I love his voice 🙂
Adele’s voice, for sure! So much power in it – it’s so moving!
I’m going totally Broadway here and say I’d want Bernadette Peters’ voice! It’s so distinctive and powerful. Although I love Michael Buble’s voice (who doesn’t really?), Matt Morrison is definitely my favorite male voice hands down.
I am so tone deaf and would love to have Beyonces voice! It’s so powerful and if only i go as high as she can, a lot of people would be very grateful 😉
Wait a sec, how could I forget Rihanna…tough call!
If I were a dude I’d want Josh Groban’s voice. Michael Buble would be pretty awesome too, though…I feel like those men open their mouths and women just start taking their clothes off. Must be a tough life.
As for women…hmmm. I’m going between the more classically amazing voices like Idina Menzel and Charlotte Church, and the pop singers like Adele with Beyonce who sound so unique. It’s a tough call! I actually sang in high school but my voice isn’t very special, haha. It’s just really high.
Giggling at your weekend update – I think you oversimplified a bit! 😉
I loved Whitney when I was growing up. I wrote her a letter to tell her that we shared the same birthday and I read her favorite color was purple (which was mine at the time). She never wrote back – go figure!
I wish I could sing like Mariah Carey. My sisters laugh at me in the car when we all sing because I am so off key. I wish I had an incredible voice but I just don’t! Oh well, at least I can enjoy others 🙂
I really live Karmin’s voice in the karmin music channel on YouTube…it’s gorgeous!
I’m off to eat a smoothie that looks just like yours! 🙂
Carrie Underwood, for sure. And while we’re at it, I’ll take her legs, too!
That’s a tough and interesting question!
I think for the male voice…I love Ray LaMontagne’s voice because it’s so different. But I agree, Michael Bublé’s voice is also heavenly.
For the female voice, I think I’d have to go with Adele. Again, I just think it’s different and interesting.
Sigh, my voice is so boring.
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I am absolutely obsessed with Michael Buble!! I have seen him twice in the past year and my husband and I danced to You and I for our first dance. We actually had Everything- Michael B play as we walked down the aisle after we were pronounced man and wife!
what a great question!
female voices: alison krauss, rosie thomas, Alison Sudol (A Fine Frenzy)
male voices: matt nathanson, matthew morrison, michael buble
i forgot harry connick, jr!! *dreamysigh*
Patsy Cline! I would love to have her deep sultry voice, so unlike my own. haha
I 100% agree with your Michael Buble choice! I saw him in concert last year and he was amazing!
I’d love to have Carrie Underwood’s voice! I saw her in concert a couple times and she can sing ANYthing. She’s adorable!
And I completely agree with Michael Buble as the best male singer. I absolutely love him and am insanely jealous of his wife.
Idina (sp) Menzel…hands down… I want her voice
I’m going to steal another commenter’s selection and choose Adele! She is sooo amazing.
Everything was our first dance song too! I have never known of someone doing the same! So neat… love the blog!
Norah Jones is one of my absolute favorites!