Goat Yoga with the Girls

Goat yoga? Yes, goat yoga! Julie planned a fun and eventful day full of goat yoga with the girls, followed by lunch and relaxation.

For our July adventure, we started off at Harrison Farm in Groveport, OH, doing yoga with the girls and the goats. Listen, for those of you who are fearful of the yoga part, fear not – the instructor does a great job allowing you to go at your own pace. Can’t get your body into one of those contorted poses, it’s okay…move into the position that is most comfortable for you. I’d done yoga many times before, but it had been a while. That’s another way of saying I’m probably not as fit as I should be 🙂 Christine had done yoga before, as well, so she did her thing. Heidi and Julie were relative novices, but they both did great with the yoga!

The truth is, it’s really more about the goats than it is the actual yoga. Because it was a rainy morn, we were undercover in the ‘hanger’, so called because it once housed a plane the owner’s grandfather used to have. Before the goats headed in, we snapped a few pics – I’m the crazy picture taker who constantly runs around with a remote selfie stick to document our antics. I mean, why not – I want to remember all of our crazy shenanigans.

We started off with a few goats roaming about and the herd showed up a bit later. We took a shine to baby Maple, who seemed to be enamored of everything in our group. She untied Julie’s tennis shoes, unzipped Heidi’s purse and took a nap on my mat. I don’t even remember all of their names, but there was Ferris Bueller and Cameron, Billy the Kid (goat humor) and of course, baby Maple.

As we went through the yoga moves, the babies romped, played, nibbled and had a few potty issues – luckily not on our mats 🙂 Staff at the farm were on standby for quick clean-ups, though.

Afterwards, I was able to feed one of the goats (not sure which one), before we hammed it up with fun photos! The gracious hosts at Harrison Farm had breakfast burritos for all guests after the event.

If you’ve got an hour and $20, I highly recommend goat yoga! Not only is the yoga part healthy and healing, but the baby goats are an added bonus! Grab your besties and go enjoy goat yoga with the girls!

Lunchtime

After goat yoga, the girls and I did a quick change in the car, shimmying out of our yoga attire and changing into sundresses for lunch. And might I add, at my age, changing in the car isn’t nearly as easy as it used to be!

Shade on the Canal has been a staple in Canal Winchester for a number of years, but I hadn’t been for quite some time. And after goat yoga, we were ready to grab a cocktail or two!

Lunch was good and the Bloody Marys were excellent and priced well. Heidi and I are Bloody Mary connoisseurs, so I’ll probably reference them often. Christine refreshed with a Vodka tonic and Julie went for a few beers.

I ended up having the Bayou Burger, which was excellent and had just the right amount of yummy blue cheese. Christine went for wings and a wedge salad, while July and Heidi went for gyros. Note to anyone visiting – the fry portions are HUGE! Heidi ordered a half order and it would have been enough to feed our table and maybe the tables next to us.

After lunch, we strolled through Canal for a bit, hitting a few of the great shops. We then stopped by the quirky butterfly mural for a quick photo op. Speaking of butterfly murals, have you guys noticed them popping up everywhere? I belong to a FB group that talks about all of the interesting places to visit in Ohio and there are threads devoted to the butterfly murals. Not that I’m complaining (because I think they’re quite adorable), but when did this become a thing?

Canal has a really nice spot in the middle of town with a fountain and tables and benches for relaxing. My birthday was a few weeks prior, so we had our celebration right there. The girls, as always, were so generous with wonderful and thoughtful gifts. A new crossbody purse (which I desperately needed), an adorable sun hat (which I always want), a fun frock perfect for covering up at the pool, OSU attire and some other goodies like Dr. Pepper cotton candy, scratch offs, chapstick, lotion and the like. It’s truly amazing to have friends that know you so well.

Takin’ a Dip

After our little town square squat, we headed off to the liquor store to stock up on a few essentials. Julie and I shared a 4-pack of some PBR Salted Carmel Coffee concoction we found. OMG! Have you had this? If you like iced coffee, I’m telling you to give this a try. It is ah-may-zing and drinkable on a level I probably shouldn’t know about! Heidi grabbed some beer (go figure) and Teeny ended up with Twisted Tea. We also grabbed some shooters at the counter for a quick pick up 🙂

Back to Heidi’s we went, where we all changed into our swimsuits for some much needed pool and hot tub time. However, the hot tub got a little wackadoo when we had some illegal fondulation (Teeny coined a new phrase) going on accidentally. What? We’re all friends here!

As always, we had a boatload of fun, experienced some new things and shared some wonderful moments together.

I’m curious, have any of you ever tried goat yoga? What did you think? Does it sound like something you and your own gal pals might try?

Be sure to make time for own adventures and enjoy plenty of girlfriends, giggles & gab!