Fitness - Here I Come!

We joined a gym tonight! Yay! I have wanted to join a gym for years and we have finally done it , and even better is, we did it together! While I am so excited to use all the facilities they have - and boy do they have 'em! - but I am more excited to get dh moving and feeling good about himself....I just know this is what he needs to start feeling like he used to.
We joined Future Fitness....approximately 2 blocks from our house !!!!!! and it has so much to offer. Machines galore...enough to keep your body guessing and to keep away boredom....a pool, classes....spinning...yoga...tai chi....it goes on and on.
We went to the meeting - which was way too long, too boring, too much like a time-share spiel...we were about ready to walk....but we went unprepared to jump right in...I was still in a dress from work...but I sure wanted to get right in there, which we could have. I cannot wait to get back and start.
We get a session of one hour a month with a trainer, a session with a nurse and a nutritionist and even a dr. We have set up some of our appointments...but I just might go tomorrow morning to get a swim in before work! I am so hyped!!!

And He Shall Make Music Wherever He Goes!

On the Friday night we were to leave for Mexico, our youngest also had a concert (his band, The Silence Kit) in Audubon, near enough for us to get to and still get home to pack. We'd had our pb and js, admired God's handiwork in the sky, and got to the old bank building way too early for the show, so we got to chat some with Patrick and his wife Amy. And then the show began.

I must explain that Patrick has been making music for as long as I can remember. One really gets the sense that even while in a conversation, Patrick is - on some level - hovering somewhere else, writing. He is self taught on the guitar, and has brought tears to my eyes with the beauty that he can make a guitar emit. I love his creativity. I admire his dedication. And while most of his music is the kind of rock to which I don't so much relate...sometimes he hits just the right note for his mom. On this particular evening he played and sang a couple of new songs, and during one of them his dad and I looked at each other and smiled...we really liked it.

The old bank building is being so wisely used - they have auctions there, and various shows, music, etc. We love the atmosphere in the building and in the area around it. I even took a couple of pictures outside where the evening looked and felt magical.

And then it was home to pack! We got home about 10:45 and the van was coming for us at 3:15 AM! The race was on.

Well, maybe not exactly a race....more like me sitting in a rocking chair with a glass of wine encouraging (read whining, nagging and insisting) Larry to get packed.

At about 1:30 I fell into a deep, one hour sleep until time to get ready for the van to the airport.

Dipped in Copper

We had one of those almost "out of body experiences" on the Friday evening before leaving for Cozumel. We had rushed home from work, grabbed pb and js and were dashing out of the house to attend our son's concert when we were stopped in our tracks!

The sky had a hue I don't think I can describe, and I doubt our camera caught it, and every tree looked to have been picked up, turned upside down and dipped in bronze or copper! It was a stunning effect and while I snapped a number of photos, we sort of knew we'd have to "eat it up" with our eyes, because no photo was going to capture the true wonder.

It was one of those prayerful moments, when you know the depth of God's thoughtfulness in His creation. When He created our eyes and minds to receive such images, to translate them, to appreciate them and to know His presence in His Word become our Life.

I've had over two weeks, and a trip to Mexico in between, and the experience still leaves me filled with wonder.