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While I was at the gym today moving my legs in circles on the eliptical machine and really putting a lot of effort into it, I started laughing… It felt kinda dumb to be putting so much effort into moving my body but really not going anywhere!
It’s interesting how we think we are saving so much time and effort by having dishwashers, microwaves, cell phones, automatic cars, being able to shop online, buying your food without getting out of the car, etc… But then we need to go spend at least one hour a day exerting ourselves without really having an immediate purpose. In the old days, you would put a lot of effort into your daily activities but with an immediate goal in mind. Such as squating down to pick up logs and do a few bicep curls to bring them inside the house to use them for fire for cooking. These days we do squats and bicep curls just for the heck of it! The more I thought about this and looked around the gym the funnier it got! So don’t skip the gym tomorrow but try not to laugh

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My second day blogging. Yay! On my way home from work today I stopped to get a few things for my Christmas party. I was going to blog about that but I want it to be a suprise… So, as I was looking for cute Christmas dinner things, I spotted the most gorgeous brown, knee-length, leather boots. Yeah, I know, shoes are in a completely different section, but I can’t help it, my eyes just do that all on their own. As I walked over toward the boots, I was secretely dreaming that they would be my size and that they would be on sale, but really I knew that would be impossible. Afterall it’s just the beggining of “boot season”. I couldn’t believe that they were a size 6 and they were 75% off! I bought them – of course! As I was driving home (feeling really good about my purchase) I noticed that the temperature outside at 6:30 pm was still 78 degrees! Kristen, can my boots and I come visit you in Colorado?

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Speaking of having the people I love far away from me… My wonderful friends Chris and Al are moving to Florida – Sad for me, good for them! They actually live in Tucson but we always made an effort to see each other often. This weekend Chris, Al and their little Gabriella came to see us. We met at the Chaparral Park in Scottsdale. They are the sweetest people ever and it’s always so much fun to hang out with them I couldn’t help it but grab a few shots of this beautiful family. I’ll miss you guys. Thank you for being such wonderful friends.

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I can’t believe I’m writing my first blog post. I remember the first time I heard about chat rooms, blogging, etc. I thought to myself “I will never do that”. I like human contact and talking to people way too much to ever trade it off for a computer screen. Well as it turns out half the people I really love and care for are spread all over the world! I guess blogging makes me feel like we are all a little bit closer and that’s a really good feeling

So here’s to blogging and to all the people I love who are so far away from me. I hope we can meet up again soon. Until then, check back often. I’ll try to post daily