I have tried for years to figure out some form of exercise that I enjoy.  I can’t run…I blew my knees out running track for years in junior high and high school.  I don’t find much pleasure in walking in place while watching tv or a video.  I have tried numerous workout videos to no avail.  I think walking is ok, and I don’t mind it too much when the weather is right, but it takes forever to get a good workout.  I’ve always felt like there was something out there I would find that just clicked…that I actually WANTED to do instead of HAD to do.  I have joked with Brian that it is swimming….if only we had a pool in the backyard, I would swim every day and get in shape!  It didn’t help me get a pool.  Then I went skating with Noah earlier this year, and I knew that was it.  I kind of let it slide, because I can’t really afford to go skating every day.  I even thought about asking the owners of the skating rink if I could work there in exchange for free skating whenever I wanted.  We went skating again in May, and then Noah was invited to a skating party.  I didn’t skate there, and I literally felt pulled out onto the floor.  It KILLED me that I couldn’t skate!  I decided then to sell one of my other exercise apparatuses (apparati?) and use the money to buy SKATES!!!  I shopped on ebay for far too long, finally bought a pair and had trouble with the sellers, and eventually I got the skates in last Thursday.  This morning was the first time I was able to try them out.  I went to the local city park, where there is a roller hockey rink.  I was the sole person out there.  Lots of walkers and joggers going by to see me boogieing, though!  I listened to my ipod and skated my little heart out.  It was the best!  I didn’t want to leave.  I look forward to going back tomorrow.  I finally found an exercise I love!