It's about to get WAY nerdy up in here, but this was too good not to share.
You've been warned.
So maybe I've mentioned before, but for my whole life I've always LOVED animals.
It verged on obsession all through my childhood, and to be honest not much has changed ha.
Along those same lines, I also love nature and everything pertaining to it. For as long as I can remember, I have felt such a pull to these things. It's such an integral part of me that it almost feels engrained into my spirit and spirituality.
(Am I a flower child, or what?!)
I adore natural history museums, nature documentaries and tv shows, books, newspaper articles.... basically anything that can fuel my intense desire to learn about God's creations, both living and non-living.
Thankfully I have a husband who encourages this and participates in it with me.
(In case anyone ever doubts that we are soul mates...)
Well, last week he told me about this documentary he saw on netflix called Crimson Wing, and we watched it together on Sunday.
YOU GUYS.
It was seriously the best movie I have seen in a long long time.
The music was incredibly moving.
The cinematography is mind blowing.
And come on... the movie is about FLAMINGOS!
Their story is so incredible, and just....
AH.
I can't say enough good things about this movie.
If you have Netflix, go watch it like.... yesterday.
Or at least watch the preview and be amazed.
Sometimes I wonder why I love these things so much. After years of pondering, I've come to the conclusion that learning about Heavenly Father's creations bring me much closer to Him.
It invites the spirit into my life, it helps me better understand His power and love for us, and for me specifically. If he can govern this huge flock of flamingos in the middle of Africa to live like this, imagine how invested He must be in OUR lives.
It's absolutely amazing.
If you are looking for more ways to invite the spirit into your life and feel closer to God, I highly recommend starting with something like this.
Truly this world is beautiful and amazing, and stands as a gigantic living testimony that He lives, He knows who we are, He knows what we need, and He loves us dearly.
I've been a member at 24 hour fitness for 11 years now
(Thanks for the early inauguration to the world of working out, mom and dad!)
and in that time, I've seen my fair share of normal people, weirdies and over-enthused meat heads.
Here's a list of people you can expect to see at probably any gym, and people I've most DEFINITELY seen at mine.
-The annoyingly fit old person.
Seriously grandpa? You are running faster than that 25 year old man! (And I hope I look half as good as you when I'm 70!)
-The meat-head/30 year old single guys who only come to lift, thus they wear their beloved high socks and vans.
I don't mind that style, but amiright when I think there's a time and place for everything? And I'm sorry, but your Journey's footwear does NOT belong at the gym
-The women who socialize and don't really work out.
Don't get me wrong, I love the elliptical.
And I love to chat with other women.
But when you combine the two, you basically get a whole lotta distraction and nothing done.
All those calories you THINK you burn.... well....
You actually don't burn them because oh hey you've been moving at a level 1 pace for the last hour, lady.
-The old guys in cut off jeans.
Waytoo short cut off jeans.
Um, the 80's called..... and they want you back.
-The gym hookers.
I don't need to say much because you know this type.
And I've probably seen more clothes on a Victorias Secret model.
Yuck.
-The "I'm only here to find a date" college student.
They work out insanely late
(11 pm?! Even I'm not that crazy!)
Guys are all about muscle-bearing,
And girls are full blown make-upped, self tanned, and hair did.
I'm all about not looking like a hag, But obviously you didn't come here to sweat....
-The all around all-star.
Aka the incredibly toned woman and and buff-but-also-lean guy who have their ego in check that I imagine and hope that Christian and I will one day be like. (A girl can dream right?!)
-The Latin men who only go to Zumba.
These guys are my FAVORITE.
Enough said.
-The regulars.
These are the people you see all the time.
You never socialize with them, but you acknowledge each other with a smile or nod.
You share that mutual "I see you here all the time but I have no idea who you are and I'm cool with that" camaraderie.
-The loud breather.
No like.......
The REALLY, incredibly, obnoxiously loud breather. We're talking only 5 minutes on the treadmill and they are breathing so loudly that my hair is suddenly re-styled because they are expelling so much air from their lungs.
-The nudists.
These are the people (unfortunately most often of the older persuasion)
who feel like it's appropriate to walk around the locker room in their birthday suit.
I know you're feeling really invigorated after your Aqua Aerobics class but AHHHHH! JUST NO!!
Basically the next time you need a people watching fix,
you know where to come!
(Unless you want to avoid a naked geriatric ward of course.)
A few weeks ago, I was contemplating chopping off all my hair.
Remember?
Well, Friday rolled around and that contemplation turned to action.....
And..... well.......
Also, Christian is sick (We can't catch a break around here!)
We are babysitting a TON this week,
Cramming in hours of work before we go out of town next Thursday,
Trying to sleep and exercise and fight off this dang bug once and for all,
Finally finishing classes, AND taking finals.
So if I'm hanging around these parts a little less than normal for the next few weeks,
well.....
you've been warned.
