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…………………Last evening I was invited, along with family and friends, to see George in a “Body Building” competition……I have known George for a little over 21 YEARS!!!…..The story of our meeting is this…..21 years ago my darling Jac took me for a “birthday” ride. I had no idea where we were going, but I was hoping for something FUN……When we pulled into the parking lot of a gym….I thought….”what is this!”….When we went inside I was introduced to “GEORGE” a very young 21 year old with a full head of hair and very blue eyes…..Jac said “Lou, this is George…He is your new trainer…..HAPPY BIRTHDAY!”…..To say I was surprised would be an understatement….NOW, I HAD to go to the gym whether I wanted to or not….George was already paid for me to train with him for 6 months!!…..Well jump ahead 21 years. George has been my trainer all this time, and he is now 42 years old! He is bald now, was married and divorced has a son, and still has those sparking blur eyes….I am the same age as his dad, who passed away over 9 years ago……My goal in working out with George was not to build a big muscular body, but to keep healthy, and to keep toned and as I grew older to have good balance and a strong body…..I think for the most part I have done that. Of course losing the 85 pounds and counting has helped a lot!……Now for the competition…..All of the photos on the left are of George, and his main competition in his weight and age class……I thought George had the best music, best poses, and all around BEST BODY, but he came in second out of five men….We all thought George was better!…..The photos to the right are of men in different weight classes and ages. They had a group of men over 65 years old! WOW…If I had to use one word to describe these men it would be…..DEDICATION!……Watching George, these past six months getting his body ready to compete [he had a great body to begin with, but a competition body is a whole different level], takes a lot of physical and MENTAL determination…..The diet alone would destroy me!….One thing that struck me was after each competition ALL of the men congratulated each other, whether they won or lost. I thought the comradery was wonderful. They each know all  too well what it takes to get on that stage and compete. It was admirable……Congratulations to GEORGE!…….After the show George had plans with his family to go for a New Haven PIZZA! Supposedly the best in Connecticut…..He was dying for it!!!