a note to my childhood friends about exercise

hi guys. i hope you are doing well in life; that things are going awesomely, that you are successful and having fun and experiencing all the wonderful things that come at this stage in our lives.
i just wanted to let you know that if you need anything from home (maybe you forgot some beloved baseball cards or a precious moments figurine when you left home on your foray into adulthood), let me know. i probably see your mom at curves on macomb street when i go to work out there each weekday.
here is why i love curves on macomb street: it is a nice, clean and friendly facility with good machines in excellent condition. and until today, i forgot about this next part, which makes this curves extra-special; they freak out and decorate the crap out of the place every time there is anything that could even remotely be considered a holiday. like halloween, for example. the grosse ile curves is basically a haunted ladies' low-impact gym right now! also, once in a while i run into someone's mom or aunt and i get all caught up on what's happening in a lot of my old friends' lives. it's nice to know what you're all up to.
conversely, here is what i dislike about the macomb street curves: i get called out a lot for sweating. okay. let me say something here about curves. yes, a lot of middle-aged and way older ladies work out there. yes, the machines are designed to allow even the frailest junior club member the ability to lift and lower the bar. but still. if you want to get a workout, you can really get a good workout! i've lost weight and inches since i started going again, and let me tell you something; that means i have to work really hard. and i'm a sweater. so that means i have to sweat. please do not comment about that fact. please do not mention to the nearby member of your conversation that it looks like i am "doing the work for all three of us." because that makes me feel lame about sweating, when i should not feel lame because people sweat when they work out. also, while it is great to hear how everyone is doing (see pros above) i do NOT like having to explain my decision to leave my job and move to new york like 983744 times. i can almost see the disbelief and pity wash over people's faces. it is not a good thing to see 4 or 5 times in a 30 minute work out. but that is the risk i run by getting my swerve on at curves grosse ile. and the sweet ladies who work there and/or the moms of my childhood friends, and the festive if not over-the-top decorations and the word puzzles on the wall and the clean well-maintained equipment and reasonable member fee all keep me coming back.
so. let me know if you want your mom to send your ass anything and i will pass along the message in between reps while i'm adjusting my sweat bands.
love,
krista