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Our first post. So, what exactly is this blog about? Well, it started with an article my husband sent me the other day about pizza. See, Hubs and I are from Chicago and it is hard to find good pizza outside of that area (in our opinion). Of course, Chicago was not even on this list, which is criminal or at least certifiable! So, I said, "We should make our exercise/health goals and reward ourselves with going to each of these cities and trying their 'best pizza'." He was all for it! We changed it a little and decided we would pick cities we wanted to visit, and then find the best pizza places in that city (according to Yelp, Trip Advisor, or personal recommendations). This way we can combine our love of travel and pizza. In addition, we HAVE to meet our goal. Since most lists have a "top 10" pizza places, we decided to have 10 goals/cities we would visit. We also decided realistically we would have to break our goals into a long term 2 year time frame. Being a school social worker, I know goals have to be SMART, (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and Time Based). I also told my Hubs, that often you want to look at the end goal--the one 2 years from now, and determine how to get there. So, our end goal is that 2 years from today, we will be able to ride our bikes in a long bike ride/race. I know that goal is not measurable, but at least we are looking forward. Our first short term goal is Each of us will exercise at least 3 times per week, for a minimum of 30 minutes a day, for the next month. The exercise is not specific, because we decided we would try out some new things as well. Our first city is relatively close to us, St. Louis. If anybody has any pizza suggestions---let me know! :)