Mary I was born in St. Paul, Minnesota! I have always wanted to see what it was like. I have been raised in Texas. If you want you can join my thread. I am tring to start a online support group. I did have an account with ediets and lost my membership so I thought I could try to start something like what I was doing there on here. If you want to join, just go to the buddy up forum and look for the post that says " Looking for an online workout buddy" if you want. Well I will chat with you later. You have to get back with me and let me know how it is in Minnesota.