The Wii Fit that is!  After Santa so graciously delivered a Wii system for us, I have been on the hunt for a Wii Fit.  As anyone that has a Wii Fit knows, they are not easy to come by.  As in, impossible to come by!   I think I am the kind of person that when they want something, the want becomes more and more debilitating the harder it is to get.  And the Wii Fit was HARD to get!

Since Christmas, I have made daily trips or phone calls to Target, K-Mart and Wal-Mart in search of my hearts desire.  I had all of my friends looking for me as well.  Last weekend, Mr. and Mrs. Tennessee told me to go to Best Buy.  Mr. Tennessee said he was at Best Buy, and there they were.  Right on the shelf for all to purchase.  The next day, I called Best Buy.  Gone.  They were all gone!  It seems like I have been a day late every single time there have been Wii Fit sightings.  Just my luck.

Earlier in January, I was at Target and made friends with a young lad that worked in the electronics department.  He explained to me the whole  dynamic of the Wii Fit, when the trucks come in, how they never know how many they will get, etc.  My young electronic guru then leaned over and whispered to me to come back on January 18th.  Oh, it was top secret alright.  I felt like I was privy to some inside information and waited patiently for the 18th to roll around.  It did and I went.  To Target, that is.  I very briskly walked to the electronics department and looked for my friend.  My heart was broken when not only did I not find my friend working, I also did not find the Wii Fit.  I settled on the worker du jour and very patiently waited my turn.  At this point, it is about 10:30 AM.   I asked him where the Wii Fit’s were.  After all, it was Sunday and they were in the ad that morning.  He looked at his watch and announced that they had 30 Wii Fits at the opening bell at 8AM.  And by 9AM they had sold 30 Wii Fits.   What the hell?  Seriously, there are that many people that not only want a Wii Fit, but are up and out shopping at 8AM on a Sunday morning?  Uughghhh.  My quest continued.

Well, my luck changed yesterday.  As I was on my way to physical therapy, I stopped at Target.  Again.  I walked out empty handed.  Then, after physical therapy, as I pulled out of the parking lot, the Best Buy sign beckoned me…what the heck, I thought.  I may as well stop in and maybe make a friend in the gamers department and see if I can get any info on their truck deliveries. 

I walked over and scanned the shelves.  A bright light started to shine and I heard angels singing in the back round!  There it was!  My Wii Fit!  Right on the shelf!  I very quickly grabbed it for fear that one of the other three customers that were in the store at the time might try to wrestle me for it.  I held on tight as I could and made my way to the checkout.  I was giddy and I made sure that the checkout girl knew it.  She was about 22 years old and could care less about me and my determination to obtain a Wii Fit.  She just smiled at me and I swear she was thinking, “freak.”

Off I went with my new Wii Fit.  I happily called Mr. T at work and as soon as he answered, I said, “Guess what I got today!”  He replied, “A Wii Fit?”

Yup, that is right, buddy!  My own Wii Fit!  Yippeee!  I am so excited!  I did have one problem, though.  I had to wait for my 9 year old to get home from school so he could teach me how to hook it up!  He was excited too, until he found out that he could not use it until I got to try it out.  Hey, ladies first!

So, my new friend is hooked up and and ready for me to start my exercising routine.  I think it is broken because when I stepped on and it did my fitness assessment, I hear the little alien voice say, “Ooohhhhh…..” and it rated me as “obese.”   Hmmpph.   Stupid Wii Fit.