's motd Saturday March 5, 2011

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THE LONG

JOURNEY HOME

Saturday, 05 March 2011

Hi everybody, have you missed me?

Well, guess what? I'll be leaving Auckland tonight at

midnight. And then I'll be getting home late Saturday

afternoon. No, I'm not flying the Space Shuttle back

home. LOL. See, there's just a big time

difference between Auckland and Los Angeles.

See, we'll cross the International Date Line and it's

almost like flying back into time! You pick up almost

a whole day. It's kinda like that whole Back To

The Future thing. LOL.

On my last day here, I'll be doing

lots of press, everything from TV & radio shows to

local newspaper. And the highlight of my day is that

I'll teach a big exercise class at the largest health

club in Auckland. Now at first, this was going to be

an event open only to employees of Air New Zealand.

But in light of the tragic earthquake in

Christchurch, New Zealand two weeks ago, we're turning

the class into a big fundraising event. All the

proceeds will go toward helping the many citizens of

Christchurch affected by the quake. Now my class will

be even more special!

I wasn't sure what kind of music

they liked "down under" so I checked the New Zealand

Billboard charts. And do you know what I

discovered? They like the same kinds of music we

like back in the states. That's all I needed to know

so...I'm all set!

I've put together a sexy hour of

sweatin' for my New Zealand friends. I'm starting out

with Lady Gaga's Born This Way. We'll also

sweat to Raise Your Glass by Pink. I've

got Britney Spear's new song, Hold It Against Me

and I'll include Firework by .

I'll throw in one of Usher's hits and we'll cool down

with a slow number by Bruno Mars called Just The

Way You Are. Oh, this is gona be so much fun!

And oh yeah, I'll be bringing a few "props" along with

me, too. You know, a few things to wear on my head,

some fun accessories that will make everyone smile and

laugh. (Hope you're ready, Auckland! LOL.)

After class, my new friends from Air New Zealand are

taking me on a little tour of the area before driving

me back to the airport. I'll board that jumbo Air New

Zealand flight and it's off to Los Angeles. It's a

12-hour flight by the way...wow! But 12

hours later, I'll be looking once again at that

southern California sun.

I've had a wonderful time here and the people of New

Zealand have really made me feel at home. But as you

know, there's no place like your own home-sweet-home.

(Just ask Dorothy. LOL.)

I'll be so excited to see and my sweet Hattie.

And after I shower them with hugs and kisses, the next

stop will me my office so I can get back to answering

even more E-mail.

I admitted to you before I left L.A. that I was a

little nervous about this long trip. The only time I

leave home for this length of time is when I do my

Cruise To Lose. And I'm not going to lie to you, I

cried every night I was away because I was so

homesick. (Hey, you know I'm an emotional kind of

guy.) I'm a Cancer, too and we're true homebodies.

But I'm so happy to have made this trip. It was

a grreat experience for me. And by the way, if you

ever want to take a nice vacation, New Zealand is a

beautiful country. (Pssst, fly Air New Zealand!)

So do you have a nice day planned

for yourself on this Saturday? I've shared my busy

schedule for today with you. Have you planned your

day? Now please, don't forget to stay on program and

get your workouts in. I know I will. And don't forget

to make a little time to so something extra special

today...just for you!

This time difference thing is

really weird. Even though I'm leaving late on a

Saturday night, I'll actually get back home today,

(U.S. time), and I'll talk to you from Los Angeles...tomorrow!

Love,