Gotta get moving tomorrow.
Did drop by the Y today and checked out the change rooms of the pool. The pool itself is pretty pathetic. The change rooms are lovely. Lots of places to dry hair (and hair dryers provided) as well as plug in my straightener. The showers were private and reasonable stream of water. Lots of room to move around and a nice area with a couch at the entry.
Membership is $800 for the year and I can put the membership on hold for a month if I'm away. I think that's only calendar months, though.
Dh won't join because he won't get any benefit from the gym portion and I have to buy an upgraded membership so I can do aquafit classes. I can guest him in for $6.50. There is no penalty to cancel, I just pay for the months I was there. The membership is good at all the Y's in the city and there's a big one out by dd. The main one downtown has a HUGE pool but isn't on an easy bus route and I'd have to pay for parking.
It is on the bus route, in a mall (so lots of errands can be run plus it has a Subway for a lunch out after.) I can bike there (20 minutes) and it is a 10 minute drive in rush hour.
I think I'll use part of my allowance and join. At worst, I'll cancel when I don't use it. But I think things like the classes will help me go since I'm both social and competitive. I just have to figure out how to work this into my schedule....