A New Journey

Tonight I have no words to share…

18,010 steps taken today
7.27 miles traveled today
15 floors climbed today

P.S. If you have a mind to, please keep my daddy in your prayers tonight…

I waited on the storm that was sure to come for most of the day before I finally kicked myself in the butt and drug myself out the door.

What was I afraid of? That I was going to get wet?

A couple miles in, right in the middle of one of my favorite parks, the heavens opened up with thunder, lightning and a semi torrential downpour.

What could I do but stand there laffin in the rain?

No, I don’t mean, “laughing”. I mean LAFFIN – the sort of laughing that turns into insane laughter ‘til your side aches and you are scared you’re fixin’ to pee your pants! And, as long as you’re laffin, you might as well crank up the tunes and start dancin’ in the rain. It’s not as if you don’t already look totally ridiculous!

It was then that I remembered I was at the top of the highest hill, next to the tallest tree as far as I could see. Ruh roh… (Fried Cricket?)

I figured it was prolly a good time to boogie on down the hill that was rapidly turning into a mini mudslide. Slip sliding my way down I was praying I wasn’t fixin’ to land on my tush but I still couldn’t stop laffin. That was about the time I realized I had an audience watching from under the pavilion. They were LAFFIN too! 🙂

12,789 steps taken today
5.19 miles traveled today
14 floors climbed today

Yeah, life is truly good.

My kids are trying to kill me.

I am sure of it.

Yesterday my son took me out on the trail walk for a gazillion miles and then today Haley takes me on every possible mountain hill in the area.

Is it possible for 6.75 miles to be ALL UPHILL?!

Ya know what?

I can’t begin to thank them enough for caring that I am motivated to get out there every day and do it. I am truly blessed.

One step at a time…

16,724 steps taken today.
6.75 miles traveled today.

Haley and I took some absolutely killer hills today that registered as 28 floors climbed in the Fitbit. I may die.

Life is good.

I enjoyed an incredible trail walk with my son, Michael Sundvall today through Salado Creek Greenway North. It was DEFINITELY a workout for my legs! It was so nice to be able to enjoy nature for my walk! Thank you Michael!

I also found some new muscles (from the little hills) that had somehow escaped the pain before now!

What an incredible feeling. Yeah, I am getting stronger.

18,748 steps taken today
7.57 miles traveled today

Life is Good

“Whoah Grandma! You walked how far? Without help? Dang!”

If we could see life through the eyes of a child, I think we would learn just about everything we need to know.

Have you ever watched a small child on a mission to accomplish something? Absolutely nothing will deter them.

If my grandson sees my cell phone, he is going to find a way to get it. It doesn’t much matter what is in the way, he will simply go through, around, or right over the top of anything in the way. If all else fails he just gives Grandma “that look” that says it all.

Yeah, life is good…

12523 steps taken today
5.06 miles traveled today
40 Laps water jogging

(sore foot today so spent more time in the water)

Don’t face the free weights area when the body builders are working out while you are on the treadmill. Yeah, I know they are hot but the distraction isn’t worth it and you will just trip and drool all over the equipment.

Don’t face the mirrors either. It will scare the living daylights out of you when you realize the chubby old lady sweating all over herself is you.

Sports bras suck.

Wait.

Did I say that out loud?

If you drop your towel (on the treadmill) when one of those body builders starts doing chin ups, let it go. You aint gonna catch it and you will just look stupid trying.

It doesn’t matter that the lady next to you is out pacing you by a gazillion mile per hour and is at least 20 years older than you.

When you just don’t feel like doing it, find your focus again.

Crank up the tunes. Close out everything and do it anyway.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNe3z385T7k

As the sun begins to set, pat yourself on the back.

You are getting stronger every day.

19,984 steps taken today
8.07 miles traveled today
5 laps water jogging
6 floors climbed today
900 glorious seconds in the whirlpool

Life is good!