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These shoes were made for walking!!

Here's a secret - I am not a real fan of exercise.  But, as I get older it is evident that I needed to get moving.    I am proud to say that it is almost a year that I have walked 30 min to 1 hr. EVERY DAY.  I truly can count on one hand the number of days I may have missed.   I have wore threw 2 pair of shoes.   I have gotten soaked with rain and snow, gotten wind burned checks, forgotten my phone in the car and had to go back and start over.  Had to cut it short to get back to my desk for an early meeting.   Walked in the dark because the days are short in the winter.  And thru it all there was not 1 day that when I got back home that I regretted it.   
In June of 2019, in a casual conversation at the ball park, I mentioned that I was walking in the morning.   Another mom said "Can I join you?" and from there a daily walk, new friendship was born.   Jamey and I would meet at the track parking lot everyday rain or shine.  90% of the time it was in the early morning, before work and school.  That way we knew we got it in and it didn't impact the day at all.   It is amazing how an hour can go by when you have someone to talk to.   I knew Jamey as the mom of Parker's friend.  But, getting to know her as an amazing woman on her own terms has been the best part.   We laugh, we cry, we tell stories and share memories.  We share recipes and ideas.  We talk about dreams and kids and work and gardening.  We discuss TV show and movies and Booster Club.   It is a friendship that I have not had in a very long time.   And that I didn't know I missed and yearned for. 
Because of the restrictions of the Coronavirus we stopped walking together.  I still walk each day and it is different walking by yourself.   I get lost in my own thoughts and sometimes even find myself talking to myself.   LOL.   I long for things to get back to normal so that I get my walking partner back.   I am also ready for some warmer weather and walking at sunrise - WHAT AN AMAZING WAY TO START THE DAY! 

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