I was going to blog about my week 1 runs that I started 3 weeks ago but instead I am going to write up about my walk with my mom today. My mom and I have the strangest relationship. We are SO different but yet SO a like! Our love for our children and spouse is so strong but yet our friends and work are just important. We both have trouble choosing which one is more important and deserves more time. This week my mom shocked me by asking me if I wanted to meet up with her on Friday to walk the bridge in Sarasota. I have been trying to get my mom to walk this bridge for almost 5 years!! We would come down here for vacation to see my family, she promise me she would walk it. Never did. Even as an adult you can be crushed by broken promise made by your parents (well at least this chic can!). We moved here last July, again she promise me she would walk the bridge. Never did. So when I got her text, I gladly accepted!! We met by the famous Kissing Solder Statue. We started our walk and it was nice to just have a conversation with her without the older 2 kids around. We talked business at first and then lead into family talk. These moments with my mom are my favorite. I cherish our talks and stupid jokes. As we started walking, she asked "We have to go up a hill?". Really mom, Bridge? They go up! That would be my mom. She wasn't happy at 1st about it, she a flat land kinda girl ;) It was also nice to just walk not to train for time or distance. We did walk 2.52 miles. Mom attitude change and she started to get comfortable with the walk. She went from I don't want to do this to I want to do this! Those 51.06 minutes were worth it for me. My mom and I don't get to spend much time alone (Helena was perfect in the stroller!) so I will take a walk and 51.06 min of high humidity and sweat! Great job mom! I look forward to our next walk soon! Yours truly,
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