Then while making some phone calls, I started hearing something knocking against my window. When I looked outside, wouldn't you know it, it was hailing. "C'mon," I thought to myself, "this cannot be happening." How is it finally April and hail, not rain, is knocking at my window (like the mob) daring me to set foot outside of the house without the shield of my car to get to my destination. Despite this threat, I finished preparing myself for my trip. By the time I was ready to go, the hail had stopped and the sun was shining.... YAY !!!
So I set out for my (short) journey to the nail salon. As I walked, I was able to appreciate the sights and sounds of Spring. I was able hear the hustle and bustle of cars cruising up and down the street. I was also able to see birds in the trees while dodging any possible excrement that may decide to bless me. It was so great. I could feel the blood pumping through my muscles and the warmth that my activity was allowing my body to produce under my fleece coat. Just as I near my destination I see this car.... no this van... pull up and have the nerve to block my passage on the sidewalk. To myself I am thinking, first hail.. now this.... As I near closer to this obstruction, I realize that I know the driver and the passenger, what a surprise. After catching up for a bit and discussing plans for the possibility of future races... we offered our goodbyes and resumed our pre-planned activities.
So I reach the nail shop and I am able to enjoy the services that it has to offer. Just as I am thinking about how awesome a treat this was, I look out the window.... HAIL. Hail is falling from the sky like the tears of a "hoe" that was beat by her "pimp" for not bringing home enough dough... I mean it was coming down. All I kept thinking was that I still needed to make it back home, and I hope that this person doing my nails slows down so that the sky will stop perspiring. I also had a flash back of the "Wizard of OZ" when water was thrown on the witch at the end and she began to melt. I have to say I was not worried about melting, but I just did not want a soggy venture home. As I sat and allowed my nails to try before going back, the sky dried up and the sun "kind of" came out.
On the way back, I was determined to get my heart pounding a bit more than the journey there. The only logical way for me to do this was to intermittently pick up the pace to what my short (I mean long) legs call a job. So I start off with my jog and my heart, thighs, and calves pretty much gave me a punch to the chest, like, "What you doing Willis?" I am one who listens to my body so I slowed to a fast walk. This love-hate relationship continued until I got home, and yes there is a "Thin Line Between Love and Hate."
As I drink some water and prepare the shower, I think of how happy I am to have gotten my "exercise" in for the day... remember I am starting off slow. As I take my shower with a slowed heart, my calves and shoulders are shouting at me. The water hitting the skin is not offering much of a massage as planned, but at least I am clean. I get out the shower and I am also reminded that there are a lot of muscles in my thighs that assist in movement..... Am I really up for this challenge?; I am thinking to myself .
I get myself dressed and ready for the rest of the day, and I feel great. I know that after my body rests for the night and decides to function in the morning, I'll be reminded of my "foot-travels" today. Is this the price of beauty?, NO, It is the price of a healthier lifestyle. Luck for me, I know that this Love-Hate relationship will end and result in a Love Less-Like relationship. This pain is only temporary and I know that this, like most things, shall pass. Can't wait for tomorrow.
Golden is Ambition when Ambition is Golden.
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