The Run

I was feeling not so normal today.  Some dizziness, a little lightheadedness, and waves of heat sporadically visited my chambers.  Well, for the most part I felt fine but then sometimes I'd feel the aforementioned.  

So, I told Ben.  He suggested I call into work and just rest.  I chuckled and shrugged off the thought.  But then he suggested it again a bit later...said we should just relax and claim the long weekend for ourselves.  

So, I called in.  and suddenly felt better :)  We had a beer and, after putting Ben down for a nap, Kep and I had our way with the jogging stroller, a pair of running shoes, and the solid pavement outside.  We ran and ran and ran!  Boy, did we ever run!  We passed driveway after driveway, as if the pavement was giving way and crumbling just behind us.  We were speedy, we made haste...we were lassoing the wind as it came at us and yanking it to it's knees, stomping it into the ground.  My heavy breath was like the strollers motor, getting faster with each step.  

Kep couldn't have been happier.

We smelled lilacs and cherry blossoms in bloom.  Our noses were delighted with the fragrance of fresh cut grass, hot wet pavement, and a sprinklers' chlorine mist.

My chest was tight and my legs exhausted, but I pushed on.  On and on until I knew we'd gone at least one miles...maybe a little more.

We arrived home and Ben was still asleep (he's such a good napper!) and so I lulled Kep to sleep and I'm gonna have myself a shower.  A shower, people!  That's two showers in two days!  Amazing, really. 

We'll have to figure something out for dinner, now that I'm home this eve.  One things for sure, we can't eat out at my place of employment :)