Day 6 of the streak and I decided to extend tonight's run by just a little bit. The original route was about a mile and Baxter the Dog and I had worked into a pretty nice grove. I honestly have not run with regularity since high school - and so I have literally been trying not to kill myself with this streak. However, tonight, a beautiful Friday, ripe for grilling and Samuel Adams Summer Brew, seemed appropriate for an extension to the course - by just a little bit. So, as Baxter and I turned the third corner of our run, I decided to push on a bit further, adding perhaps 1/4 of a mile or so to the run and bringing the total to about 1 1/4. For those who have their mint julip syrup in the fridge as I write this, you will recognize this distance as being equal to 10 furlongs - or the distance of tomorrow's Kentucky Derby. I'm not going to lie, this slight addition to the course did not go unnoticed. However, once again proud to report that we just kept going and finished the run with a sprint....and down the stretch they come!
Noah had another good day today. Susan picked him up a little after 5 as is usual for Friday. She took him with her to Whole Foods to grab some food for dinner as we had our dear friends Matt and Megan over this evening. While picking out some delicious kabobs that were on sale, Susan saw Noah quickly, but distinctly "grab" for one of the toys hooked into his carseat. He often bats at this toy with his right hand - like a cat playing with an uninteresting ball of yarn - and it brings a smile to our faces. But tonight, he made a distinct grab for it - just briefly. Another monumental effort from my hero...he truly amazes me with almost daily occurence - way to go buddy!
Having Matt and Megan over this evening - grilling on a beautiful spring evening - got me thinking about traditions as this is one of my favorites. What traditions have meant the most in your life and what do you want to pass onto your children. Things your parents did with you growing up? Things you've done with friends? Things you've just decided to do on your own? A few for me: cooking out and playing golf on Memorial Day weekend, heading to Cape Cod for July 4th, a week's vacation in August, hosting Candian Thanksgiving with friends, playing cards into the wee hours of the night over Christmas with family...these are some of the most special times each year for me and I like to think that Susan and I will create more of these for Noah and he, in turn, will create some himself. Time will tell. He seems so curious and interested in just about everything these days. It truly is fun to watch his little mind at work as he figures things out each and every day and decides what he likes and what he doesn't. Our job, I think, is to keep presenting him with new things to consider...continually add that extra 1/4 mile to the mile he already knows and help to create memories he will hopefully cherish...things he'll come to know and remember as his "greatest two minutes in sports". Enjoy the Derby.
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