Busy, busy Saturday. But, did have time to take Baxter the Dog for another run. It was a little wet out there and I was a bit weighed down, but we made it through - another "sprint" across the finish line in honor of Animal Kingdom's big come-from-behind victory in the Derby. Baxter was absolutely raring to go as we had been all over the place today and he didn't get as much exercise as he normally likes.
Was weighed down for the run as our great friends Dave and Rachel brought their daughter Lucy over this afternoon and then we went to an early dinner. Pizza and a couple of beers is not the pre-race meal of champions, but it was delicious and great to see them all. Noah had an absolutely fantastic time, though ended up being awake well past his bedtime. He absolutely adores Lucy....young love!
The other big event of the day was a picnic on Boston Common with the families of pediatric stroke survivors. Susan and I had mixed emotions about going...a little hesitant to leave our "bubble". We told ourselves that we would leave if it became uncomfortable. In fact, we got to the meeting spot and almost left. But, we didn't and we are really happy we didn't. There were probably eight families there with children ranging in age from Noah (I believe the youngest) to Olivia who was 12. It was so great to meet the parents and children and to be able to just freely talk about the challenges and joys of our common situation. Such a wonderful group of people - each one willing to embrace you as "family" within minutes of meeting you. It was really nice to see so many of the children doing so well - walking, running, playing...being kids. Noah was his usual self and had almost the entire crowd standing around our picnic blanket by the time we were ready to go...sitting, playing, smiling at everyone and making eyes at all of the little girls in the group. We thought we'd be there for 45 minutes or an hour tops...we discussed having a secret signal when one of us was ready to go. Over two hours later, the only reason we left was thunder and lightning.
Didn't make it to Home Depot or Bed, Bath and Beyond, but all in all, it was a pretty nice little Saturday.
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