Many Miles Under These Stroller Wheels

One year ago, my friend Christi and I decided to start walking every day together. When we started walking, she was 8 weeks pregnant, so little man in the middle there was really little, and she wasn't having to push a double stroller. :)

Somehow, in the midst of crazy busy schedules, a pregnancy, and the general insanity of life, we managed to walk at least four days a week, one hour for each walk, for the past year! And yes, my amazing friend was pushing that double stroller two weeks after giving birth.

I love our walks, and I think the kiddos do, too. Sometimes, it's the only way my guy gets a nap in! In the past year, we have had a near-death experience involving two speeding cars, had a near-death experience involving Cujo (okay, I'm exaggerating), come across a snake, encountered eight deer at once, had a run-in with about 57,000 pelicans, and called the police once. Yes, we now walk with pepper spray--so be warned. :)

But also over the past year, we have laughed hysterically together, cried together, prayed together, and been there to talk through things that are going on in our lives.

And these kiddos? They love each other. Now, they'll hit each other in the face and shove each other into the dirt (baby excluded), but they'll also hug and kiss each other and share their goldfish. :)

And yes, my child did fall asleep with his hand in the goldfish cup. :)

I'm thankful for the many miles I've put on my poor Adidas tennis shoes and my amazing jogging stroller. Here's to many more!