I felt SO, SO, So good headed to Barwis yesterday! It was an EXCELLENT radio day in the car after I listened to my WALKING song and #3 on Sara Bareilles’s Blessed Unrest CD. LOVE that CD! I was feeling good and I spent most of the day getting my mind right to have a good showing at Barwis for “Walking Wednesday.” As much as my mind could get “right” teaching a bunch of 7th and 8th graders, right?! On my way to Barwis, I heard Phil’s new song. Well, really it is song that reminds me of Sean but I really dig it and I heard it at Barwis once and Phil and I talked about it. So now, that song reminds me of Phil too!
I had a really good feeling and then things started to go awry… I pull into Barwis’s parking lot and the delivery man has his truck parked across the 3 disabled parking spots. I’m not putting that company on front street because I think that was illegal. I didn’t want to park on the other side, that would mess up my mojo. In retrospect, I should have parked on the other side. I waited for a long while. But yet, it STILL was a good radio day. I had started my WALKING song when I exited the freeway so I had an array of songs to choose from on my CD. No worries. It STILL was going to be a good day. Or so I thought…
So, I ended up being a little bit late getting into Barwis. Grady gave me junk coming in as he ALWAYS does (jokingly of course!)! He’s the left-handed camera crew guy. I left my water bottle in the car because I was already late and it had rolled onto the floor of the passenger’s side of the car. I tried to get it but I couldn’t reach it even going around to the passenger’s side of the car. I was late. I would do without it. It STILL was going to be a good day! Right?!
Phil stretches me out and I stood. I did 14 7/8 squats so I felt really good! Lindsay wasn’t there so Larry helped. I got 1 yard. That was stinky! But everyone knows that first is the worst! My second down, I only got 1 more yard. Then that was it. 2 downs (I was late). My legs were really tired. Maybe I overdid it with the squats. Even though I only got 2 yards, I STILL felt good! I was STILL optimistic! As Phil was putting my leg rests into the trunk, I asked him when IT would happen. He asked what IT was and I told him, “you know, IT… walking.” He told me that he didn’t know but he KNOWS it will happen! Me too! I think it was the first time that I REALLY knew that it was going to happen. Just knowing that, makes me feel REALLY good! I want this to have happened yesterday but good things are worth the wait! Walking to be will be REALLY good so it is REALLY worth the wait. I tried to get myself into the car but I undershot my car seat again! Phil helped me get in. He hit my head on my door frame. Hs hit HIS head on my door frame. He told me that this was the most horrible job he has done. It was! But soon it won’t be necessary! Maybe it was because he hit his head but I was able to grab his fist when he put it out to fist bump me and give it a shake before he pulled it away.