May Coffee Date!
It’s May! Boy, that really snuck up on me. Since it’s the first Friday of the month, I’m linking up with Coco and Deborah for the Ultimate Coffee Date. After a series of race recaps (Recap, Questions Answered, and What I Learned) I’m almost ready to move on. I do have some race-related things to share over a cup of coffee (or, tea) though. Let’s get sipping! The first thing I would share is the story of my ride home the day after my race. The soreness was epic. I must have looked hilarious (or, horribly pathetic) hobbling through the hotel parking lot and loading my bags into the car. Stepping up onto a curb felt like scaling Mount Everest. But finally I was ready to go! I started the car… and my tire light came on. Seriously? At any other time this wouldn’t be a problem, but today of all days, putting air in my tires was a daunting task. But, I found a gas station, unscrewed the tire caps (which, obviously involved getting down low to the ground- that didn’t feel good) and filled the tires. SIGH. Okay, on the road at last! Then, I got a text from my daughter. She needed certain feminine supplies and it was an emergency. “Can you stop on your way home?” FOR CRYING OUT LOUD. How many times have I told her not to let this become an emergency??? They didn’t have what she wanted at the Turnpike service plaza, so I had to make an extra stop at Walgreens (again- hobbling painfully through the parking lot and into the store, grr). FINE. Finally, after five hours on the road, I arrived home! As I turned the doorknob to open my front door… I got a splinter in my finger. I can’t even explain how this happened- it’s never happened before (I mean- my doorknob isn’t made of WOOD?!?) It really hurt (as splinters do) and it was deeply imbedded- not one you can easily pull out with a tweezers. It seemed like, after allowing me to finish my race, the universe decided to screw me over in a thousand little ways. I shuffled slowly into the house, my finger throbbing in pain. My husband was working, and my daughter was busy in her room (probably watching a very important TikTok video). But the cats were there to greet me! They REALLY missed me- I know this, because that night they both slept in bed with me. Charlotte slept on my pillow, and Muffin slept between my legs. Remember the Simpsons episode where Marge goes to Rancho Relaxo, and when she comes home, the family missed her so much they’re all sleeping in the same bed? That’s what this reminded me of. Yes, it was a little crowded, but the cats don’t like each other much, so I was living my dream of snuggling with both of them at the same time. Charlotte eventually jumped down to the floor right next to me, and both cats slept the whole night like that. It was so, so cute. The last thing I would share over our delicious hot beverages is, I got some pretty snazzy race swag! But my favorite was this sticker, which is now living on my phone case: How was your April? Are you excited for May? Top photo by Jocelynne Flor on Unsplash