As I ran away from Handy Suites this morning, where my beautiful daughter was ill and sad about missing our first family ski vacation, I felt strangely calm about having a grip on the situation. As most of you know, I'm kind of a freak. Fortunately, as I've aged you have helped to tame the freak in some situations! While I was cruising along I spotted a group of spandex-clad girls shuffling away from the St. Michael's campus laughing and chatting in the sun. It brought a tear to my eye as I thought of all the runs through Ogdensburg, Canton, Lake Placid, Tupper Lake, Arizona, or New Hampshire with my own groups of happy running girls, where the running part is almost an after thought. All the miles spent solving problems, hatching tremendous plans, laughing so hard we pee our pants have made us who we are today-women who find the positive in seriously yucky situations, women who understand just how precious it is to simply get out the door, women who can remain strangely calm when their first family ski trip gets puked on! Thank you ladies for everything you have taught me, it was great running with you this morning! The St. Michael's girls greatly appreciated getting passed by an old woman:)
