Good morning! Yesterday it was almost 70 degrees in Central Minnesota! I stared out the window as often as I could while at work yesterday. I was like a kid who could not wait to get outside! Right after work I ran home, grabbed my roller blades from the garage and my dog from the house.
Yup. You read that right. Ever since we lost Elmo in October Bailey (our shih-tsu) has not been the same. He mopes around, he has put on weight. AL and I are both very busy and don’t spend a lot of time with him except in the evenings, and that is usually not active time but “come and lay down by me while I read or watch TV” time.
SO…. I felt guilty just running to grab my blades and leaving… and in my head, I pictured a happy Bailey trotting ahead of my while I bladed.
What was I thinking?
So I get to the trail. I strap on my modern-day fanny pack thing… yes, I am THAT cool…. with my water bottle, a place to hold keys and cell phone and gum. Necessities. Bailey waits patiently in the jeep while I put on my blades and then put a retractable walking leash on him and off we go!
What I did not think about:
Bailey is 13.
He has very short legs.
He is overweight.
We have never done this before.
Bailey was not ahead of me as I bladed he was behind. He trotted but I had to go very slow. I got my heart rate all the way up to an exhilarating 113. I know… I know… “Slow down before you pass out!” 😛
The original goal was to go up to the 2 mile marker to check to see if the trail was clear for biking. I instead went to the one mile marker, and for over half of it I bladed while carrying Bailey. Heart rate while carrying Bailey: 144.
There were other people on the trail and many had dogs. The dogs loved Bailey. Tails wagging they approached him big and small. Bailey froze like he was stuffed. One pup was 9 weeks old. Bailey was a statue.
*sigh*
Oh well… the good news is the trail is clear and that means my bike is going to get the tires checked and then I am hitting the trail first chance I get…. yes, without Bailey. I think maybe, he is more of an indoor dog. 😀
I was talking with my friend Wendy last night and as I told her the blading story I said “I don’t even know if I can blog about this. It doesn’t seen real that so much crazy stuff can happen to one person. But then again… I suppose if you tend to bring on crazy…. things are going to happen. 😀
Enjoy your day – today promises to be lovely as well. I wish I had time to hit the trail again, and maybe I will after work. I have some things to do tonight and early tomorrow to get ready for a weekend out-of-town with friends.
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