Park Friends

I usually go for a run at the park in the morning, get a good workout in, come home all sweaty, shower, and then get ready for the day. I have a friend who came to the park with me and she brought her three kids. It was fun. We didn't get much running in because the kids were too scared to play on the playground all alone (I don't blame them..) so we walked a lap and she went to the play ground with her kids. I ran another lap and the 4 year old boy, Tucker, ran some of it with me, then when he couldn't keep up anymore he opted to head to the play ground.

When I finished the lap, Sam and I went over to the play ground area and we sat in the grass with Melissa as her kids played. Melissa said that Tucker came back all out of breath and said to her, "Mom, why can't you run fast like Aubrey?" Then Tucker came over when he saw me sitting there and picked a lovely dandelion to place in my hair. And then he asked his mom if he could take a picture of me with his mom's phone. So basically I felt like a super star.

The next day Melissa came again and we got a good laugh because as they were getting ready she told the kids that they were coming to the park to go jogging with Aubrey. Tucker came in and said, "But mom, I can't run fast like her." Let me make it clear...I am not a fast runner. At all. So the fact that I've been referred to as "fast" simply makes my day.

He also painted me some pictures.

Like I said, basically I'm a super star. And it brings a smile to my face. Thanks Tucker!

Love, Aubrey