An eventful run

This morning I went for a run-of-the-mill 5-miler.  Sometimes I wish I had my camera with me so I can capture the little things I see.  But, today there were three things that were even more noteworthy than usual.

1)    I had a running first: I got pooped on by a bird.  At mile 1.5, right as I was crossing the bridge over the bayou, I saw the offending liquid streak in front of my field of vision.  Hoping I had missed it I looked down and saw that it got me square in the chest.  Awesome.  At least it was a little one that mostly shrunk into the fabric by the time I got home.

2)   I inadvertently caused a minor accident.  At mile 3.75 I was crossing the street (yes, I had the right of way) when vehicle #1 slowed down to watch me – I think he was trying to turn – and vehicle #2 wasn’t paying attention.  He did a classic fender-bender.  There probably wasn’t any damage since they were going so slow, but I felt a bit like I was in this Allstate commercial.

3)    I made friends with an eagle at mile 4.25.  Ok so really I just stopped and we stared at each other for a moment before I ran on, but what the heck is an eagle doing in the middle of the city?  It was just chilling on the grassy area by the sidewalk.

It looked like this brown eagle.  I shall name him George.

And this, folks, is why treadmill running is a last resort for me, as well as one of the reasons why I don’t wear earphones when I run.  Running outside is so much more entertaining!

Here is how Life works.

Life hands you lemons.  Sometimes one or two at a time, other times a whole crate full.  So you clean up your storage room and find sugar to make lemonade so as not to put those good ol’ lemons to waste.  Then Life causes you to either trip on your own big feet and spill the freshly-made lemonade all over the floor, or you find out that you accidentally put salt in your lemonade and have to start over.  Take your pick.

By then you still have a ton of lemons – because Life is so generous – but have no sugar.  At this point a friend has an inclination to bring over some sugar, and you make lemonade together.  By the time your lemonade is again depleted you have already received your new allotment of lemons.  So now it’s time to gather more sugar, make a new batch of lemonade, and enjoy it with someone you love.

That is how Life works.

Case in point – this weekend was filled with loved ones rallying to support my husband and me through some struggles.  Then not 15 minutes after lowering a bill this morning to make things manageable, I got pulled over for failing to stop at a stop sign on my way to work.  Lemonade is served, y’all.