The Ramlings of Denise: WOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOO

Well readers, I did it!!!!! I freaking did it!!! I walked the whole damn 5k, down and back 3.1 miles!!!! Okay, now for the sad honest truth... it took 65 minutes. That is so pathetic. I have to cut 35 minutes off my time in the next 10 months, is that even possible??? Maybe. I will keep trying! The worst case scenario is that I will make it but it will take forever. At least I know I can make it, without dying!! I have also noticed that the days I eat good, I have more energy to walk, go figure. Yesterday I ate a lot, I was kinda full, but it was all good food. Ali was a pain in the ass last night too! She was trying to eat every grasshopper, she had to stop and pee, she wanted to chase some critter, I didn't even notice until she was almost ready to run, she even started chewing on the leash, like a puppy who had never been on a walk before. She was bored. Maybe she needs her own iPod, LOL!!!! My music of choice last night ~Metalica's S&M. At one point I found myself singing out loud and wondered ~If you sing out loud, walking down a deserted road and no one is around to hear you{except the dog and she is busy chasing bugs} are you still off pitch??? The coolest part of the walk, CROWS! Lots and lots of crows were gathering at my turn around point, some were in the road, and there was a big flock on each side of the road. The thing with crows, they never stick around long enough for you to get very close, but I tried to get a pic anyway, it sucked! On the way back a few flew over head and Caw'ed at me. For a second I thought maybe I had mistaken their intent. Maybe they weren't there to congratulate me after all... And of course I had to stop along the walk and take a few pics. And I stopped to get the mail. So maybe if you factor in all the distractions, I could knock a few minutes off my time. I definitely need new shoes! Maybe I will get the new Nike iPod shoes??
I did not end up doing any projects yet this week, gotta find some clear table space first. But I did come up with a big project idea for the walking... I will make a big canvass, paint it, and start attaching little goodies I find along the walk each day. Yes, picking up trash is now going to be part of the walk and my next art project. Goofy I know. Will see how it goes, and I will post pics too!
After the walk, I went to the barn with Maddy, she gave her first ever, riding lesson. It was fun to watch her be the teacher. I brushed the other horse, Magic. She has trust issues, so we are working on becoming friends. I bribe her with treats! And that pretty much concludes the excitement of the day!! Pictures???

Riding lesson, life lessons...