...did I forget to do something?

So... the last few weeks I've been taking it easy.  I have a slight strain in my left groin and I'm doing my best to just rest and let everything heal.

Two weekends ago I took my niece Samantha on a run out on the San Joaquin River Trail, and we were able to cover just over 18 miles.  The very next weekend my friend Dion asked me if I wanted to
hit the trail with him and do a 20ish mile run.  My groin wasn't feeling bad so I happily took him up on his offer.

So, last Sunday Dion picked me up at around 6:00 a.m. at my house.  We decided it would be better to carpool up to the trail since we only live a couple miles away from each other.  We were on the trail by 6:30 a.m. and everything was going good.  The weather was AWESOME and the air was feeling fresh and clean thanks to the rain we've had here over the last few days.

Dion took me on a section of the trail that I had not been on yet, and it was nice to discover new sections of trail to explore.

Everything was going great.  I was having a good time running with one of my buddies.  We were having fun joking around, telling stories, and just being outside enjoying the trail.

We got 11 miles out and then we decided to turn around and head back to the car.  Somewhere around mile 14 a thought popped into my head, "did I park my car in the driveway right behind my wife's car, or did I pull up all the way right along side of her car?"

Here's the problem with my driveway.  When you first pull up onto it, there's plenty of room for one car, but not quite enough room for 2 cars.  As you pull forward the driveway opens up and you can easily fit 2 cars.  I have a bad habit of parking directly behind my wife's car, because I usually have to leave for work before she does in the morning.  I'm also lazy and I just don't take the extra effort to drive 10 more feet up the driveway.

When I came home late from work on Saturday night I had it set in my head that I was going to get up before her and leave the house to hit the trail... so I guess it made since to park directly behind her car.  For some reason the fact that Dion was going to pick me up didn't factor into my reasoning at all.  So, early Sunday morning I left my house with Dion... leaving my car blocking the entire exit of our driveway.

Around mile 16 I told Dion, "I think I'm going to be in a little bit of trouble when I get home.  I'm pretty sure I blocked the driveway and I wife isn't going to be able to move her car?"

My wife had to be at work at 9:00 a.m., and we got back to Dion's car around noon.  As soon as we get into the car I check my cell phone.  It has two missed text messages... from my wife.  The first message at 8:43 a.m. "You left your car park right behind me in the driveway!!!"  The next message at 8:54 a.m. "I finally found your spare key! But now I'm late for work."

I had a feeling that my wife wasn't going to be happy with me when she saw me, so I did the one thing that made since... I bought her some roses and an 80 pack of her favorite coffee for her Keurig coffee maker... and I did the one thing I hate doing... I shaved.

Then I waited for her to come home... and hopefully not be too mad at me.


Thank god my wife puts up with me.  When she came home she saw the flowers and the coffee and asked me, "Am I getting my Valentine's Day gift early?"  She gave me a hug and I told her, "no, it's for making you late for work."  Luckily my wife has a good sense of humor and wasn't too mad about the entire thing.  I think she was more upset about how long it took her to eventually find the extra key so she could move my car.


So, this weekend I learned a lesson... I need to do a better job of parking my car and not blocking the driveway.


until next time...

KEEP RUNNING!!!!