January 24, 2022

A Cute "Fun Fact" Story

The past couple of days have been kind of a mess for me. I had been planning to go to Jeanie and Shawn's house this week (my sister and her husband) in Rockford, IL. Jeanie was actually going to be in Vegas, but I figured I'd still go visit Shawn and just get away for a few days. I REALLY feel like I need to get away--I haven't traveled anywhere since May 2019 (thanks to COVID).

Traveling to or from my sister's house from here in winter is always a huge gamble with the weather. When it snows, the expressway is a MESS (if you've been stuck in a snow storm on I-94 in western Michigan, then you know how notorious is it!).

The weather was looking good for the six-hour drive until a couple of days ago--and on Saturday night, the night before I was supposed to leave, we got a ton of snow. We accumulated about 5-6 inches; I'm not sure how bad it was closer to her house, but I did not want to be driving in a snow storm. So those plans went out the window.

I was feeling bummed about it and yesterday, I tossed around the idea of flying to Phoenix to visit my friend Sarah today. (By using a buddy pass from my brother, I could travel stand-by so I wouldn't need to buy a ticket.)

For some reason, I had serious anxiety about going away. It wasn't the flying (which is what usually freaks me out); I think it's just that I've gotten so used to being home that the thought of being out of my routine would make me feel really uncomfortable. It's like I've forgotten how to do something as normal as traveling to visit a friend!

I'm not going to throw the idea out completely; I'll just try to plan it out with more notice. Sarah would still be working this week (she's a teacher) so it wouldn't have been ideal anyways. I can always try to go out when she's on break from school. My anxiety has just been so bad for the last few months; I hate that it stopped me from a short trip to Phoenix. The weather here really sucks right now and I could definitely use some Arizona warmth. 

Anyway, on a lighter and more fun note, here is today's random fact of the day. It's very fitting for my blog!


I thought this was so cute that I had to look up the story. You can find the whole story here on Bark Post.

Here are a couple of photos from the post:



How funny is that?! I love that she got a medal. Just imagine what she was thinking... "Look at all these people! They must be going somewhere fun! I want to go with them!" Joey wants to follow us everywhere, and I have no doubt he'd do the same thing... although I think he'd get a DNF for his finish time, haha. (DNF=Did Not Finish. He's not exactly in half-marathon shape.)

I loved this cute story! :)

14 comments:

  1. I hear you on the travel anxiety. I postponed a trip to see my brother when COVID first started and just rebooked but I was second guessing everything about it! It’s hard when new variants/restrictions pop up and not really knowing what is the right path. Hope you enjoy a getaway soon.

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  2. The story about Lu made my whole month! Love it!

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  3. Don't know if its any consolation, but I feel the same way about getting out of the house these days!! I think I've become a hermit thanks to covid! Lol

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  4. Omg that story warms my heart! Sooo cute, that really made my day! So excited to see he got a medal too ;)

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  5. I thought it was a joke at first. But Lu really did it! I loved reding this, and I always share with my husband, and he thought it was cool. When I trained hard for my first marathon, we had to fly to Pheonix Arizona. I almost didn't do it because of anxiety, but I did, and my time was 4 hours and twenty minutes and I'll never forget how great it felt. Hope you can get away. You sure deserve it.

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  6. A friend of mine recently flew and he had multiple cancellations and his trip was a total nightmare, so it might be a blessing in disguise, especially if you are stand by. And then add your increase risk for getting covid. I know it's a bummer, but maybe plan something for spring when it's warmer and maybe covid won't be so bad? Then you have something to look forward to ;-)

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  7. Thanks for the cheerful pupper story. Always does the heart good. On the travel front, I'm in the process of cancelling a trip scheduled for late February. I may still go to San Diego early March and am DEFINITELY going to Virginia Beach later in March to run Shamrock half, but ugh. The anxiety is real. Sending more hugs.

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  8. I hardly go anywhere so I get it. It's a big deal to go to the grocery store!

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  9. I thought you went up to the UP last summer for a family reunion? Or do you mean you haven't traveled outside your state? I hear you, I haven't gone outside my state since June, and that was just to the state next to mine for a couple of days! But travel actually makes me anxious in the best of times, so maybe it's for the best. Ha!

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    1. Yes, I guess I should count the trip up north... but it was with all the same people I've seen through the pandemic (my family); just different location in the same state! Hahaha.

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  10. Does your trip to the cabin for your parents's anniversary last year count as a trip? I would count it!

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    1. Technically, I guess it counts! It just wasn't my type of trip--I am not an outdoorsy person at all, and it was a cabin in the middle of nowhere, hahaha. It was definitely fun getting to hang out with my whole family at the same time, though.

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  11. I live in NW Indiana about 10 miles south of I-94. My oldest son lives just outside of Grand Rapids and so we both take I-94 through St.Joeseph and Benton Harbor area often. Also where we live on the south tip of Lake Michigan, we get a lot of lake effect snow. It was my son's birthday last week, so we had plans to meet up with him for dinner in South Haven. Our plans were dashed by that storm just like yours! As a matter of fact, I-94 was closed for a while through Benton Harbor. Good thing you didn't chance it, it was a mess!

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    1. Oh, wow! I'm definitely glad I didn't try to make it out there, then. I hate driving in unfamiliar places anyways, but when you pile a ton of snow on top of it, I would have been a nervous wreck.

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