The Blizzard of NYC

January 22, 2016-Rest Day

Do you know that feeling when your a child and you can’t wait to awake the next morning. That was me last night. As baby awoke for a bottle and I literally ran to the window to see for myself if it was really snowing outside. And there it was real snow. This time what was predicted was actually coming true. It was going to be our first Blizzard of 2016. I guess my morning plans will be scraped. No long run of over 17 miles for me on this day. It will be a rest day. When I was about to turn in last night I got the most devastating news. My beautiful Border Collie named Aston had past away in Los Angeles. She lived 17 years of an amazing life and died with her dad and my son by her side. I got the news by text from my ex-husband and I completely broke down. I mean I cried to the point I felt the pain in my heart and soul. It took a few minutes to get my bearings and then I began to think of all the great years I was with her and how she loved being in the outdoors and running with me. She will be so missed as she was the greatest most sensitive dog ever. I write this with tears flowing down my eyes as she meant the world to me. She was my baby. We adopted her soon after moving to Santa Rosa, CA and having our first born. It brought all the memories of the past back in a split second. My life, my marriage, my love at the time when everything was so perfect in my eyes. Now she is gone and in a better place as she had weakened in the last few weeks and was blind. It was her time to let go. Now she is my “Angel.” I told myself as I will not be running today I will dedicate my miles 17 tomorrow Sunday if possible to her and to her life and legacy in our unique family. I will dearly miss my “Pupi,” as we called her. We will always love you Aston. I could never had thought it would affect me in this way. But it has. It is family and you morn like family. For today on the Blizzardidy Saturday it’s all about family. Being couped up and staying at home. But my light this morning which made me smile was seeing my son looking out the window and seeing his first sight of snow, “Priceless.” I will keep it short and sweet for today but if you are on the East Coast stay safe and be smart and enjoy the beauty of what nature has brought us this weekend. With all my love..