Week of October 11, 2009
This past week I was able to go home and spend time with my WHOLE family…Patrick is home from Afghanistan!! It’s been a long time the Higgins’/Sharkey’s were all together, I think a little over 10 months. That might not be long for some, but for me, it seems like an eternity. My family makes me feel so at ease, comfortable, and happy. Shannon is the originator of my nickname “Paigie”. I always wait for her to call me that. It makes my day every time. Patrick and I spent time together watching bad movies and giving each other sarcastic responses to the other’s questions. Mike throttled people in a cyclo cross race off of zero sleep, never complaining once. Dad and I bonded via a bike/run with me, and Mom had everyone lining up for her foot rubs. I don’t know what she does but it fixes everything!!! Truman, who is now 5 weeks old, dressed up as a bear for us and showed me his “ROAR!!!” (It’s funny for us, not so much for Shannon and Mike at 3am-ha).
I also got to run on the roads I’ve grown up on. I know what stop light changes when and in what order cars are allowed to go. I know to always be careful at the right hand turn of Simms and Kipling because people just don’t look there. I know I like the left side the C-470 trail better than the right, but to stay on the right side on Thursday’s because it’s “Bike to Work Day”. I know to the minute how long it takes to get anywhere on anyone of my runs. My favorite track in town is asphalt with a warped turn on the south end.
I decided something last night as I was holding Truman . One of my new life goals is to make sure that Truman will always know he is totally and unconditionally loved; that he knows his family will ALWAYS be there for him. While everyone was finishing up their dinner, I told him I loved him sooooo much, and tried my best to be as “cozy” as I could be for him. This little baby boy, I can’t even put into words…
To my family, I love you more than life. I miss you and you are in my heart every day. My family keeps me inspired. I want to be great for them. However I know no matter where I am in a race or in my life, my Mom’s cheer will remain the same…”I love you Honey!”
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