Runner in the making

School has begun for my second year and I'm actually quite excited to have a routine again, a five day a week "what I have to do, where I have to go, what's due, and when I can relax!" First day was as every other first day's are, get your syllabus and try to settle in after the summertime, but the great thing is I only have class most days until 12:30, being out early allows for the entire rest of the day to do what I want aka come home and do a little lot of cleaning. I have no classes on Fridays until my placement in the Wolfville childcare centre begins in November so I spent this lovely Friday morning going to appointments with mom, had some nice salad for lunch, and then we decided to go on a walk. The Wolfville dykes always look so beautiful from the top of my road so we decided it'd be a  good place to go for a walk.. We did not however realize how far the trails at the dykes actually went, and indeed it seems like they go forever. Walking with my mom is one the best ways for us to spend time together, how do I describe it without sounding SUPER corny, well I guess I don't... I feel amazing when I spend time with her just us, it's the perfect time to talk and catch up, to vent about things that are bothering us, and most of all the perfect way to excercise, with someone<3 Our conversation slowly drifted to being about running, seeing how succesful so many of our friends have become with running we decided to give it a try, and even though my body wasn't used to it.. Man it felt GOOD!! I loved the feeling of seeing myself move forward so quickly across the dykes, with no cars whizzing by, no body watching us but us, it just kept pushing me forward. We balanced out the running with walking so we didn't totally exhaust ourselves our first time, and eventually stuck to walking because we had realized our walk turned more into an adventure. We made it all the way to Port Williams and ventured back down through the Town of Wolfville, by this point we probably looked pittiful, I admit we were exhausted, but tonight I feel GREAT! I feel like I might be a runner in the making, I keep hearing stories over and over again about how you feel with "runners high" and how happy running makes people because it's a time to clear your mind and be stress free, and I'm beginning to finally believe it. I'm going to try running on the dykes until winter hits and then I'll be stuck at the gym, but I've set a goal for myself, and I'm excited! I'm beginning to love Wolfville more and more everyday:)!