Once A Runner…

Anniversary Coming Up… March 2nd

No, not the wedding anniversary. That one is July 22nd, and it’ll be our 30th. This one is the anniversary of a track meet at Alamo Stadium in San Antonio which is where Chrissy first saw me run the mile in a meet. After the meet, back home in Converse, we sat out on the back steps of her parent’s place for a while and that’s where I kissed her for the first time. (Yeah, guys, women remember things like that for the rest of their lives and you’d better remember it, too, especially if you marry her.)

So, anyway, this will be the 35th anniversary of that kiss on March 2, 1973. Chrissy has been a pretty good sport about the whole change in eating habits diet thing and she’s been very supportive of my getting back into shape and trying to get back to running again, but she hasn’t taken the plunge and started walking either with me or on her own yet. Today, I ordered her a nice little red iPod Shuffle, complete with the appropriate anniversary engraving (only one line, the Shuffle is so small!) and with the gift-wrapping and a nice card to remind her of that day, that kiss, and every kiss since.

She should be surprised, but along with that maybe I can load the little iPod with some tunes that will make her want to lace up and come for a walk.