The Journey Completed!!
The journey to my 100,000 step day is finally complete. Initially conceived nearly a year ago, and first planned for completion in May, it has taken longer than I originally planned, but better late than never!! After 3 trial runs over the summer to iron out the kinks in my plan, I was finally ready to go for it and set my sights on Saturday, September 16th. The sudden and unexpected passing of my beloved sister, Robin, on September 11th brought a sharp, tragic postponement to that plan. On what may have been the final day of her life, she had penciled into her day-planner for Sept 16th, 'Wes's Walk'. I know she planned to call me and encourage me during my attempt and while she never got the opportunity to make that call, that notation assuring me of her love and support gave me every bit of motivation - and more - to complete this journey in her memory. Upon returning home from Minnesota following Robin's funeral, I reset the date for Saturday, Sept 30th. My