Today’s outing began with happy dances of many colorful varieties, and ended with the same. What happened in between was another story, which you will soon, whether you want to or not, learn all about.
With the best of intentions, we set off on this sunny afternoon to celebrate Celeste’s birthday! Being quite starving, we were all extremely giddy about our upcoming meal. This giddiness caused some Walk-O-Rama members to initiate their trademark happy dances, which were all very inventive.
John’s penguin dance looks more like a runway swagger when captured digitally
Diane pauses mid-dance to accommodate Kristen’s slow camera
Celeste and Diane began a lovely discourse that caused them to lose focus and slow in walking speed, incorrectly assuming that Kristen and John, who had both been angry hungry for hours, would follow suit and slow their speed out of common courtesy. With their destination in site, the two raced into incoming traffic and sped down the street, envisioning their tasty meals as they ran. By the time the chatty duo arrived, Kristen and John were already ordering the check.
John and Kristen move onto the second course as their fellow walkers arrive
Diane distracts Kristen from placing her order by photographing her…button
The grudge caused by this walking mishap led to an eating showdown, with both nutrition and eating speed being judged by Diane, who defended the healthiness of her slab of bacon salad. As her defense began to lose ground, she changed strategies and began to mock the speed at which Kristen was eating her meal, and took a set of action shots to document this lack of adequate eating progress.
Diane’s “healthy” salad, after it had been ravaged of its bacon
Kristen’s meal before…
Kristen’s meal after. Totally different.
Kristen later got her comeuppance for her failure to walk slowly when they left the restaurant and she almost instantly had to…freshen up in the powder room. Though several makeshift stations for that very purpose were passed in the sports fields on the return trip, none seemed quite adequate. Just when it seemed like all hope was gone and that Diane’s llama bathroom stories would cause a bladder explosion, the Union came in view.
It was a serious situation
John is not impressed with these goings on
Full bladders, run this way!
As with all Walk-O-Rama adventures, a happy ending was in store and all was right with the world again. Though the excitement left us frazzled with no time to consider what next week’s walk will be, we do hope you will join us with some awesome ideas. Or without awesome ideas…we’re not picky.
Rays from Heaven shown on this sign
Kristen stole John’s happy dance on the way out
…and yes, we all felt like winners!
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