Miles 62 through 63, Driving Day

On this day, I can only count 2 miles.  Even that is cheating a little.  Because today was a day with another driving trip, I did not take a specific walk.  I will count 2 miles, though, because I did something that everyone should do that wants to add small degrees of activity into their busy day when they otherwise think they don't have time.  I hiked into 4 different stores and specifically parked far away from the door in order to add just a few extra steps into a day where I knew getting a walk in probably wouldn't happen.

Today I had to drive my husband into Cleveland to meet his friend.  I could have walked in the morning, but I didn't realize until it was too late that I would have had time.  Not beating myself up about it!  

We drove to Cleveland and realized we were hungry, so we hiked into Subway!

Then, we remembered that we had been planning to buy my parents a universal remote and had thus far forgotten to, so we hiked into Home Depot!

After that, I dropped my husband off with his friend and then began driving back to my parents' house.  I decided to drive through my college town (Edinboro University of PA, Go Scots!) because I had been wanting to get a decal for my car and a T-shirt for my kids. .  I first came to a Walmart that I thought might have such products, so I hiked into Walmart!  

This Fighting Scots mural is painted on the wall in the entrance to the Walmart.

They didn't have what I was looking for, so I decided to just take a chance and see if the university bookstore was open.  I was just hoping it was in the same building that it used be.  It was, but there have been so many improvements on that building, it was nearly impossible to recognize.  It used to be in the lower level of the building, and I took a chance hoping it still was.....and it was!  So, I hiked into the university bookstore! (And prayed the campus police wouldn't ticket my car for parking without a permit.)

Mission accomplished!  I got a decal for my car and T-shirts for myself and my 2 kids.

In retrospect, I should have stayed at the campus and did my walk there, but I was kinda anxious to be done driving for the day; it was another hour's drive to my parents' house.  Busy day, no specific walk, but a good day nonetheless. 

Total steps today: 5,618