Almost Home.....

I know that it has been a long time since I have blogged. I am sorry. I hope that this story will make up for the lack of postings. Its a good one!

This last Thursday after school Heidi called me and asked me if I wanted to take a walk. I had just finished up eating my delicious low point dinner of chicken burritos and didn't want to ruin my exercise streak so I told her I would be right over.
When I got there we put Mae and her cousin Ian in their stroller (much to their disliking) and started our brisk walk. We got about 6 blocks down the street when my stomach started rumbling. Uh oh! Just push through it Joy it will be fine. So we kept walking. After another 2 blocks the rumbling got worse. I was starting to wonder why I had eaten 2 Fiber One bars and burritos all in one day. STUPID CHOICE.

At this point in the walk I was not sure what was going to happen. I was pretty certain that there had to be some sort of intervention because there was no way I was going to make it back to the house in time! I told Heidi of my discomfort and told her we had to take quick action! We kept walking. My brisk pace was slowing down. Ahh. The stomach was still rumbling and I was starting to sweat a little. We passed by a school. I knew it would be locked but we still went to check. No luck. Then I saw my ray of hope a church building with cars! Yes! I would be saved. I quickly waddled over to the door. It was locked. I started banging on the door. No one came! CRAP!!!

Heidi then told me that there was a porta-potty at a park that was about 6 blocks away. Let's go! I said. It was at this point that I had to start my Lamaze breathing and told Heidi not to talk to me because I was focusing on not pooping my pants! I am not kidding. I was in so much pain. I was just about to face the facts and realize that I was going to be the first 25 year old to poop their pants when I saw the park. With sweat dripping down my face, tears in my eyes, and an earthquake in my stomach I took off towards my saving grace! Normally, I am running away from porta potties because I think they are nasty but today i was praising the man who decided to put a pot in the local Springville park. As I reached the door it said, "Almost Home" Let me tell you, I have never been more thankful to be almost home! It was a close call and I am glad I made it. It could have been UGLY!!
So.. lets use this as a learning experience and and eat responsibly! If you do choose to eat lots of fiber in one sitting you may want to wait a few hours before taking a walk. You may wonder to far away from home!