Sing It Sister!

I'm still blowing and going on the running. (Again, run/walk...calm down.) I decided to run at the nearby TC Jester Park last night. This park is most known for disc golf, dog parks and a murder or flasher or two. But that last bit didn't stop me - NO! I wanted to spend time in the 'hood.

I was impressed with it. No, it's not Memorial and definitely doesn't have the eye candy but it served its purpose and is close to home. Win-Win. There were tons of families and couples running or riding their bikes.

There was one chick running by herself with her headphones on. She is my favorite type of runner... one who is oblivious to everyone around her. Now for safety reasons that probably isn't good, but for my amusement - it is FABULOUS!

Chickadee, as I fondly referred to her yesterday, ran past me... loudly. Very loudly. So of course I sped up to see what all this noise was about. She wasn't scared, no one was chasing her, she wasn't on her phone yelling at her man about the toilet seat being up. Nope. She was singing. Out loud. Top O Lungs.

It's a catchy song and I had to fight every urge to not just join in. Well, not every urge... she was running a bit faster than I normally do so there was some serious panting on my part. Not sure if you have tried it, but panting and singing aren't exactly BFF.

After a while Chickadee lost me, mostly b/c I am slow and b/c Jillian said I could walk. (Cue me sighing: "Thank God!") But as Chickadee left me, all I could keep thinking in my head over and over and over again was... "Hey Hey Hey". (Disclaimer: For those not hip enough to know this song, let me be clear that I am not singing a stupid Fat Albert song.)

Who knew Alan Thicke (you know, the Dad on Growing Pains - hello ladies, Kirk Cameron's Dad... yeah, knew that would ring a bell). Anyway, who knew his son was so hot and was so trendy on running trails!?! We learn something new every day.

In honor of Chickadee, and all those with confidence to sing it like they own it, I leave you with two versions of the song. The original in which Robin Thicke (yes, Alan's son... now you are catching on) intended, and my favorite in which Jimmy Fallon intended it.

 

Today's Lesson: Sing it like you mean it! Oh, and what really does rhyme with "hug me"? ;-)