Monday, October 10, 2011

"Can anyone really walk 500 Miles?"
-Miles

I had just crow-barred my boys off the couch and into the car. I was late for work, angry and anxious. As I zoomed out of the driveway, our radio station played The Proclaimers' "Gonna Be (500 Miles)."
I have sung this song to Miles for six years, and ever since How I Met Your Mother featured Marshall and Ted loving this song, Miles has jumped on board the adoration bandwagon.
To see Miles in my rear view mirror draw his fisted arm to his side while whispering YES!, made me almost forget all the bad words and frowns that spewed from me seconds before.
As the song ended Miles asked, "Can anyone really walk 500 miles?"
Basing my answer strictly on the fictitious character of Forrest, Forrest Gump, I said Sure!