Togetherness

Tink and I have been best friends for nearly 20 years. We have done so many things in those years. She loves life with exuberance and I can count on her for trying new things…especially if it involves togetherness! She loves togetherness.

Several years ago I wanted to try a sprint triathlon. It’s a shortened version of the one you are probably thinking about. Only ¼ mile swim, 12 miles on the bike and a 3 mile run. Hubby graciously agreed to go with me and keep me company. It was a leisurely day for him as I didn’t really train and spent most of my time in the back of the pack. Heck, I was in it for the experience not the competition. We finished and enjoyed the weekend at Lake Chelan. We had a great time. Cross that off life’s “to-do” list.


But hubby was curious about what his time would have been if he had not stayed with me. Let’s try it again. But I needed something to be different the second time around, so I asked Tink if she and her man wanted to go with us. She agreed.

Occasionally during the year of our non-training training, Tink would comment that she didn’t know how to swim. Really?...I didn’t think she means that she can’t swim….just that she’s not good at it…I mean, who agrees to a triathlon if they can’t swim? (that would be one of the things I do that frustrates my dear bff…not believing her words!) Oh, but I forgot Tink’s love of togetherness…of relationship….of creating new and meaningful memories.

We won’t go into any details but Tink swears she nearly drowned! All I know for sure is that I had an awesome time racing side by side with my best friend that year, hubby was able to race for his own time (cut off over on hour), the four of us had fun at the lake and we have a great story to add to the memory books.