Every Friday, three DC area bloggers Mary at Mar On the Run, Cynthia at You Signed Up For What?! and Courtney from Eat Pray Run, DC to host the Friday Five linkup.  Anyone can join with their own Friday Five post (yes, it must be a Friday Five!!)  They encourage you to visit other blogs on the linkup, comment, share and engage!

This week’s theme is:

1. My hubby – he allows me the freedom to be me. That means patiently waiting for me to run or race before we go boating during the summer months and scheduling our activities around my running.

2. My Cats

I used to have 5 but now I have four.  They are each so very different. I never had a pet growing up but now I couldn’t imagine life with a cat to cuddle with.

3. My Friends – I am still in contact with a few friends from high school and college.  It is great to connect with them and reminisce (about the good old days.) I have also made a bunch of GREAT friends as an older adult from the activities that I do…tennis friends, boating friends, quilting friends, mah jongg friends, running friends, etc.  And I also have several from work (all 3 of my careers.) All of these people are precious to me.

4. Social Networking – Facebook, Instagram, Blogs, etc. The people I connect with are my virtual friends.  I have met new people and can connect with ones that live too far away to see.  Sometimes I have been lucky enough to meet them in the flesh.

5. Running! Running has changed me.  I discovered it late in life (at age 55). It has made me more confident, independent and I feel healthier and younger than ever. Yes, I love running!.

Happy Running! What do you love?

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