So there ARE still nice folks out there

Cooper loves to walk in the stroller. And what better way to get myself some exercise, because we all know I hate exercise. When I take Cooper for walks in the stroller we trot down the street in front of our house. The problem is our street is very busy. We live 2 miles south of town so it's basically out in the country. The speed limit sign says 30, but very few people actually drive 30. I started walking during the day time when there isn't as much traffic to minimize the risk of getting hit.

Cooper and I walk 2 miles round trip which usually takes us about 35-40 mins. Cars whiz by us so fast and sometimes so close that drivers realize that us pedestrians are there and have to quickly move out of the way. I know that when Coop and I start out on our walk that it is practically a brush with death. But this week the nicest thing happened. As we were on our way back home on what seems to be the longest 2 miles ever I hear this car coming. As I usually do, I turned around to make sure it was on the other side of the road so that it wouldn't hit us. It was a truck that got right beside me and stopped. The truck was either a construction workers truck or a utility workers truck. You know, one of those with the yellow light on top. So this man says, "Hey do me a favor and wear this so people can see you"and he tosses me this neon yellow package. I said, "Thank you" and he replied with "no problem" and drove away. I opened the package and it was one of those neon yellow vests that you see construction folks wearing while they're working on the side of the road. I opened it up and put that sucker on. For the rest of my walk which lasted about 20 mins I got the strangest looks. And I must admit it probably was a sight to see. Me, in my pajama pants pushing a baby stroller wearing a construction worker vest. Sure, I felt a little stupid wearing the thing but with every strange glance I got, I thought to myself, "hey this thing is working! People can see me!"

So to the nice construction/utility man, thank you for tossing me that vest. I no longer feel as if I am risking my life while walking my baby. So from now on I will proudly wear that vest every time Cooper and I go on our walk. See there are still nice people out there!

"I'm walking on sunshine.." - Katrina & the Waves