Taking the Long Way

When I moved to Texas from Ohio in 1998 without knowing anyone, my theme song was the Dixie Chicks "Wide Open Spaces." I listened to that song practically nonstop for 1800 miles and 20 hours of driving through Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas and FINALLY Texas!

"It takes the shape of a place out west...and what it holds for her, she hasn't yet guessed. She needs Wide Open Spaces. Room to make her big mistakes. She needs new faces. She knows the higher stakes, knows the higher stakes."

It came to me at a time when I needed the courage to know that I was doing the right thing.

Well, the Chicks have done it again. I now have a new theme song thanks to their new album.

"The Long Way Around" speaks to how I've chosen to live my life. I've never really done things the traditional way (not that there's anything wrong with that!). For whatever reason, it's just not the path that was put in front of me. It sometimes seems as though everyone else has accomplished so much more in the way of marriage, children, careers, etc. I'm ok with that because I've achieved darn near every goal I've set out to accomplish. It just doesn't always happen in that traditional way. I get there by taking "The Long Way Around."

"The Long Way Around" by Dixie Chicks

My friends from high school

Married their high school boyfriends

Moved into houses in the same ZIP codes

Where their parents live

But I, I could never follow

No I, I could never follow

I hit the highway

in a pink RV with stars on the ceiling

Lived like a gypsy

Six strong hands on the steering wheel

I've been a long time gone now

Maybe someday, someday I'm gonna settle down

But I've always found my way somehow

By taking the long way

Taking the long way around

Taking the long way

Taking the long way around

I met the queen of whatever

Drank with the Irish and smoked with the hippies

Moved with the shakers

Wouldn't kiss all the asses that they told me to

No I, I could never follow

No I, I could never follow

It's been two long years now

Since the top of the world came crashing down

And I'm getting' it back on the road now

But I'm taking the long way

Taking the long way around

I'm taking the long way

Taking the long way around

The long The long way around

Well, I fought with a stranger and I met myself

I opened my mouth and I heard myself

It can get pretty lonely when you show yourself

Guess I could have made it easier on myself

But I, I could never follow

No I, I could never follow

Well, I never seem to do it like anybody else

Maybe someday, someday I'm gonna settle down

If you ever want to find me I can still be found

Taking the long way

Taking the long way around

Taking the long way

Taking the long way around

Workout:

Tuesday 5/30 one hour of core, upper body and abs

Wednesday 5/31 25 minutes on the elyptical and 45 min of upper body, legs and abs