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Open hearts during PCS season

5/11/2022

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I began joining for long runs with the SWFB group about 3 months before we PCS'd. This is the painting that I purchased during a post long run trip to the Alexandria Farmers Market with friends from SW Fort Belvoir. It was my last run before we hit the road to SC. I was so happy to run with SW friends old and new!
​PCS season is officially upon us— some families packing up boxes for a new destination, while others are hanging back to say farewell.  I am beginning to see the “Odes” on the Stroller Warrior chapter pages.  Our family is no longer new to our current location; however, I always make a point to keep my heart open to making new friends.  This past January, my daughter was thrilled to have made a new friend through a youth program on base—and I made a friend as well!   I am not the best at putting myself out there when it comes to chatting with other parents during activities, so I was extremely thankful when introductions were made.  I learned about the indoor activities that were finally in-person after being virtual due to COVid—the story time at the base library being one of them!  My daughter and I began regularly attending story time— always catching up with our new friends!  I learned that they received orders to a location where we were previously stationed.  It was a bittersweet moment— I was excited for their new adventure and shared details of the things that our family loved about their upcoming duty station…Stroller Warriors® being one of them!  I was ecstatic when I learned that my friend joined Stroller Warriors— when we pass through and/or visit their location for vacation- and who knows, maybe receive orders there once again- I will have a friend to run with! 
I wanted to leave with advice from an earlier blog piece from our Fearless leader (read the blog entry below) — fight the urge to close off to new friendships 6 months prior to a PCS!  Those friendships will lead to some great memories.  And with this transient military lifestyle, there is always a possibility of being stationed together again! 
https://www.strollerwarriors.com/blog/shutting-down-6-months-prior-to-a-pcs
 
Happy Running,
Rose 😊
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