17/12/2023
Mother/Daughter
Doctor/Doctor
Internist/Dermatologist
Weekend!
What a treat!
The last time I was in Scottsdale with Sydney it was October 1993. She was 8 months old, not walking yet, with blonde curly hair and a purple Patagonia fleece that I remember was a gift from my next door neighbor. It was our first hiking trip together- she was in a backpack and we hiked in Scottsdale, Sedona and the Grand Canyon. It is actually one of the trips I remember most vividly from those early years and I remember being so in love with my beautiful child and feeling so lucky- lucky to be a mom with many years ahead to share with my beautiful daughter.
Fast forward 30 years…. and now I am the proud mom of an accomplished woman and I continue to feel lucky to call this woman my daughter.
Sydney will not be home for Christmas this year, so we took the opportunity to use a work trip of mine to have a quick pre Christmas weekend together. Yesterday was an all day meeting for me, but today we did what we love to do together- hike. It was a great day!
Thanks to my friend and colleague we had a great time hiking and lucky us just by chance we got to meet on the trail today. At 92 Flatiron Jim lives my motto- “life is short climb mountains”! He climbs Flatiron 3 times a week and I can tell you he was moving fast and was strong and agile on the trail, He was beyond inspiring and his story on the trail was about a life of focus and purpose. He was INSPIRING! (He is the guy in the bright red shirt in the photo behind Sydney)