Today was the first day of the @teammakeyourmark #Virtual6challenge. My generous friends have donated over $300 to raise money for the #Lupus Foundation of America, and I promised them at least six miles of walking/running/hiking/biking in return. My plan was to hike a mile with the dogs each day and then try to see how many more multiples of six I could log on my own. Instead of our normal party of three, Bella and I did our first hike for two in a very long time. Whereas she normally goes nuts at our two p.m. hike time, I barely got her out of bed. Whereas she usually sprints ahead and rolls around in the grass, she just walked right next to my hip where Buddy used to love to be. When we turned around, she kept stopping to look back up the trail. It was the saddest hike I’ve ever been on, but we’ll keep doing it just so we can pass the places he used to love and think about how much he meant to us. https://www.instagram.com/p/CEm7MM0F9xx/?igshid=1tq39knedmj7e