While Friday, December 14^th turned out to be a very sad day in the Nation, the sadness was mitigated with ‘endorphins’ Friday evening. In fact the evening turned out to be a special one for EndorphinGirl^™ . An impromptu ‘reunion’ took place at her apartment where five of her childhood friends assembled for an endorphin-filled evening of laughter. It was the type of belly-laughter you experience as a kid. If this endorphin stuff could be bottled (hmm endorphin potion?), a business plan, business, corporation, industry - - - could have unfolded! Ha! - Yeah, you can only imagine the energy in the house. The gals all look great too. They certainly look like they’ve been Endorphing, well they have always looked great!

Some of the gals stayed overnight, so the gathering turned into a pajama party reminiscent of days past! Midnight pizza snack . . . lights out at 1.30am . . .slept-in until 9.00am the next morning and then all sat around at the kitchen table in pajamas laughing and talking and laughing and talking . . .until they headed off for their respective travels home. Suffice it to say EndorphinGirl^™ was left in an Endorphin-like state (a coma?) for the rest of the day! And the only mere disappointment was no one managed to remember their footie pajamas! Next time.

There is something always magical about these should-be-more-frequent gatherings. And, the residual benefit of all of this is the following formula - - - laughter = endorphins = one day off from the gym !

Laughter warms the heart and soul! Endorphins make you rock and roll! Just saying! 

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This week, EndorphinDaughter arrives home from a successful first semester at college. While "where did the time go?" is so humdrum a statement – Where did the time go? Time is flying – okay, yes another humdrum statement. But it is true! And, if anything is ever going to be on ‘lockdown’ in our Nation, it must be time and only time with our children and loved ones!

EndorphinDaughter has committed her college days to ensuring that not only does the fun and educational experiences exceed her expectations but also that her endorphin experiences stay fluid.  Awesomeness!  She has recently started her training for her second, half marathon. [Note: not the second half of the marathonJ .]  She is already up to 5 miles at a clip, and at record speeds.  She is also kindly reminding her EndorphinMom that there are just 137 days left before the half marathon – and to get ready. EndorphinMom is making slow and steady ‘training’ progress! More about that in another post!

Coincidentally the half marathon is near Sandy Hook, NJ.  It seems a no-brainer the run should be in honor and memory of the Sandy Hook Elementary School angels and heroes and survivors.  Sadly though there are way too many 'reasons-of-honor-to-run-for', including Hurricane Sandy.  It will no doubt be a multi-purpose run! 

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 This week there are two EndrophinGirl^™ drawings.  The first ‘snap’ is an EndrophinGirl^™ Angel posted over the weekend in honor of the 20 Sandy Hook Elementary School angels, heroes and survivors. The second is an EndrophinGirl^™ skateboarder snap. EndrophinGirl^™ is getting ready to rock on her skateboard.  Stories about EndorphinGirl^™ skateboarding will follow in the weeks ahead!  Both drawings are courtesy of the one and only EndorphinSon artist. 

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Keep on endorphin'.

EndorphinGirl^™

[Special post script: laughter is a healer and while there is so much sadness from the Sandy Hook tragedy, the writing in this post is in no way intended to minimize the
tragedy, but to find a way to begin to heal through things such as laughter!]