"Baby we were born to run"

I get it. I get the whole “runner’s high” thing. Tonight I had one of the best runs ever and I feel like I‘m on top of the world!!! I won’t be going out and running a marathon anytime soon, but after tonight’s run, I feel like I’m capable of running further than I thought.

I thought the run was going to be about 1.5 miles but it ended up being just shy of 2. There were gradual inclines and the end of it was a definite incline. Looking back, when I was half way done it felt great. In fact all I could think about was when I would be able to go run again. I was almost out of breath when I finished, but I think I could’ve ran another ¼ mile at least. That’s saying a lot since I don’t consider myself a strong runner. But I did manage to run at a 10:40/10:45 pace. Had this not been the first strong workout I’ve done since getting sick 3 weeks ago (and still having a nagging cough), I probably would’ve pushed myself a little bit more. You can imagine my surprise though when I found out that I ran it at a decent pace (for myself) AND I ran a lot further than I thought I had.

Yep. That run was exactly what I needed. It was a new route. It was the perfect temperature outside. I even lucked out and had a running partner!!! Seriously, it was the PERFECT run. It was just the boost I needed to keep pushing myself more. I’ll be hitting that 3 mile goal in no time! And instead of dreading it, now I can’t wait.

"Monday, Monday"

My day...

Water. Throat lozenge. Green tea. Oatmeal. Water. Throat lozenge. Grape Gatorade. Throat lozenge. Grape Gatorade. Throat lozenge. Throat lozenge. Sudaphed. Chicken noodle soup. Tortilla chips. Grape Gatorade. Throat lozenge. Throat lozenge. Grape Gatorade. Water. Throat lozenge. Water. Water. Throat lozenge.(Are you getting the idea?) Oh, and let's not forget the very many pee breaks. I also

Watched three movies - Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer, Double, and Killers.

My throat is still on fire. I'm tired of drinking and sucking on lozenges, and I'm really tired of peeing every 10-15 minutes.

"I'm a redneck woman, I ain't no high-class broad"

Before I begin the intended blog, I’d just like to say that it took over 20 attempts, a restart of the computer, an attempt through Firefox, and an attempt through Internet Explorer to try and gain access to my blog before I finally gave up. I am now typing this up as a Microsoft word document. After I will email it to myself, open it from my iphone, copy it, sign in to my blog from my phone (which DOES seem to work) and paste it. Or, you could have skipped that whole bit and jumped in to read here: Texas’ computer is JANKY. (FYI – a blog about the word “janky” will be follow in the near future).

And now to our regular scheduled (albeit boring) program:

This blog entry was supposed to take a different direction, but I’m going to save it for another entry. So for now you get what I did today.

It’s Sunday. Texas and I went out to Starbucks for some lunchtime (morning) coffee. We sat outside in the shade and I enjoyed my grande extra-hot, no foam, vanilla latte while he drank his… well, whatever it is he ordered. We walked around the outdoor shopping center and then headed to Chilis for an appetizer (to hold us over til dinner).Unfortunately I woke up with a sore throat today and it hasn’t subsided all day. The germs now feel like they are invading my lungs, and when I cough, it tastes like snot. (How’s that for description? When I start coughing it up I’ll be sure to fill you in on the color. Haha.) Add to that 4 doozy mosquito bites I acquired while sitting outside of Starbucks and now you have a much needed trip to the drugstore. Off to the store we go. Tylenol Sore Throat syrup. Check. Halls Soothing throat and cough drops, Tylenol, cortisone cream and check, check, check.

I don’t want to sound like I’m complaining, but I’m not feeling good. However I tried to keep my spirits up even though my energy is low. The rest of the evening I sat outside in the shade while Texas grilled meat for tonight’s dinner and our meals for the week, while I sucked down water and throat drops. (By the way, the food turned out delish!). So as I was saying, I sat outside… are you ready for this? In boxer shorts with pictures of Hershey kisses on them, a very stained men’s white t-shirt, and a Carhartt hat that was slightly too big for my head and was covered with sweat stains (though the picture doesn’t do it ANY justice). Surprisingly I felt kinda cute! I felt like I was camping and wearing I-don’t-give-a-crap clothes. I was extremely comfortable and that’s all that mattered. I should also note that I almost NEVER wear shorts. And after seeing a photo taken from earlier, I see that I need to start because my legs are WHITE!!! Anyhoo, all I needed was a can of beer in my hand and I’d have been redneck complete, me thinks. I mean, I even had the US magazine in hand. Ok, ok, maybe I needed a few more stains on my shirt or just a camo shirt instead. A little exaggeration never hurt a blog!

We were going to play washers but between the grilling of the meat and my not feeling 100%, it’s just going to have to wait for another day. But that’s fine. I settled into my chair and continued reading my Runners World magazine.

I’ll be going to bed soon so that hopefully the cough syrup can kick some germ ass and I can wake up feeling energized.

Til next time…