Life is Good

I'm back in the saddle again! :o)

And I guess you can say, I was feeling a little hard core.  The temp was 44 degrees (which is quite cold for a phoenisan like me...) with wind, and the kicker... rain. (in short sleeves)  :o)  I've been seen doing crazier things though.  When I got home, there were different parts of my body that looked like they had been sun burned because of the cold.  I've never seen anything like it before.  And considering how white my skin is (pretty white), the spots were bright red. LOL

So, the wisdom teeth thing really screwed with my health is past week.  It's been not so fun.  I'm thinking that getting back into my regular routine will help with that though.  As soon as I stopped running, I felt shooting pain in my mouth where the teeth use to be.  I can understand why they tell you to wait a week to run.  I'm glad Lybi checked.  (Lybi is the best.  Not only is she an awesome person and friend, she was so wonderful and took me to the surgery center to have my teeth removed, waited for me, saw me at my loopest and didn't post it on U-tube, brought me home, and took care of me until Brandon got off work.  People just don't get much better than that.  Lybi, if you read this... i LOVE you!)

Happy Easter Tomorrow!

9 miles @ an average 9:33 min/mil pace.  Not super fast like some of you, but not too shabby.  (Especially considering that more than half of it was uphill... not steep, but enough that you feel it!). 

I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter!

Instead of kicking tail, today I got my tail kicked in what I will call my combination hill/ wind resistance training.  It totally wore me out!!!  No kidding.  I did 3 big hills (or rather, the same big hill 3 times) and then ran home.  :o)  When I got home, Melanie was out front trying out her new sand toys (her Easter Basket).  She was in heaven.  I think that made my day!

Lame... I know.  No miles today...  But at least I got my fat butt out the door for the 2 miles, right?  Lame

ETA this picture of Melanie helping mommy make brownies.  that's right... not only did I not really run...  I made brownies.

We went running as a family today!  It was fun, except, it seems that Brandon's knee hasn't healed, and he is in serious pain now.  I feel selffish for asking him to run with me.  Originally he was going to bike (pulling Melanie) and I was going to run, but his bike tires were flat.  He is such a good husband.

Today I did 4 hills and averaged a 9:14 min/mil.  I'm pretty happy with that.  I'm sad with my mileage for the week, but it's too late to worry about that. And I spent time with Melanie.

Here are some pictures of the yummy things Melanie and I made this weekend.  My neighbors have been loving me. :o)

4 hills again.  I was going good, feeling great, when some not very nice person decided to use the round about as a freaking acceleration ramp and also decided NOT to yeild to the pedestrian in the designated crossing area and almost killed me.  I literally stopped in time before this meany black car (without headlights on) went flighing in front of me.  I was looking both ways.  I did NOT see him.  I did see another guy coming, but he was slowing down, allowing me to pass.  I don't know how I could make myself more visiable.  I was wearing a flashing light, reflective vest.  goodness!  I was so mad.... and then so sick from the whole event, I decided I better get home and give my husband a big hug before I do anything stupid again.  *sigh*

This one is for Mike. 

Tuesday I ran accross the grocery store parking lot (to get to my car asap after returning my cart.  Melanie was in there and I didn't want anything bad to happen to her (and with the heat here, that includes toasted Melanies)).  anyhow, I got hit on by the biggest red neck who made sure to tell me, between drags and looking me up, that he "liked watch'n me run" and that I was "purrrty".  Gross.

The truth is, I didn't run on Tuesday because I spent all night making goodies and bread for a good friend that is in the hospital and will be in the hospital for a few more weeks.

Wednesday I didn't run because Melanie came home from day care with a 102 degree temp.  She has been throwing up and been just miserable.  And when that happens, she wants mommy.  So, mommy laid with her and read some books...  snuggled... oh, and got throw up all over her. Lovely.  But...  I'm mom, so I wouldn't change that for anything.

I did an exercize video...  20 min salsa, 20 min yoga, and stretching.  The instructor called me sexy  or 7 times during the salsa...  she must be able to see me through the t.v. LOL

Poor Ms. Melanie is still not feeling good.

My "saucy" salsa and yoga video...  :o)  Feeling pretty good about myself right now, but that could be because the instructor kept calling me sexy. :o)

Melanie is still sick, but I'm feeling better today than yesterday.  Yesterday I inherited a fever and achiness.  I drank a TON of water and G2 and tried to rest as much as I could (most of it with my sick daughter laying against my chest).  Hopefully that worked.