Life, It's What You Make of It

  Somehow it's already February 5th (where did January go?!) and I have yet to write a new blog post. So yeah about that, I don't really have a good excuse!

  Moving right along, let's get to the good, the bad and the ugly from 2014 so far.

  The Good:

• I completed my second half marathon with my hot handsome husband. It was his first half marathon and he totally rocked it! 

• The Seattle Seahawks won the Super Bowl which is my hubby's dream come true! I, however, was over it a few minutes after it happened. Because funny story, my life does not revolve around football! But I did the whole supportive wife thing and supported my hubby's dream (aka his team). 

soaking up the Seahawks victory

The Bad:

• Mother nature decided to mess with some "woman issues." Not a great thing for someone trying to start a family but I've learned that there is nothing I can do to control this part of my life and stressing about it will only make things worse. 

• Remember that half marathon I mentioned, yeah it didn't go as well as I hoped. The first 7 miles were no big deal. I felt great and the scenery was nice. Somewhere around mile 8 while running through the boring/not so great part of town, I started cursing the wind that we were running into the entire time. It was up to 25 mph at some points! I may have muttered something to the effect of, "can't this f*ing wind just ease up for a little bit." It was starting to wear on me. Towards the end of the race, my hot handsome husband starting telling me to "push it" and "run faster." I don't remember if it was in my head or out loud, but I threatened my husband's life. I knew I was going to finish the 13.1 miles (in under my goal of 2 hours and 30 minutes) but my legs were tired, my hips hurt and I just wanted the race to be over! My last burst of energy came around the last quarter mile and to all the bystanders it looked like I was "dragging" my husband across the finish line! (You can add that to my good list!) No one knew that just a mile earlier I was struggling to keep up! But honestly, I'm proud of myself for finishing 13.1 miles (all running!) because although I may have struggled both mentally and physically, I still finished it in 2:25:18! Go me!

"dragging" my hubby across the finish

• Somehow, my clumsy ways resulted in a rib fracture! Awesome! It's actually not that great of a story. I woke up in the early morning to use the bathroom. I was half asleep, it was still kind of dark out (or maybe my eyes were still closed, who knows) and I managed to trip over and land on a Crystal sized duffel bag. It was not graceful, there were no reflexes (I was pretty much walking in my sleep) but there was a sharp pain. Later I would learn this was my rib breaking! After a few minutes the pain went away and I forgot all about the fall. The pain didn't come back until hours after I finished my half marathon. That's right, I ran my half marathon with a fractured rib and didn't even know it. Yeah, I'm that hardcore. You don't want to mess with me.

The Ugly:

• On top of that rib issue I'm having, I also seem to be having some sort of gallbladder flair up. I spoke with the nurse today and she said "wow a broken rib and gallbladder issues, what are the odds?!" Just add that to my bad luck streak! I'm heading back to the doctor's tomorrow (for the third time) to hopefully get some answers!

just a nice little visit to the ER



• I have not been able to run (or workout) in two and a half weeks (see above issues!) but honestly it feels like a lifetime. Running is my therapy. Training helped keep me strong both mentally and physically. I NEED to get back to running soon for both my sanity and for the safety of others! Plus, I may or may not have already signed up for another half marathon at the end of April that I would like to start training for. If anyone has a miracle cure or a healthier body they'd like to loan me, that would be awesome!

  So, as you can see, some of that bad juju from 2013 has leaked into the new year. I am doing my very best to stay positive and making the best out of it but a girl can only take so much. 

  My hot handsome husband asked me if I was stressed the other day. Silly question if you ask me but of course I said yes! He asked what was there to be stressed about and my answer was life. Life has me stressed. Just when I start to make the best of a crappy situation, I get thrown another curve ball. However, I am trying (very hard but not always succeeding) to live by my new philosophy, a positive attitude will get you to positive places and negativity will only bring you down. 

  With a rib I'd like to glue back together, a gallbladder I'd like to rip out and the get your sh*t together letter I'd like to send to Mother Nature, I wear a smile. Things could be worse. I am lucky enough to have a husband who loves me, a Dad who would move mountains if it meant he could take all my pain away, friends who support me and the best fur baby/cuddle bug ever.

  On a positive note, my hot handsome husband is having a helluva year and I am so very happy for him! So for now, I will just try to jump aboard his good luck train!