Gobble

Ugh.

I currently feel like a weighed down bloated piece of crap. Been eating way too much bad food lately and it shows!

However I did have a nice thanksgiving and I am enjoying my days off. My husband had to work on thanksgiving so we had a big breakfast together instead. I still made a little thanksgiving dinner too - turkey breast, mac and cheese, and a spinach/cranberry salad. And of course dessert because I am such a sugar fiend. I got about half my christmas shopping done online this morning too. Yay!

I still did my thursday 2 miles yesterday! I didn't have anything better to do. Went out to the creek near my house around 4pm. It was chilly but I warmed up eventually and it ended up being a beautiful day for a thanksgiving run. I even stopped to snap a few pictures

Most of the pretty fall leaves are on the ground now because we had a bunch of rain and wind come through here a few days back.

Something kind of funny happened too. You see, I was expecting to be the only person out on that trail at 4pm on thanksgiving. But actually there were quite a few walkers (there's a neighborhood right next to it) and there were even a couple bikers - no other runners though. Anyway, so I ran past these 2 girls who were walking. And one of them just looked at me and gave me the biggest open mouth stare ever. She looked at me like I was crazy. Am I? Crazy for running in short sleeves in 45 degrees at 4pm on thanksgiving? Maybe... but here's how I see it. I am lucky to be able to run. I am lucky to have a body which is in good condition, no physical or mental defects, no diseases. I have my aches and pains, but I have no injuries which cripple me. Many people cannot walk just like this girl was doing, let alone run. My husband is one of them. I know how much it frustrates him. So to pay tribute to the gifts I have been blessed with, I am out there running on thanksgiving. It is what I love to do, and I'd sure as hell rather do something active instead of sleep or sit around the house twiddling my thumbs. Running is how I give thanks for running. I wouldn't have it any other way.

Today I attempted to do my strength exercise and some stretching. It was pretty pathetic. I just feel so sluggish from all the food! Ugh! At least I did SOMEthing though. And I have not missed a day of my 30 burpees!

Tomorrow I am going on base to run 4 miles. They have a great dirt track that is perfectly flat, good for a person like myself who is just getting back into distance running. In fact I am going on base tonight too, my husband wants me to bring him some food - and I shall!

I may or may not be doing the Spartan Workout next weekend. My husband was planning to take that day off. Since we hardly see each other and I didn't pay anything to sign up for the workout, I think I'm gonna bail and spend the time with him if he does indeed have that day off. I can work out later - when you live the Army life, time together is precious

That's all for now... peace out yall!