charmed

This week has been a tough one. I started out Monday feeling great, no recovery time needed, or so I thought. Yesterday I ran again and my ankles are sooo swollen now. Looks like I will be doing spin for the next few days instead of hitting the trails. Work has been crazy, life after work has been busy, I've been having trouble sleeping, and not because I'm not tired...and my attitude, well lets just say I've had trouble staying positive. Then yesterday Mike texts me that he has a surprise waiting on the table for me when I get home. I text back, you got me a puppy? secretly hoping that it wasn't a candy bar or something edible, and at the same time secretly hoping that it was a candy bar or something edible. After arriving home, finally, I realized that I had forgotten to stop and get bread at the store. That means no sandwich for dinner, and no nothing for dinner. There is one of mike's bagels in the fridge though, and after apologizing twice to him in my head because that meant there would be nothing for him, I used it for my sandwich. Part of me wanted to cry I was so flustered with my day. Then I remember, there is a gift around here somewhere....a James Avery bag is sitting on the table. There is a small heart shaped charm with mountains on it and the word Colorado. I can't wait to put it on the marathon charm bracelet right next to the shamrock that Mike bought me last year for the Virginia run. Flowers in my hotel room, a new charm, and Mike is taking me to dinner tonight and we get to go anywhere I want for dessert afterward too. I always want to go to two seperate places and he never does, but this is my victory dinner. He's a catch, and if you ever met him you'd know right away that he's a total charmer.
Oh and did anyone else see that SA is sold out at 30 thousand and we all start at the same time! This is going to be so fun. I can't wait until my ankles feel better, I'm ready to run! LJ

A short one

Thanks so much for all the warm wishes and prayers. I ran a ten o four pace...four hours and twenty four minutes total. It was a cold morning but it turned out to be an amazing day. The route was beautiful with these amazing parks, the capital, the Rockies stadium, a theme park, lots of cool trendy neighborhoods and the whole downtown area. The other runners were great and the fan support was unbelievable with people throughout the entire course. I kept thinking there was someone named Lindsey running near me, and then I realized that my name was printed on my number. It was a great weekend. Love ya, LJ