Five Years - Still Just as Happy! (Maybe More!)

Yesterday was the 5 year annivesary of the first time that Michael and I met. We are happy and in love and getting our lives moving in the right direction together. We werent off track before - just doing the twenty-something thing of enjoying life and we werent balancing everything equally like we are now. We have overcome great obstacles in our lives to find happiness together and our strength, love and loyalty to each other is only growing stronger.

Michael and I have found so much happiness and comfort in each other and we genuinely support one another in our interests and our trials. I take great joy in being the Crew Chief while he is running and I am very happy to take care of his needs as he records mile after mile. I also get a rush from trying to make sure I am always on top of his needs, that I am fully prepared so that his "pit stops" at the aid stations are seamless. I am a "planner" by nature and so is Michael, we could drive each other crazy with the list making and double checking, but since its an affliction we both share, its okay.

Yesterday, I made pasta and we played soccer. I am feeling it in my left leg today, but its okay, a little Advil and I will be just fine. We are 38 days from White River 50 Miler (WR50) and so we are abstaining from fast food and eating out, partially because I have a quarter of tuition to pay (yes, I have one more pre-requisite before going to UWB, sucks!) and we have to get a hotel room and board puppy-steins over night and the other may reason is because we must keep on the health eating track to make sure that Michael is as fueled and ready to go as possible on July 26th!

Results are in: Nothing's Better!

I saw the doc, my iron counts are lower and the B12 is too. I changed iron supplements now and I am going to get more injections of B12. This wasnt a surprise for me and I am not upset about it. I do have to go for a sleep study to figure out if the anemia is only part of my deep desire to sleep all the time. Doc also suggested I may have some other stuff going on too, that we will explore if the sleep study comes back fine. I go for a consultation for the sleep study at the end of the month, then I will schedule my slumber party at the sleep clinic!

I hear they put things on your head that muck up your hair. I'd like to pass for that reason alone, but I would also like to not have Restless Leg Syndrome (doc mentioned this specifically) - what a silly disorder and I have mocked the commercials since the medications came out... If I have sleep apnea, it wouldnt shock me, I am sure my dad has it, his snoring is intense! I will also probably follow up with the Ear, Nose & Throat doctor because my nose doesnt seem to be working like it should (I did have 50% of my septum removed in 2005 or 2006 because it was severely deviated and I had a good deal of my turbinates reduced.)

I am still trying to get better, its just not as easy as it seemed it would be. Also - I am trying to force myself out of the rut of sleeping and more sleeping. Mike and I went hiking with Chris and holy moly did it blow. The hiking was great, but my body really didnt not like the 8 miles or the up and down. It hurt going up and it hurt going down and I hurt for days after. I would do it again. It felt good to be out and about. More about that later...