Yeah so it's been a little while. Not proud but I'm back and that's what's important. I took it upon myself to take the week off for my birthday (back on November 9th) and only ended up screwing myself. It's been a roller-coaster the past couple of weeks starting off with the lowest of lows as I had a slight mental breakdown the week of my birthday. The cause is not something that I wish to delve into, however, my pissy attitude surrounding my birthday makes it a wee bit difficult for those that care about me to do anything special to show that they care and I pretty much act like a brat. Not proud of that either but I'm working on it. Ok wait, in my defense I could mention here that I didn't hear from my best friend of 20+ years on my birthday but I won't. ;) Any who...what actually IS worth mentioning is that despite my sad, bratty efforts I ended up having a fantastic birthday. Those that matter most in my life made me feel very special and loved and I owe them a great big thanks! My bff Caitlin (the bff that DID remember my bday) and my sister, Annie, live far far away (Virginia and Alaska) but are always the closest in my heart and I am very grateful for both of them, more than they know.
And I definitely gave Mr. Johnny D a run for his money the week of my birthday and well...I was just plain crazy. But as always, he stuck it out and rolled with the punches (and dodged the shots I was taking at him and life in general) and planned a really special birthday celebration for me. When I got home from work on Friday he and his family had set up a little party at my apartment and brought cake and presents and food and it was perfect. And I really do like to think that the gifts that you receive on your birthday aren't what's most important but this year...I made out like a bandit and not afraid to say it! I got a subscription to Runner's World from Caitlin and running shirts that I've been eyeing for months from Annie and Rich that I can't wait to wear. Johnny's parents got me a pretty scarf, a jewelry organizer and my Garmin running watch!!!! So so so nice of them and way too generous! I've used the watch a couple of times (see I haven't been a complete bum but definitely should have used it 10x by now...) and it's awesome. I'm so excited to know how far I've actually run and not just the length of time. And Johnny got me a pretty Pandora bracelet with a limited edition Bears charm (his grandparents got me a 2nd charm too) and an awesome new Northface winter jacket. Loved everything! The rest of the weekend was perfect too. Relaxing, laughing, eating (uh oh) and just being happy together. It was perfect. Hence why I was a bum...I was having too much fun.
So like I said I have been running every other day or so but definitely not as consistently as I was two weeks ago so getting back on it tomorrow. Also getting back on the blog because it really was helping to keep me more accountable. There's obviously been a lot more going on the past two weeks than just my birthday (I'm not that self-centered) but it's pretty late and nothing that exciting too get into at the moment. Until next time...
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