Of course I would

Of course, I would get whatever Andrew had even though they said it wasn't contagious.  That's what moms do right?  I started getting a sore throat Sunday night and even with the help of my elderberry immunity stuff, I still came down hard Monday with whatever this is.  I seriously felt like someone had taken a wire brush and used in on my throat.  I had to make it through three days of work before I got a break.  I had very important experiments all week and even had to go in for an hour Thanksgiving and the day after.  After having several experiments fail due to media issues that we still aren't sure what happened, I am happy to say that two of my experiments worked and mentally I needed that.  Ah the life of a scientist.  A whole lot of failure and a tiny bit of success thrown in to make you keep going.

For my mental health, I needed some work out and run time.  This week has been amazing weatherwise for running.   Instead of being stupid and training through, I took the time off, rested, and tried to get better.  Not going to lie, it killed me inside, but also, I wanted this mess to go away as quickly as possible.  

I had planned on either going to Manhattan Thanksgiving morning and running the 5K there or doing one at home with miss Ollie.  Neither happened thanks to being sick, but Ollie got lots of outside time thanks to the amazing weather.  She may love running, but chasing squirrels in the backyard comes in a close second.  She also loves her dad very much thank you.  She loves to be held like this and cuddled like a baby but only by dad.  She is the weirdest dog I have ever had.  

We had a pretty uneventful Thanksgiving with all the usual food.  It was just the three of us and we will have leftovers for days.  I have so much to be thankful for!  I did get lots of black Friday deals online and am done with Christmas shopping early this year other than some small stocking stuffers. Check out my Facebook page at Running with Reds for great deals that extend till the beginning of December and beyond.  Some of my favorites are Oiselle, Shokz, Knix undies, Stunt Puppy, Gypsy runner, and our local running store.

Towards the end of the week, the sickness seemed to lessen its hold on me just a tiny bit.  While I did get end of the month book work done and lots of computer stuff done that I needed to do, I was getting a bit stir crazy.  I had lifted at the beginning of the week which takes care of my one lift a week minimum streak I've been doing since May, but I wanted more.   I tried a leg work out Friday night with the promise that If I felt bad, I would stop and I made it through just fine.  I also did a PUSH work out Saturday and again, felt pretty good.  We had brief periods of snow and horrible winds all day.  Sunday and I had decided if there was no ice that I would try and get a run done.  

Ollie had been waiting patiently, and I woke up feeling good and ready to try.  It was feels like 8 F so perfect running weather for us.   I asked if Tony could pick us up out by the feedlot instead of doing an out and back so that we could maybe see eagles.  I had gone out the day before and they were out.  

The puddles were all ice, and the snow was swirling, and it was just perfect.  Did I cough my ass off when I got home, you bet, but it was worth it, and I even had a second cup of peppermint mocha flavored coffee to celebrate.  

Have a great week y'all!  The final push to Christmas break as begun and I can't wait for another chunk of time off!  I didn't realize how much mentally I needed this big break and I do feel very refreshed and ready to tackle the next three weeks of school/work/wrestling/life.