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I’m at my surgeons office right now in the waiting room. It’s standing room only and people are starting to get up and reschedule. There’s about 10 people ahead of me. I’ve got so much on my mind I could burst…I almost grabbed an 80 year old woman to gab with me but decided against it & am seizing the opportunity to blog! Yay me, right?! And Yay YOU for reading! I appreciate it!

I was very pumped to start training to run/walk a half marathon on Monday. Truth be told, I haven’t seen the gym yet this week! Life is getting in the way! I’d give anything for an hour and a half to myself to walk, then jog, then run! I just know if I could ride the bike for a bit, do the elliptical for a spell, and then finally get that one glorious mile I’m allowed…that all of the mess swirling around in my mind would suddenly become clear! You ever have days like that? It’s like there’s not enough time for me to just sit down with a pen and paper and plan out everything. When I run though, I don’t know if it’s the light toggle of my brain from side to side or what…my mental notepad takes control and plans it all out for me. My stress is gone because running makes room to mail my Christmas cards, wrap the presents I’ve bought, buy the presents I haven’t, make the blankets and hats and scarves that I’ve started & spend time with my Mom & Dad before they leave. RUNNING does that! It’s MAGICAL! And NOT running makes it so much worse! I WILL make time! I WILL! And my training plan was 12 weeks anyway…so as long as I get to it before Monday (when I have ANOTHER dentist appointment) I will still be good to go!

My Mom’s sister Cathy is here on vacation for the week. I’m trying to make it from Norman to Midwest City everynight to have dinner with them. Mom & Dad are planning on rolling down to Florida on New Year’s Eve morning. I feel like 3 more weeks is not enough time with them. I want them to go because their house in Florida is awesome and they have worked so long and hard to finally be retirees. But I dont want them to go because 27 years old or not…they take care of me!!!

I had a dentist appointment yesterday. It was supposed to be for a cleaning and xrays but they find that 5 of my fillings have to be drilled out and redone. FABULOUS, right? Um…NO! In February, the last time I visited the dentist, I hated the guy I saw. He gave me too much happy gas and I actually vomitted in the floor of the office. Then the shot of novacaine made me cry! It was terrible! It was the first time I saw him and I requested to never see him again. Now I find that because of him, all of the work he did has to be done again?!?! It’s like the February visit was just torture! So this coming Monday, I get the good dentist to do some work on my pearly whites to make sure I don’t get any cavities! How good does it feel to have a dentist tell you that you have a beautiful smile?!?! They also said I have a strong bottom lip. “Its from all the kissin’!” I say. They laughed for 5 minutes.

I got stepsides on my Jeep this week! Next week I’m getting power windows, power locks, an alarm system & remote start! I can’t wait! Marc Heitz is giving me a car to drive, thankfully, while it’s in the shop for the week. Then all I will need is seat covers! I’ve got them picked out already of course, but after I get those I will be lucky enough to have the complete car of my dreams! It’s 4 wheel drive too, which was nice since we had a cute little ice storm this week. Did I mention I hate winter. It’s like 17 degrees right now, which isn’t bad in Fort Collins or Durango. But in Oklahoma, we get 17 degrees along with 500 mph winds! It’s madness!

I’ve been blessed in life to have lots of friends. Even MORE blessed am I to have an entire handful of people I call my BEST friends! One of them is especially strong. So strong that I idolize her. She has had an incident in her life this week that has made me examine my life. I mention it because perhaps it’s time for YOU too to examine YOURS! I settle a lot. I put others ahead of myself. I procrastinate. I let things & people get under my skin. I am unhappy with my body. I’m unhappy with some relationships in my life. I’m not where I’d like to be in my career. To an outsider looking in, it could be a recipe for disaster. LOL I like to think of it as a recipe for change. Everyday is a new jumping off point, a new recipe card. I can add a pinch of spice or a handful, but at the end of the day, I am the only one who HAS to enjoy the taste of what I’ve made. And I do enjoy it…

I know that I will not always get that run in. Ailments will creep up on me, weather will disable me, work will tire me & love will take a little extra time. But when I lay in bed at night to say my prayers…I have a list soooo long of people to pray for that sometimes I fall asleep before I finish! And I have so many people praying for me that sometimes an air of safety and contentment just envelopes me and I can FEEL it!!! So no matter how many physicals I pass to get denied a job later…no matter how many days I’m without a car…no matter how many miles seperate me & the ones I love…I HAVE the ones I love! So so many of them! So I will let the cold stiffen up my knees and I will warm them with the jogs I have time for. And when I don’t have time, I will try my best to be thankful for whatever keeps me from those miles. Because I know what’s most important in life…and I know that the ROAD will always be there!

Song of the Day: The Broken Road By: Rascal Flatts

Today I love: The things that keep me from the road

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