Love and Pain

Okay, so I have found this guy, Andrew, and all is going so well. From him opening the car door to opening his heart to me, I could not ask for more. Additionally, I am getting so damn spoiled. I received the most beautiful bouquet of lilies hand delivered. I have gotten roses. I have been to Vegas. While there, we watched two Cirque shows and took a helicopter ride to the Grand Canyon. My birthday was two days ago. In addition to my trip to the spa, he gave me a necklace from Tiffanys. It goes on...

However, this blog is supposed to be about running. Do you run? I don't! lol Finding the time to run when you are newly in love is tough. But, I am trying hard to get back on track. Hmmmm, can you not understand my distraction???

I have a small problem though...my ankles. They swell. Yep, I need to go to the doctor and I am procrastinating!! Anyway, I went to the gym yesterday. I did 5 miles but part was on the eliptical. Tonight, I ran 6 in 62.5 minutes. That is good time for me. I am going to try hard to get back on track!!

How Long Does It Take to Fall in Love?

So, I have went out with hotel guy/Andrew a few more times. On Thursday night, he actually took the time to rig a raffle so that I could win a prize. I opened up the giftbag having no idea what was going on. There was a SIMS expansion pack Bon Vonage game and an envelope. I was told to pick one. Of course I picked the envelope! It was a 14 night (or maybe day) trip to Europe. Of course, it was not the actually trip arrangements, but it was him saying that he wants to take me to Europe. I had planned to have a talk with him about the whole thing moving too fast prior to this surprise. The conversation was not me saying that I want to slow it down. It was more about me handling myself differently so that I get different results. I ended up still having the conversation. I went out again with him on Friday. I am enjoying his company so much that I do not know what to do. The funniest part about it is now I am getting a lot of interest on eharmony. lol I have not even logged in, but I get the notifications via e-mail. Perhaps the whole I want to take you to Europe thing should be scaring me away, but I am truly enjoying all of the attention. When I set and think about it, all I can think is that I really deserve this. I deserve to have someone open the car door. I deserve to have someone who is thinking of me and lets me know it. I deserve to have someone who wants to spoil me. As I have really been thinking about what I want a lot lately, I think he is exactly it. I don't want to be scared. I want to act like I am 14 years old and see what happens.

Marathon...Here I Come??

It is offically 48 hours after I began running my first half-marathon. I still feel really good. I spent the whole day yesterday surfing about running. I have so much to learn. I ordered a new shirt that says, "13.1 miles and still smiling"; I also bought a running skirt. It is so important to look cute! ;-) I learned that perhaps my two blisters were due to cotton socks. Today I plan to buy a new pair of shoes and some socks. I know that I need to learn how to stretch. I just go run. I am sure that is not the best technique. I found a local running group and joined their yahoo group. My ankles had been swelling but seemed to handle the race well. I should probably visit the doctor and let her know my plans, too. I found a link for the last marathon on Catalina. It was like a 90+ minute documentary. It really amazes me that people run when they are "old". I am always frustrated with people who just quit living while they are still here on this planet. Those peeps are truly inspirational.

While my goal is to log my progress daily, I want my blog to be more than just running. In May, I created a list of the top 20 things I want to do this year. This year means before May 1, 2009. One of the items was a half-marathon. It looks like I might just do a marathon, too! I don't have a list on this computer and don't want to retype it so I will add it later. I'd love to know what others are doing to keep living and avoiding the ho-hum that can sometimes be our lives! And, no, I did not get the idea from the movie "The Bucket List". I read a book and got the idea. Do people still read?

I think I am also going to blog about dating. I have never been one to keep my personal life personal so why not? I joined e-Harmony again. In looking through my past matches, I have been there on and off for about 2.5 years. I am sure this is not a statistic that e-Harmony wants to know. However, I am convinced I will find the love of my life there! For some dumb reason, I keep dating this guy that I have dated on and off for about 5 years. Once, I started dating some guy I met in a bar. If I would just stick with e-Harmony, they would match me up!! I am sure of it!

I have decided that I am going to be really passionate about love. I am going to love like I did when I was 14. You know how it was back then. No one had baggage. No one was wounded. I will likely scare the wounded away, but that is for the best anyway. To update you, I have been on one date thus far. The guy was totally cool. I talked to him on the phone for hours last night. It was like being 12 again. However, I think something went wrong at the end. He asked me when I was available to go out, and I told him. Then, he said he would call me later. Hmmm, that seemed a little weird after hours on the phone. I'll keep you posted! Dating can be strange. Yes, I have read the Rules Book. I know I am not supposed to talk to someone for hours on the phone so early!