Love And New Years Eve

I am sitting here on New Years Eve with Laney and my husband.  What more could I ask for. The alien intestinal virus is slowly leaving me and has not taken up host with my husband.  I will continue to pray that he is spared, as it is an unpleasant quick weight loss program.  My friends will be celebrating without us this evening, but I am celebrating here at home.  Laney of course is happy that I have not left her at home alone.   And, best of all I have my husband here to say goodbye to a challenging year and welcome a new year full of love and life.  Together for the last 36 years (32 years married) we have survived cancer, two children, a spoiled dog named Laney, and in-laws.  I think all said and done we will toast to our enduring strength and love.

I decided to dedicate this last blog writing of 2012 to my husband.  He is the man, the number one man in my life. The man that reads all my blog postings and points out all my mistakes.  He is the man who took the time to print some of blog writings and frame them.  He is the man who kisses me every morning. He is the man that admits that I am the boss.  He is the man that stands up to cancer and is still walking with me and holding my hand.  So, together we are going to say goodbye to the past and welcome our future.  And, I am lucky and in love with the man.  Life is good!!!

Fortitude

It was with great fortitude that today I went to the university track to continue training for the half marathon.  Unfortunately, I only walked about two miles as I felt like a truck had hit me the last couple laps.  I was feeling fatigued this morning like someone had sucked the wind from my sails. My determination to walk in hopes of feeling better proved differently. I have succumbed to some kind of  intestinal virus. It has left me achy and feeling weak. I am praying my husband does not get ill.  We were in hopes of walking and jogging today quite a distance, as we are running out of training time. I tried to get my husband to continue training, but he did not want to continue without me. I was glad to get home as I was extremely fatigued and feeling like I was a hundred years old.

I hope that this set back is short lived. The weather here is not helping as it has been snowing again and it is very cold.  We are two days from the end of the year and I was hoping to bid farewell to a challenging year with some dear friends. I am going to stay optimistic as it seems to be the best medicine and of course Laney is by my side to give me much comfort. And, now I rest.  Life is good when the body is healed.