It's been quite a while since my last post! So much has happened. First, I went on that high blood pressure medicine. It wasn't quite working right. I don't know if it was the medicine, or over training, but I tweaked my neck a bit. It lasted for a week, so I went in to the doctors. She put me on some muscle relaxers - even though I told her I was running a lot (training for a couple of half marathons) and lifting weights. She said it wouldn't matter. It did. Long story short and a lot of physical therapy, I'm finally getting back to running. (Oh, yes, I did do both of the half marathons. One with my older daughter and one with my younger daughter). I've since switched doctor and am off of ALL those medicines (high blood pressure pills as well). I still have a bit of a twinge below my knee, so I'm being careful. But I'm up to 10 miles a week without any pills or braces. Once I don't have that last bit of trouble with my knee, I will start slowly adding back up again until I'm up to 6-7 miles on the weekend. That's the length I really enjoy. And, on another good note, we now have a puppy! Once he gets a bit older he should be able to do at least the short runs with me. I'm really looking forward to that! Oh, and my oldest daughter got married in November, and she's due with her first baby this November. A lot of changes, but it seems to be headed in the right direction.
We also made it back to the Stone Anniversary Celebration again this year with my youngest and her boyfriend. We had a great time! And I'm back fired up again for brewing. My husband and I worked out what we think will be a good IPA recipe and the ingredients will be ordered this payday.
