melody...... i am Half way there :0)

Melody,
Just thought you should know.... today I hiked 5 miles. I'm half way there to that 10 mile hike. it hasn't even been three months yet..... it's hard to believe on February 1st, my first day at Curves... and the beginning of my Journey/Quest in honor of you (melody's mile). I could barely move from exercise to exercise at Curves..... i remember my heart rate jumping to 180+ beats a minute just from minimal exercise... i remember breathing so hard, and not being able to catch my breath.... i remember the next exercise at Christina's, barely being able to walk in front of the TV a mile....... and there i was today....... walking 5 miles.... and i might add there were some steep hills too...... never went this path before. so i kept going to my hubby.......... lets just get up to that bend, and then we will turn back....... and i kept doing this..... the trail was beautiful..... lots of streams and ponds and wooden bridges, and cool tunnels and gentle rivers... The woods are on the Verge of waking up from winters rest....... almost!!! I was feeling good, walking at a steady pace...... not too fast yet. so we were walking about an hour.......and it suddenly hit me....... hey this isn't a loop......... this is a 9 mile trail........ and unless my car magically moved to one of the trail head parking lots........ i must turn around and go back.... so i must say the return back to my car..... seemed soooooooooo much longer........ i am not going to lie, my body hurts, my feet hurt...........not bad, and not in the same area before surgery.... but none the less, they hurt. I am stiff now, every inch of my body is telling me " "what in the H*** did you do this for?"
I had a wonderful time at Church today........ Katie was an angel, I thanked God today for giving me "normal boob" results.... I walked today..... I walked a lot today..... i am happy~~ i am thankful ~~ i am blessed~~
hey i just realized at the mall today after church, i took the steps at one point... it was quite easy actually, didn't even get winded and it was a flight of steps -a landing -and another flight of steps......
Chris let me know what your plans are......i go to the dentist tomorrow morning... teeth still hurt, but i find that Motrin works much better than the "other" pain medicine that made me fuzzy.

I think i just about love everyone today.
have a good day