Vampire Safe........

years ago i had a dear friend that got me hooked on Stuffed green olives, usually with feta or blue cheese...... well sadly my dear friend is no longer a friend, however....... the olives are here to stay!! well i started eating olives stuffed with cloves of garlic...... and i must say yummy! I've been eating them almost every evening........ Bill is very patient, and quite polite in telling me that i smell like a garlic factory! oh well
So this morning Chris and I head for a longer hike (about 2 hours), and i begin to sweat, my shirt was soaked, my head was soaked....... and let me tell you THERE IS NOTHING WORSE THAN THE COMBINATION OF SWEAT AND GARLIC!!! i am just saying. Sadly there would not have been a vampire within miles of me, no bugs either.. oh well :0), a nice long bath, lavender antibacterial soap, ........and i am as good as new.
it has been a while since Chris and I did this hike, and i remember coming back up the hillside with the steep steps, my heart rate fluttered between 185-195 and that was with many stops to catch my breath...... less than 6 weeks later....... and at the most my rate went to 165 I would take 20 steps up, stop for the count of 3, and then take 20 more steps, didn't have to take a break...... 6 miles later back to the car, feeling great, i could have easily repeated the hike........ easily....... think i will figure out when to do the 10 mile hike for Melody soon.
God Bless Christina~ she is such a good friend, and she puts up with me... i have a way of thinking half, and verbalizing half while telling a story, and she has to figure it out.... and when i get defensive cause she didn't understand, she doesn't get angry, she pretty much laughs in my face......... and that is all i am going to say....... ( i think i am gonna start mowing the lawn with the tractor and help bill out.. i mean if Christina can mow her lawn, i can do mine....... )
And she is so patient, when she hears me say for the tenth time....... " i am feeling so good"....... but i am amazed at how i feel......... i've been taking Krill oil for a month now, and i am not saying it is it....but i sure feel great (hi Patti, love ya), no joint issues, and today my feet didn't even bother me.........
.................... Christina said it today............. this is what the journey WAS/IS all about, the journey i started 3 years ago................. not that i am not in a size 10 yet.......... but that i feel so healthy.... that my heart is strong, and i haven't been sick enough to see a doc in 3 years, and besides a few colds that i recovered from rather quickly.... i am doing damn good.........

Melody, not sure how busy you are in heaven, but you want to go on a hike with me in the near future?