Monday madness

The weekend was good, went by way too fast!!  Saturday I went to the mall to check out a huge sale.  I picked up a half a dozen things, carried them around for awhile and put them back.  What I needed/wanted was some running pants and the ones they had were UA and even with an extra 30% off clearance they were $35.  So I went to Penny's and found three pair for $12 each.  One of them is the most obnoxious print running tights.  I can't wait to wear them!!  I will have to take a picture of them.  After the mall I took Dennis  lunch at work and we ate in his little office.  The other guys he works with just can't seem to leave him alone when I am around.  I am sure it has something to do with the fact that he is a complete smart ass. 

I ran 3 miles yesterday.  I know I said I was going to do 5 but my knee started to get stiff and my allergies were kicking my ass.  I have this serious tickle going on in my left nostril that makes me want to stick something up my nose to scratch it.  It's driving me nuts.  But I digress.  I did 3 miles at a 12:25 pace!!  Normally I have to have someone run with me and push me to run that pace.  Plus I ran my neighborhood which has some serious hills.  I was very pleased.  Looks like a sub-3 half may happen one of these days!!

Dennis and I both hate football and can't stand the NFL because of the lack of ethics they seem to have for the athletes, so we went out to eat yesterday.  We go every Superbowl Sunday and it is a great day to go out.  We went to Sante Fe Steakhouse because I had a Groupon.  I got a kids meal portion of steak and was actually able to eat half of it, steak has always been hard for me.  It was really good.  Afterwards we went to see if the new DQ had opened yet.  It had so of course we had to get ice cream.  I got a mini blizzard with peanut butter cups.  A little piece of heaven.  I didn't eat all of it but the damage was done.  It was so worth it though.

Today is my little sister's birthday.  Her husband is out of town working and Dennis has a geek fest ham radio meeting so I am going to take her to dinner tonight.  Another high calorie day. 

This afternoon I go see the butt doctor ortho to see if he will give me another series of shots in my knee.  I am so nervous, they hurt so freaking bad.  But, they are worth it since I haven't had any pain in my knee since I have gotten the first series.  I know he is going to tell me to stop running.  He does every time.  I also know he will tell me I will have to have a knee replacement at some point in my life.  OK, whatever.  I am not going to sit around and wait for it to happen, might as well hurry it along.  I just hope if he is going to do the shots he starts today so we can get it over with.

I have also been calling ENT's to see if any of them give shots in the sinus cavity through the nose.  Years ago I went to a doctor that did this and it worked so well.  I guess it was really dangerous because I can't find a single doctor who is willing to do that now.  It is 100 times better than any allergy shots I have gotten and I have tried pretty much everything for my allergies.  The doctor I used to go to was about 120 years old and has long since retired.  I just really wish this tickle in my nose would go away and take the sinus pain with it!!  Spring is such a "lovely" time of year....