Each Day Is a Gift

Had a rough night last night.  Hubby's restless legs syndrome was very bad!  We didn't sleep until past 1:30am.  No running today.  We spent the whole morning in the Intermountain Transplant Center at the IMC campus for orientation.  Lots to think about and to prepare.  Then we went to SLC to pick up Sireesha from her bro-in-law's house.  Took her to have dim-sum and then to home where we visited; then we went to Lindon to pick up Sudhakar (her hubby). 

It's Steven's 23rd birthday today.  We all went to Texas Road House for dinner.  After dinner, Larry didn't feel very well, so he went home with Steven, while I drove Sireesha and Sudhakar back to SLC.   When I got home at 8:30, hubby already started PD and in bed.  I then skyped and chatted with Lily till nearly midnight!   So good and loving of her to call and to listen.  Don't know what I'd do without loving family support! :)

Ran with Wendy to MCT where Karen was already out doing her speedwork.  We then ran to pick up Amanda.  With no school (thus no truffic) we ran in the neighborhood streets.

Leslie has not been running for the last couple months (due to pain from a pelvic fracture).  She has been swimming, lifting and elipticalling at Lifetime Fitness where she has membership.  Karen, Amanda and I were invited to join her this morning to workout in her gym.  That place is posh!  We did elliptical, then core/foam roll/stretch, then swam and hot-tub.  It was a perfect day to workout inside (although we did more visiting/chatting than working out) as it was snowing and raining and blowing all day! :)
 

Got up at 6am and went to Jeff and Jen's house to tend Skylar so they can go to the hospital for the delivery of her new baby brother.  Our 9th grandchild, Nolan Ji-Yan Lew was born at 1:27pm weighing 7lb 10oz and 20.5in long.  He looks just like Skylar but bigger/longer, cute as a button!  We are so very happy and love being grandparents! :)
 

42 partly sunny slight SSE breeze.  Solo run to MCT via Center to freeway and back. AP: 10:31.

Didn't get out until 9:45am. 55F sunny.  About 1.25 mile into the run going east on the MCT, I could hear quick bounding footsteps coming from behind, it was Lori.  She asked if she could run some with me.  I've seen her a few times on the trail, always going the opposite direction.  She's a faster runner than me.  So I abandoned my plan to run up to Alpine and instead continue east with her on the MCT down and up Dry Creek till her turn-around spot.  We ran back up Dry Creek by the tunnel where I would peel off on Highland Dr. to run up Suncrest Dr.  But instead we stood there and visited for over an hour catching up on her kids' lives and she wanted to know about Larry's health.  That standing around under sunny sky got me stiffened up and thirsty. 

I needed to get to the Alpine drinking fountain so I tried my best to not walk on the uphill but my breathing was too labored.  Needless to say, it was a miserable sluggish run.  Once I reached the fountain, I drank and drank and drank and ate one of Larry's protein bars (no energy gel anywhere in the house) and stretched then turned back home on the road which was the shortest distance.  Average moving pace was a pathetic 11:08. :(