Wednesday, January 2, 2008

Off to a bad start

I wasn’t feeling well yesterday, so I didn’t run. In fact, I haven’t worked out since I ran this past Saturday. I woke up with a cold this morning. Today is also a year ago that I had to euthanize my dog, Luke.

Luke had a rare illness (for a dog) and required constant care for the last four years of his life. He was special to me in a way I can’t fully express, but he taught me a lot about myself and I loved him more than I can say.

Right now I don’t care about running or working out. It’s a bad way to start out the new year, I know. I just want to go to bed and wake up when January is over with.



5 comments:

Unknown said...

hey turtles!
i'm sorry you're mising your dog so badly. that last picture makes me smile. it looks like luke said something funny to make you laugh just as the pic was taken (shut up, i know dogs can't talk).

and i can't judge since i haven't been running either.
p.s. happy new year or whatever.

turtle tracks said...

Thanks, Jan. Luke always had something funny to say! I was smiling there because he kept pawing me. It was something he always did, though I was never sure why. I think it was so I would pay attention to him. Which was silly because he was always there.

I'll hopefully be feeling well enough to run on Tuesday. Fingers crossed, eh? We can slack off now and again. It's allowed.

Christie said...

Hope you feel better. ((Hugs))

turtle tracks said...

Thanks, Christie. (Hug) I still feel like crap, but I'm going to do some strength training today. It's a great day for a run (despite the snow predicted for later this afternoon), but I don't want to push it.

Jeannie said...

I hope you're feeling better today! We need more dog pics!