Happy Friday the 13th!

It doesn't really seem like Friday the 13th, because I didn't hear them say anything about it on the radio this morning, and no one at work has mentioned anything. Which to me is kind of sad because I consider 13 to be a lucky number. I don't know why, I've just always liked it- maybe because it's a prime number or something. More likely because I tend to be non-conformist. The cool thing is, we get another one next month, and then again in November. How awesome is that? I kind of wish that I could have at least one kid born on Friday the 13th. My niece was born on Friday July 13 in 2001, and my nephew could have been born on the thirteenth, but for some reason my sister didn't protest when her doctor planned it for Wed, Jan 11 (2006) instead. One of my college boyfriends was born on Friday the 13th and I had another friend whose birthday was the 13th, but I'm not sure if he was born on a Friday.

But enough about my weird obsession with Friday the 13th. I have never even seen any of the Friday the 13th movies by the way, and I have no intention to see the new one coming out today. I just hope none of you have triskaidekaphobia (which is fear of the number 13). I hope today is a lucky day for every one. It hasn't been too bad for me, because I am finally feeling better. Still a bit of a lingering cough, but I can actually taste my food, and I haven't used near as much kleenex. But I'm still kinda craving Mexican food, maybe because it was the only thing that would clear my sinuses enough to be able to smell (and therefore taste) it. I made tacos the other night, and had leftovers on Wednesday. Then last night I made a homemade crisp bean burrito (not spicy, but like I said, the craving was there). I've eaten a lot of tortillas this week.

Yesterday, I was also able to do a workout. Granted, it was only 30 minutes on the elliptical, but it was my first workout in 9 days, and it was nice to actually do something besides lay on the futon in front of the TV. Amazingly, I also did a load of laundry. It's my least favorite thing to do (that's why I put it off as long as possible) but last night I did a super-size load of dark colored socks and t-shirts. Seriously, almost every single pair of dark socks that I own are dirty, and I'm running out of clothes to wear to work, so I figured I might as well throw the clothes in while I was working out. Holy productive! It's like some kind of pre-Friday the 13th miracle or something (ha ha, I just had to throw one more Friday the 13th reference in there).

The bad thing is, I'm still not sleeping well. I wake up around 3:00 a.m. and can't fall back asleep. When my alarm goes off at 5:00, I'm exhausted. Once I get to work I'm usually okay, but at night, I start to crash around 8:30. How pathetic is that? But I guess if you look at it that I've basically been awake since 3 o'clock, that's a 17-hour day, and sheesh, no wonder I'm tired.

Tomorrow is the Sweetheart 5k race, and I plan to run, but seriously, it's been almost 2 weeks since I've run, and my lungs are definitely not at full capacity, so it could be ugly. It's the same course as the Thanksgiving 5k, so it's pretty easy and mostly flat (with one slight uphill around the mid-point). I'm really worried that I'll start out too fast, and die down at the end (such as was the case with my last run the day before I was full-blown sick). Oh, and another bonus is that it's supposed to snow quite a bit tonight (somewhere between 2 and 9 inches), so hopefully the roads will be plowed tomorrow. Otherwise, I guess I'll bust out the Yak Trax and my time will be even slower. We'll see who the real die-hards are, though. Oh, and I've decided that in the holiday spirit I will wear my red fleece vest. Heck, maybe I'll wear red gloves, too.

I just really, really hope that I can catch a slight buzz of runner's high so that I can get my groove back. Lately, although I've been sick (and extremely tired) I've had no desire to run. Even when I see other people running, it doesn't stir those feelings. Isn't that sad? Maybe Cupid's arrow will pierce me during the race, and I'll be smitten once again. Seriously, I really need to start thinking about half-marathon training. Although I haven't officially signed up for any races, I'm still debating two (the SLC- April 18 and the Ogden- May 16). At this point, I'm just not sure if I want to fork out the cash. It's like a punch in the gut, especially with the way the economy is. In fact, after we get our next electric bill, we may stop using the hot tub, just because we can't afford to heat it. Now that's sad!

Well, that's my update for now. I hope everyone has a good weekend, and for those of you that get President's Day off, lucky you! I'll be one of the poor schmucks working (I knew I should have been a school teacher!).