Boulevard Brewery

Ed & got lucky to get reservations for a tour of the local brewery, Boulevard. It was interesting and we got to drink some great beer after. We took a couple of pictures, they are on Ed's phone, so may take a bit to load. Until them, check out the website: http://www.boulevard.com/ If you come to visit, we can taste the local brew. However, a tour may be out of the question - we signed up for a reservation in October and could not get in until January. Give me lots of notice, and I will see what I can do.

Sorry for the Delay

It has been awhile since we updated, sorry. Things have been just crazy busy. My company reorganized the 1st of the year and my territory doubled. I am doing a lot of traveling and way too much work. I barely have time to breathe. Ed has been working steadily since moving to Missouri, which is nice.

We had a nice, quiet Christmas and New Year's. We watched a lot of football and ate some delicious food, if I do say so myself. :-)

Now, we are looking forward to the Super Bowl and, hopefully, getting to spend a little time together.

Justice & Santa Clause

Chronic Pain

Well, it has been almost 4 weeks since I woke up with the neck pain. I was taking ibuprofen like it was going out of style. And, it did nothing to help. I had to take an over the counter sleeping pill every night to get a little bit of sleep. The doctor has put me on Flexiril, a muscle relaxer. Unfortunately, it makes me fall asleep for a minimum of 4 hours. So, I cannot take it during the day. The doctor says that I am lucky it was just my left side hurting, as my muscles are all tight from shoulder to shoulder.

Yesterday was one of the worst days. Today, it has moved into my left shoulder and I can barely lift my arm. I see the doctor again in a week. What sucks as much as the pain is the fact I am not allowed to go to boot camp or run until I see her again on the 14th. My membership at BootCamp and the gym both run out the 15th. So, I wasted my money on Groupons I cannot use.

I wish I could figure out what I did to my neck. Hoping the doctor can figure it out & fix it. Not sure how much longer I can go on with this.

My Christmas Spirit is lacking. In fact, I am feeling quite Scroogey this year. I have no desire to decorate and did not plan on sending Christmas cards. The thought of doing shopping and spending money makes me cringe. However, the thought of spending days in the kitchen baking cookies and cupcakes makes me smile. I have a few new recipes I want to try and they will all be featured on my food blog (www.stacysindulgence.blogspot.com) so be sure and take a look.

Ed has convinced me to send cards to family. Please do not feel we forgot you or do not love you if you do not see a card this year. Who knows, maybe my Christmas Spirit will decide to show up.

Thanksgiving Day

Thanksgiving was spent with my two guys and our friend, Sarah. We ate and watch football and ate and laughed. Ed & Sarah ended up taking a nap on the couch while Justice & I spent a little time outside. We were sad to not be with family, but we were so happy to be together.

Good Weekend

It was a pretty fabulous weekend. Saturday was a lot of running around getting errands done because we knew Sunday would be a lazy day.

Sunday was great. We got up early and headed out to Cliff Drive for the 25th Annual Cliff Hanger 5K/8K. I was running my first 5K and I was nervous. Thank goodness I had Ed there to be my cheering section. He decided it was a good idea to bring the camera, so see below. Official Race Results: 42:21:5, 15th out of 32 in my age group and 420th overall!!

After the race it was time for the pancake breakfast.

Justice & Rex

Race Day