8:14am

just when i thought my day couldn't get any worse
it actually didn't! hehehe
first off, I had the best workout.
I did 45 minnutes-worth of cardio on the EFX machine and loved it!
it was so incredibly therapeutic.

I at one point I had to close my eyes because it felt so
good to get my circulation going.
I imagined myself jogging through different places, countries,
terrains.
And I realized that this is something I would like to do - jog/hike/walk
through the country side of different nations.

I imagined myself near the Alps at one point.
It was summer, the Alps were in the background,
and I was jogging to the left of a beautiful lake.
The scenery was simply heavenly. It took my breath away.

Then, I imagined myself running through the italian country side,
on a dirt road in between an endless field of tall grass.
hehe...boy, I guess it's been a while since I've had that much
oxygen flow into my brain!

I also did about 30 minutes worth of stretching.
I couldn't remember all of the yoga positions I learned on Wednesday,
but there were a couple that I did.
I love stretching! It's my favorite part of exercise! hehehe...

I felt really refreshed afterwards.
Of course my lower back and and hip muscles were a little sore
because my body hasn't done 45 min of cardio in a long time,
but it was a good kind of sore.

I called my parents while i drove home.
'had a nice (and silly) chat with my dad.
as usual he was his crazy, silly self.
hehehe...my wierdness truly comes from him!

While still on the phone with my dad,
I arrived home,
opened the garage
and my baby was there to greet me at the door.

He opened the door wide so I could walk through and see...
A dozen red roses in a vase for me! awwwwww!
(and he even trimmed off all the leaves from the stems so that the
water wouldn't rot as quickly...they say you're supposed to do
this when you put flowers in water)

I was so touched. my baby is a thoughtful one, but he rarely
ever gets me flowers. not that I care.
but this was just too sweet.

He even bought a couple of pints of Ben Jerry's ice cream
for our dessert. And the best part....
He washed all the dirty dishes and put away the clean ones from the dishwasher!!!!
*sigh*
isn't he just dreamy?
hehehe!

After I freshened up, we sat on the couch to eat our dinner
while we watched our taped shows from Thursday (as usual).
This time around, he even stayed awake to watch E.R.!
Boy, was this a special night or what?!

at last!
because of my better circulation from my workout last night,
I got up with no problem this morning.
It was pretty early for a Saturday...try 7am!
I'm actually glad I woke up that early
because I was able to book a same day appointment with a doctor to
check out my neck and shoulder situation.
my appointment is at 9:30a...that's in an hour.

I'm not really looking for some "band aid" relief, which most doctors prescribe.
My goal is to get a thorough assessment, so that
I can find out the true source of my tension in those areas.
I just want to make sure that it is muscular and not a nerve or spine related source.

the good news is, my neck/shoulder is relatively not as stiff
when I wake up in the morning as before.
I think the cardio workout and stretching last night must have helped some.

In any case, i just want more answers.

Plans
hopefully, if i get out of my appointment soon enough, I'm gonna go with my bf
to another photography exhibit.
then, if we can muster it, we're gonna try to figure out how to install a new
bathroom faucet...a project we've been lagging on for almost 6 months now!
and tonight, my parents are coming over to check out the
newly-installed windows and to hang out.
we're gonna have dinner together.
My mom says she's treating.
good for me!