Fall is finally here!!!!

Have I mentioned how much I love fall? The cool weather, the colors of the trees, the cool weather, being able to comfortably wear sweaters again because of the cool weather. It's a beautiful time of the year!

I started riding my bike to work again and now I'm able to ride on a parkway almost the entire way in instead of wondering if I'm going to make it to the Stone Arch Bridge. The price of the parkway is that half of it is in kind of rough shape and it runs along the river meaning that it's got quite big hills. I've been able to conquer all of the hills without stopping or walking my bike, so I'm quite happy with myself.

The only problem with me at this point is my IT band. A couple of weeks ago, before the weather became as perfect as it is now, I decided that after not doing much activity for the past couple of months, I would try running...outside. I figured that it had to go better than before since the main reason I thought it didn't work in the past was because I was under the false belief that I had asthma, which I don't have.

Anyway, I tried running outside...for two days straight. Nothing like easing myself into it! After doing that, my right knee started to hurt. I asked Kimmi about it and she said that it was likely my Iliotibial Band since the pain presents itself in the knee, but is actually more likely a problem with the whole band that runs up the thigh to the hip. She suggested I do certain stretches and use a foam roller to loosen it. That has been helping (and hurts a lot when I find the tightness in my hip) and I've been icing it over the past couple of days and wearing a compression sock which all helps, but it's still bothering me.

Other than that, I've been addicted to Sex in the City. I'm watching the last season part II and I find myself getting emotional at times. Dammit - why do I get so emotionally involved with fictional characters??? Oh, and I really want a dog. Not going to happen for a while, but I want a dog. And my eyes are doing great. Still find myself reaching for my glasses at times.