Feelin so good

I got up at 5:30 this morning.  Yep.  5:30AM.  And I feel sooooo good.  :)

I got up so I could go for a run on the beach this morning before it got too hot.  When my alarm went off I almost decided to not get up, but I forced myself to and I'm so glad I did.

I was at the beach at 5:50AM and on the run at 6:00.  It was still dark.  But it was beautiful.  The air was perfect, not too hot, not too cold, not too humid.

I'm sure me running wasn't too pretty to watch considering I haven't gone running in years, I mean YEARS.  The closest thing I've done to running is the elliptical at the gym.  But my knees handled it fine, which was my main concern.  And even though watching me run wasn't pretty, everything else was!  It was beautiful to watch the wildlife.

All of the different birds watched as I ran past them, some stayed put and just eyed me, others flew away, and a few others ran alongside me.  I watched them as they snatched small fish out of the water and crabs from their holes in the sand.  Some of the crabs startled me as they ran out in front of me and dove into the water.  They were pretty big crabs!

I also got to see many many new sea turtle nests and their tracks up and down the beach.  I found them all before the turtle nest people came out and found them.  I knew what to look for because I went on a walk with the official people last year with my two boys.  We learned how to look for the tracks and how to watch for the new nests.  There were a LOT of tracks.  Had I had my camera, I would have taken pictures.

I think the best part of my run though was the memories it invoked.  While running I was remembering my walks up and down the beach with my man.  The very first time he came down to meet me, we walked up and down the beach.  He kept trying to push me into the water and it was cold!  It brought a huge smile to my face to have those good memories and then to think that he is now my husband.  :)