Life Happens...

Well, no running or Yoga tonight.  Instead I spent half the night on the kitchen floor with my dog Ava, both of us crying and all hysterical, and the other half at the vet.  We took her to the emergency room, because I could not figure out what was wrong with her.  She was crying, panting, and wouldn't let me near her hind legs.

So after she made a fool out of us in the waiting room while we wrestled to get her on the scale, they took her to the back to examine her and weigh her without us.  Somehow a 60lb dog (she has lost some weight since running with me) was stronger and more agile than both me and Eric.  Then she was able go to the back and as the vet described, "alligator roll the staff."  I am so embarrassed!

We never did get a clear answer on what was wrong with her.  The vet thinks it is a strained or pulled muscle in her back legs.  She is now resting comfortably at home and we have pain meds for her if she seems to need them.

But this does not help that I did not get my running in or the Yoga class that I was so excited for.  Instead I learned a big lesson in priorities.  My family comes first.  Yes, my dog is family to me.  It showed me that I need to be flexible with my workouts to allow for life.  Life happens, I will sometimes not be able to workout at the intensity that I am currently.  I instead need to make the most of the workouts I do have.  I will instead go to Yoga on Sunday and try to get in a short run tomorrow evening if I can.
And maybe all the hysterical crying burned a few calories tonight.

Ava!