New contacts

It's been about 2 years since I've worn contacts.  The last time I got an eye check up was right before I got married (because I was still on my parent's insurance).  After that, it was just to expensive to do it, and I couldn't justify spending hundreds and hundreds of dollars on something I just wanted, didn't need.  My glasses were suiting me just fine and I wasn't doing anything super active that demanded anything besides my glasses.

However, since I decided to start running like a crazy person my glasses were getting more wear and tear.  One of the nose pads fell off my glasses last year, which wasn't really that big of a deal.  It wasn't presenting any discomfort until Lucy got really good with her hands.  She would grab my glasses off my face so fast, but because there wasn't the cushion on there it would almost cut my nose every time.  Ouch ville.  And with this half marathon in Seattle, which proves to be rainy quite a bit, I thought I would do some researching into contacts.

Lucky for me they have come a long way in contacts from even just a few years ago.  I have an astigmatism and when I was wearing contacts there was only one brand that I could wear.  Now that's not the case and so things were cheaper.  :)  I've been in these contacts for about a week, and I can't believe what a difference it makes.  Not only with the running, but just with daily life.

I'm so thankful that we were able to swing this and that my husband is always looking out for me and providing in these little ways to make life easier.

So here's to being glasses free for a bit!  :)  I know that it will be helpful during running... only 1.5 more months until the big one!

JVG