Good luck!!  Come join my 'Starting April 10th' thread if you want a virtual running partner or two   I'm going to go for my W1D3 run in about 7 hours.

And for what it's worth, I prefer to run on my own and am enjoying the support of this communities in lieu of a jogging buddy.

Better get to sleep now....

Welcome to the community  of runners Justine.  Running is a strange and wonderful activity.  It is a blend of stress and relaxation, ... the here and now and the yesterdays and tomorrows,  you immediately have friends you've never met. All it takes is some commitment and some time and you there.  The next few months may seem hard at times, but there will most certainly be times in which you find happpiness and accomplishment.

Check into the Penguins to meet a whole bunch of folks that are in various stages of their running lives.

http://community.active.com/thread/91142/calling-all-penguins-slow-runners/0/0

You might want to move toward the end of the thread to see what is going on lately.

Welcome and good luck with everything.  I wish you good luck on your running.  Maybe once in a while you and your husband can run together, at some park far enough from where you live but is a favorite of both of you to visit.  Then closer to home you can do your solo running, all for your benefit.  Being in different environments and running alone or with someone will help keep the running interesting and allow your running to improve.