Wow, Chelly, that's really impressive.  It took me 6 months of running before I could go more than 3 miles and a year after that before I could break into double digits without feeling like I was dead.  Luckily for me, I had a pretty good support group.  I had, and still do, have plenty of friends who think I'm crazy but luckily enough I had a friend who hooked me up with a really cool running group.  My advice to you is talk to whomever you can, whenever you can, about running to keep it exciting.  I know it helps me stay excited just talking to other runners about the love of running.

Good luck, stay in touch, and keep that excitement going. 

Shane