Day 1: We got up at 4:30a.m. packed the van, got the children up shortly after that and then headed to Ohio. We arrived there at around 2p.m. and went straight to Wright State University Nutter Center to pick up my race packet and check out the running expo. Next stop Grove City, Ohio to visit my parents.
My sister, her husband and two children had traveled from Washington D.C. so we got to see them too! We had a very awesome dinner and then Caleb and I headed to the hotel to sleep. Caleb went because he is massively/deathly allergic to cats and my parents have two cats so staying there wasn't an option for Caleb. I went so I could have a night away from all noise and get a good nights sleep two nights before the marathon because I heard that is the night that counts for sleep. Caleb and I arrived in Dayton at the hotel at around 9:20p.m. which was perfect because we were able to get all checked in and I was able to hit the hot tub before it closed at 10p.m.
Day 2: I slept in for the first time in months. I think I actually slept till 7:30a.m. Awesome. Then Caleb and I went to get breakfast and then went back to bed till around 10 or 11a.m.
Around 2p.m. or so Jason and the most of the children showed up. We spent the day swimming and doing absolutely nothing.
Around 8p.m. my parents showed up with Daniel and Brenden. We all hung out and talked.
I tried to go to bed at around 9:30p.m but never really went to sleep till around 11p.m. or so since I was thinking about the race too much.
Day 3: I woke at 4:15a.m. The alarm was set for 4:45a.m., but seriously who needs an alarm to wake up when it is their first marathon, your body will get you up several times in the night. I showered and prepared for the race. Around 5:20a.m. we all left for the race to get decent parking. At 7:30a.m. the race started.
The rest of the day was spent with family and we took lots of family pictures. I have a few posted below from my cheap camera. My sister brought an amazing really nice camera and has pictures of the entire group which I can't wait to see. I will post all her pictures as soon as I get them.
Day 4: We all got up and had another amazingly huge breakfast at the Drury Inn and then we went to church in Dayton at Adrianne Richard's old ward. Then we came back to the hotel, packed up all our stuff and left for Ohio. We all arrived home by 7:30p.m.
Here are a ton of pictures:
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| Me with my niece Lucy. She is so adorable. |
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| Ethan. What a fun nephew I have. |
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| Some of my Dad's flowers. |
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| Jason and I taking a picture of ourselves. We are cute. This was taken the night before the marathon and I'm actually scared to death for the next morning, not sure if you can tell it in my face. |
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| My family. I'm glad everyone seemed happy. |
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| Me and Lucy again. This was post marathon. I love her onesie. |
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| My brother Matt and his family. |
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| My sister Jan and her family. |
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| Dad and Mom |
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| Grandparents with all of their grandchildren in one place. |
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| Another picture of the grandchildren. |
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| My brother Matt, sister Jan and Me |
4 comments:
I'm so amazed that you ran a full marathon. Way to go. It's inspiring to think about. You set your mind to it and accomplished it. I usually only get half way in my goals.
Your parents still look the same since the last time I saw them (which was a very, very long time ago). They haven't aged at all. You all look so wonderful. In fact, you look more beautiful now then when you first got married. Please tell me your secret...
Lindsey
Lindsey, Thank you so much for your kind words. My only advice to looking young is exercise and eating right. Up until 10 weeks ago I ate decent but not exactly right. I overate portions and snacked all the time. I made justifications all the time for over eating because I exercised 2 hours a day and sometimes more so I would fill myself with junk food. I decided a little over 2 months before the race to eat exactly right as often as possible. Just by going back to eating properly I lost 11 pounds in 8 weeks and I felt even better than I had in years. Eating clean is really what will make you feel and look young.
Michelle,
Does your brother Matt live in Ohio? I didn't know he would be there, too. I haven't seen him since we lived in Indiana.
I'm so glad your whole family was there. I hope it was a pleasant time for everybody.
Matt actually lives in Indiana. When Obama laid him (and lots of others) off, he moved there for a job.
Lindsey, don't let her fool you with the clean food thing. I'm the reason she looks so good.
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