It's been 8 weeks since the Chicago Marathon, and running is finally starting to ramp back up. It's taking a bit longer because Marshall and I both participated in the Bass Pro Marathon 4 weeks after the Chicago Marathon. . . I know 2 marathons is 4 weeks! Yikes (Marshall must be rubbing off on me). I'm usually a 1 per year kind of girl. However, we never intended to actually full out race the Bass Pro, mostly we run this race for the convenience factor (able to sleep in our own beds, not have to get up supper early, and no travel expenses).
Overall, we did well. The weather was awful hot and humid. I was talking Marshall "back from the cliff" by mile 2. . . lol. Then, I had to talk myself off the cliff by mile 8. I managed to pull off a re-peat win, which happens to also be my second ever marathon win. Marshall and I ran together for about 10 miles, but then the 3rd place male started slowly pulling away from us. At this point, I told Marshall to leave me and see if he could stay with the 3rd place male. If Marshall happened to die in the process, it didn't really matter as there wasn't anyone within viewing distance behind us.
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| Finishing together; 1st for me; Marshall 4th |
So Marshall left, the cyclist escort for the lead female came back to me and it was pretty much the two of us until we hit half marathoners at about the 21 mile marker. Another mile or so I could see Marshall heading up Jefferson. He was coming back to me pretty fast, so I figured the 3rd place guy had pulled away and he was just going to finish up with me. Turns out the little stinker was trying to hold me off as long as he could :)
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| Didn't mean to dress like twins! |
So for the 2nd year in a row, Marshall and I got to cross the finish line at the same time. Special thanks to the parents and in-law for providing hydration and taking some awesome pictures.
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| Harry Potter Onesies that I made; and baby house mascots |
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| Game table |
Now, I've had a pretty busy November. Two weeks after the marathon I hosted a baby shower for my sister and her very special baby boy. He is due at the end of January, but maybe he can come a week later on mine and Krissy's birthday (Feb. 3). We've shared a birthday our whole lives, so what's one more person :)
This little boy is going to have an AWESOME nursery. It's Harry Potter themed, which is our favorite book ever. I may have gotten a little carried away. . . but who doesn't like Harry Potter? I may be a procrastinator, but managed to pull off the big crafts/projects on time. I did have to have my friend, Kaleigh, come over a little early so her and her mother could help me with a few decorations and food prep.
I'm getting pretty skilled with my diaper crafts year alone! This was the 3rd and 4th diaper craft in this ye (and other crafts really - I LOVED how the measuring stick turned out).
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| Dumbledore quote - gift made by me! |
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| Husky lifting a dumbbell - how appropriate :) |
I think everyone had a good time. The games were entertaining and Krissy got to keep a lot of the items associated with the games. We did a Brown Bag game, where there was a letter on each bag, and the bags spelled out BABY SHOWER. Then guests had to reach in and feel what think was in each bag. The item in each bag was a baby item that started with the letter that was on the front of the bag. For example, b = bottle, or brush, or bear, etc.
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