Better to Laugh

Last week was crazy busy. The school year is winding down, Friday was graduation day for our seniors, there was another half marathon on Saturday, we celebrated our daughter’s birthday Sunday, and more.

There were no records broken at the Geist Half Marathon, only my ankle. Well, not really broken, just tender. By the time we finished, the temperature was in the 70s and there was humidity in the air, just too hot for me. It was also very hilly. The heat, humidity, and hills took their toll. I finished about 10-15 minutes slower than I wanted, but at least I finished (2:23:05). Considering I ran a half marathon two weeks ago, I will take it.

My friend, Kara, finished in 2 hours 47 minutes. She planned on walking most of it because she hadn’t gotten much mileage in, and she had a baby in October. You just can’t keep a good woman down! The best part of the race was the surprise at seeing her 7 month old baby at mile 7 and getting a kiss. I almost ran passed him, but I saw a baby out of the corner of my eye and thought how cute, a baby who has no idea what is going on is watching all these people run by him. Then I recognized his chubby cheeks and big, dark eyes. “Is that Dominic?” I called out to the friend holding him. “Yes, are you Dawn?” Yep, I stopped long enough to say hi to Dominic and give him a smooch. What a great morale booster! Baby power!