April has just been a month full of traveling for us! No wonder it has gone by so fast. Somehow I only have 18 days left of this school year!!
Last weekend I met up with my sister and old roomie for a girls trip to DC to run the Nike women's half marathon. It was so great to see them!
The trip started with an early flight to Denver. Andrew booked my flight so that I'd have a layover in Denver so my sister and I could be on the same flight. Turns out my dad had to do some work in DC so he booked the same flight as us too. I'm glad he decided to come because we got to enjoy the Air Force Officer's Club because of him in the airport where we stuffed our purses full of free drinks and snacks! :)
We got our rental car, picked up Brooke from the bus station and headed to Georgetown to go to the Nike store. Once we got there and finally found a parking spot (practically impossible to find), it was closed! So frustrating. So instead we found our name on the wall of the Nike store and of course got cupcakes. I had never been to Sprinkles before but the cupcakes were amazing! We had Sprinkles one day and Georgetown Cupcakes the next day and I think Sprinkles is the better!
Afterwards we were starving and decided we'd find a Chipotle. All 3 of our phones were almost dead and we needed the maps to find a Chipotle and also to get back to our hotel. We literally drove around Georgetown for 45 minutes trying to find a parking spot. We couldn't find ANY and then ended up at a different Chipotle then our phone told us to go to somehow. It was just such a nightmare. I don't know how people who live in Georgetown just go out to dinner on the weekends!!
The next day we woke up early to go back to the nike store and then met up with all the Harding/Hunter ladies for lunch. I married into the best family. They are all such great ladies and I had so much fun catching up with them. Not to mention, my mother-in-law Dawn is the best little hostess ever! Thanks for the delicious pre-marathon lunch Dawn!!
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| so happy Rach drove from UVA so I could see the kiddos. And of course they are darling as ever!! Seriously making me baby hungry! |
After lunch we headed to the expo to get everything for our race the next day. It was such a gorgeous day in DC.
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| bestie since freshman year! |
After the expo we met up with my dad for a carb loaded dinner and then went back to the hotel and went to bed. The next morning was an early morning. We had to be down at the front for our taxi at 6:15. But the weather couldn't have been better to run 13 miles in! It was sunny but not too hot with the perfect breeze. It was the best course I have ran and was beautiful running by the Potomac river and through all the National Monuments. I was so proud of my sister who ran the half 5 months preggo!!
It was great to have both my in laws and my dad there to cheer us on! My dad was on the street cheering for us around 12 miles and then ran down to the finish line to see us cross too. I love love running but I'm most looking forward to just getting to run normal amounts of like 4 miles everyday rather than 7-8 and give my body a break!
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| after getting all our post race goodies & Tiffany's necklace! |
Andrew took advantage of our girls weekend by taking a guys trip to Vegas with some of our brothers to spend the weekend golfing. We hardly got to talk to each other much because of the 3 hour time difference and how quickly our phones were dying. I couldn't wait to get home to him though. Being apart always makes you realize how much you miss each other. I got home late Sunday night to the sweetest note and there was nothing better than getting into our extremely comfy bed and snuggling with my man. So lucky for our marriage.
"We had Sprinkles one day and Georgetown Cupcakes the next day and I think Sprinkles is the better!"
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HAHA! but they were BOTH delicious.
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