Brad (and I) are warming up for the big day on Thursday! Brad's mom and Mark are driving from Michigan to Boston to spend Thanksgiving with us. We're both really excited...this year, my mom (and Brian) and Brad's mom have been to Boston to visit and it is so great when our family comes to us!!!! Brad's already made a shopping list, a 'to do' list, and gone for his first round of food shopping!
On a separate note, I can't find my camera. It is driving me crazy because I have some great photos to post from our past couple of weeks. For Brad's birthday a couple of weeks ago, we had a small birthday get together at our place on one night and a huge blowout fancy-pants dinner at a great French restaurant the following night. I've never had such amazing food...it was the first time I'd tried caviar and, unfortunately for my bank account, I LOVED it.
Brad raced in the New England Championships cross-country meet yesterday and smashed his previous times not only at the race distance (10k) but also at the 8k mark during the race. For all you non-racers, this is a pretty incredible feat for a seasoned runner to accomplish. We're both now done with our cross-country seasons and we're really psyched for track. We began our core strength and conditioning programs today. Yippee!!!!
My brother, Mark, and his fiancee bought their first house earlier this month. I'm really excited to see it when I visit Michigan for Christmas. My brother, Luke, had his 19th birthday last week and, for his pressie, I'm taking him to an African exhibit when he comes to visit me in December. He is coming for 1 week - I'm really excited!
Okay. I promise. When I track down my camera, I'll post tons of goodies. For now, stay tuned for the next episode in the Laura-and-Brad-host-Thanksgiving-saga.
Monday, November 19, 2007
Friday, November 9, 2007
New York, New York
Last week, Brad, Emily, and I woke up at 3:50 am, piled into the green machine, and zoomed down to New York to watch the men's marathon Olympic trials. After 30 minutes of driving around the city looking for parking at 7:00 am on a Saturday, we found a broken meter, thanked zeus, grabbed a couple of extra hot lattes, and headed toward Central Park where the race was held.
We managed to see the guys 11 or 12 times on the course, it was really spectator friendly - hoards of us were running back and forth across the park to watch the runners as many times as we could! The race unfolded in spectacular fashion and most of our friends ran really well. I'll add a couple of pictures soon.
Toward the end of the race, Emily heard from her brother that Shay had died on the course. Cause of death: unknown. We were shocked. The emotional high that soared through the park fizzled away over the next few minutes as Emily's brother tried to find out more information for us. Even now, the running community is totally shocked and devastated.
On a lighter note, after we left the park, we grabbed a great quick lunch (roast beef sandwich for Brad, veggie panini for me), met up with another friend, and headed to a gigantic Barnes and Noble to hide from the cold as we killed a few hours before our own race in the Bronx.
Our own race was cold, hilly, and loads of fun! We met up with about 15 of our teammates and we all seemed happy with our races. Cold and sore, Brad, Emily, and I hopped back in the car immediately following our cool down jog and drove back to Boston. We dropped Emily off at about 8 pm, grabbed thai food, took showers, and were in bed by 10 pm. What an awesome day.
We managed to see the guys 11 or 12 times on the course, it was really spectator friendly - hoards of us were running back and forth across the park to watch the runners as many times as we could! The race unfolded in spectacular fashion and most of our friends ran really well. I'll add a couple of pictures soon.
Toward the end of the race, Emily heard from her brother that Shay had died on the course. Cause of death: unknown. We were shocked. The emotional high that soared through the park fizzled away over the next few minutes as Emily's brother tried to find out more information for us. Even now, the running community is totally shocked and devastated.
On a lighter note, after we left the park, we grabbed a great quick lunch (roast beef sandwich for Brad, veggie panini for me), met up with another friend, and headed to a gigantic Barnes and Noble to hide from the cold as we killed a few hours before our own race in the Bronx.
Our own race was cold, hilly, and loads of fun! We met up with about 15 of our teammates and we all seemed happy with our races. Cold and sore, Brad, Emily, and I hopped back in the car immediately following our cool down jog and drove back to Boston. We dropped Emily off at about 8 pm, grabbed thai food, took showers, and were in bed by 10 pm. What an awesome day.
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