A great weekend!

We just got back from a very fun weekend in Ohio! We arrived late Thursday eve, and 'quietly' snuck in to sleep at my brother's house. On Friday, we did a short 2 mile jog to loosen up for the big race on Saturday. I met a good friend from high school for lunch (in a town small enough to not even have a working ATM... not to mention, they wouldn't even accept my debit card)... needless to say, I ate 'light' that meal since my cash flow was lacking at the time.. didn't matter, cuz my real objective was to spend some time with an old friend and that is what I did. We 'partied' at Mom and Dad's Friday eve, and then left early to get a good night's sleep. The kids stayed with my parents, so we could get an early start on Sat. Up at the crack of 4am on Sat., we prepared for the race. Tom and JC were running 2 legs of the relay. Needless to say, we earned our pair of free Brooks shoes by finishing the marathon! (details to come...) We ate a well-deserved, yummy lunch at the Spaghetti Warehouse afterward, then headed for home. I must admit to not feeling too well the rest of the day. Nothing like taxing your body to the MAX... So we were early to bed, and by Sunday morning, I felt great... a bit sore, but good. After Mass, we packed up and went out on the boats for the afternoon/evening. Mary even got me to go out on the tube with her. I must be getting old, because it was a bit frightening... not to mention COLD (but really FUN!!)! We had a great day, and ended it with a yummy dinner at Mom's (who was kind enough to stay home with Chelsea for the afternoon and make us dinner). Yesterday's ride home is a story in itself, which no one cares to hear about............. We are glad to be back to reality here, but already miss everyone back in OH!