Fall Break

Wow we had a great fall break!  The first part of the week was a bit laid back, but it picked up quickly!  Tuesday I took the boys to Nana and Poppy's to spend the night so I could go to my Bible Study Wednesday morning.  It was a rainy day, but the boys had a great time painting army men with Poppy and playing battle with them.  After my Bible Study Wednesday, I met them all at GranGran's for a visit.  It was a beautiful fall day and the boys discovered how much fun it is to kill every kind of bug outside with fly swatters.  It's the little things! :)

 Thursday we met friends at Jackson's Orchard for some fun.  It was really warm and the kids had a great time.  Here is a picture of Walker, Jax, Jordan and Annsly.

 Friday morning the Tony, the boys, and my dad headed to Tupelo to meet GG and Pops.  They had a great weekend going to the Ole Miss vs. Texas A&M football game.  The boys had so much fun despite the cold, rainy weather.  They officially love Ole Miss.

Mom and I headed to Chicago.  I had the camera so there are more pics of our trip. :)  Here is me at the Expo on Friday.  I found my name on the big board of every person racing.

 We ate at Lou Milano's pizza on Friday night... SOOOOOO yum.  Then Saturday morning we got up and walked down to eat breakfast and shop at the miracle mile.  We had to wait at one of the drawbridges so mom and I took a photo op.  It was a beautiful, cool day in Chicago... just like fall should be!

 We had breakfast at the grand lux and ate beignets and coffee before shopping a few hours.  YUM!!

 I just love Chicago.  It's so neat being downtown with all the huge buildings and great stores.  I had such a fun time.  We really could not have asked for better weather.

 Friday afternoon my friends from college, Holly, Debbie and Brooke, stopped by the room to hang out a while.  We had so much fun talking about old times and catching up.  Holly, Debbie and I all ran the marathon together.  We stayed together and finished together.  I can't wait to see our pictures from the race photos.

 Me before the race.  We all wore our Tennessee headbands and got so many fans yelling "Go Vols" or "Rocky Top" or "Go Tennessee" - it was awesome.  You can see all my gu packs in my back pocket.  We stayed right across from the finish line, so HOlly and Debbie met me in the lobby and we got ready and went across the street to the park to start.  The weather was actually perfect for running - everything went perfectly for a great race!

 I'm not sure I would want to run a marathon without friends.  Holly pulled us through.  Those last 10 miles were absolutely brutal, but we kept a great pace and never stopped.  We ran 9:50 average miles.  I can't even believe I did it.  It's such a surreal feeling. :)
But I do have proof, here is my medal. :)