run roger run....26.2 miles completed in 4:03. we are so proud of daddy and his 3rd marathon! i just teared up every time the groups would run by and i would try and catch a glimpse of roger. i stood in utter amazement at all the 50,000 runners and the hard work and goal setting it takes to run a marathon. that just tells you an ounce of the character that roger has and everything he does he does 110%. we are so proud of him. we love you daddy!!!!
not only was the marathon a wild and fun experience, but we got to spend 4 days in chicago together. we had so much fun laughing over deep dish and cold beer and having romantic date nights too. we had a completely amazing meal at art smith's (oprah's old personal chef) restaurant. i mean come on ..a gourmet deviled egg and a pickle platter. i was in heaven. of course the staff was so incredible and even gave roger a complimentary cake for an extra carb boost ;). if your ever in chicago, you MUST eat there. its super small in this old house off elm that looked like a cottage ... just a perfect date place. we got to hang out and celebrate post race with roger's great friend Adam and his super sweet wife Tiffany. We laughed and cut up and talked about our crazy boys (they have twin boys!). we love getting to see them when we get a chance and cant wait to see them again at Christmas.
also in chi-town we hung out at a fun sports bar for the cowboys( dont even say a word...), shopped all down michigan avenue's magnificent mile (turning roger's arms into clothing racks...no seriously i did) he was such a great sport as i drug him into saks, bloomies,h&m, and even cartier(hey.. a girl can dream right???)
we love getting the chance to get away and we are so blessed to have my mom and my grandmother enjoy keeping the boys so much! they didn't stop talking about mimi and gigi and campbell wouldn't even come to us when we got home :( Airey on the other hand, for the 1st time actually realized we were gone and told mimi and gigi he missed us and called roger to see if he won the race (so cute...tear). He was napping when we got home so when he woke up and saw roger he threw his arms around him and wouldn't let go ( it was a moment that touched his heart like never before!) and when he asked if he wanted to see mommy, he ran outside and stormed down the driveway as fast as i have ever seen him run and was tearing up yelling mama, mama, mama the whole way! He jumped on top of me and i melted! Oh my we are so blessed to have each other and then come home to these two amazing boys that truly are God's perfect gift!
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