The first weekend in May I was back in Nebraska. Again. Lately I’ve been back in Nebraska more weekends than I’ve been in Greenville. Not that I’m complaining, I love being home. All the traveling just wears on a person a little. However, my reasons for being back were extra special.
The first was to celebrate my pretty momma’s birthday!
The birthday girl and her sweet grandbaby…
This girl will be walking without assistance in no time…
Presents and cake! I lied on my last post when I said that on my next trip there wouldn’t be cake and I’d have to run 13.1 miles. I did have to run 13.1 miles, but I also got cake. Who says you can’t have your cake and eat it too? :)
Morning coffee with this cutie is fun. So is the mug.
This girl loves going for a bike ride! And she is about as cute as can be in her little helmet. Safety first!
The second reason for my trip was to run the Lincoln Half Marathon. Jamie had high expectations early on in the training, but by the day of our expectations weren’t too high. The only things that were going to be high were the temperatures and the humidity. With a high temperature of 86 degrees plus high humidity my new goal was to finish in one piece. Happy and healthy.
I got this note from my sweet friend Heidi. It totally made my day and kept me going during the race.
Pre race dinner at Toast. Best French Dip in the Midwest!
A little hardware to add to my collection…
After the race. Let’s just say I look a lot better than I feel… We definitely didn’t set any records, but we had fun. Or as much fun as 13.1 can be.
And then came the not so fun part. I did finish the race happy, but didn’t quite meet my healthy goal. I spent the next few hours “talking to dinosaurs” as Jamie would say, before I reluctantly told Trent that I probably needed to get fluids. It was a flashback to the 2012 Lincoln Half Marathon. All is well again, but my attempts at my “serious” running might be over. We shall see…
Overall it was a fun weekend! Anytime I get to see my family is a good time. Plus there was cake.
Until next time Nebraska…
(The Launes)
Can't wait until you come back again! And I won't make you run!
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