hi friends. thanks for sticking with me this summer as my blog posts are few and far between. i promise i’ll be posting a lot more once the summer madness winds down a little bit.

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friday arrived and so did the stomach bug…just in time for me to leave first thing saturday morning for a quick trip to chicago. thankfully greg and grammy held down the fort while i was away.

i arrived to chicago super early on saturday and went straight to the race expo to pick up my packet and do a little shopping.

michael and rachel picked me up and we made our way downtown to hang out during the day. we walked, shopped, and ate until it was time for celeste and i to head to the hotel.

the reason for the trip was to celebrate mary beth, the bride to be!
and celebrate we did!

we had an amazing night complete with drinks, dinner, dancing, and trolley riding all over the city. the weather was beautiful and the company was even better.

a few hours later, i was up and ready to run the rock n roll half marathon!

i’m so thankful these two came out to cheer me on around the course.

i finished running, showered, and hopped on my flight back home. it was a quick trip, but worth every second. i’ll share more about the race soon!

meanwhile, greg snapped a few pics of their day on sunday. kenley likes to play games on the ipad and crosby likes to watch her!

jeremiah’s italian ice for the win.

two peas in a pod.

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how was your weekend?!