Just sublime

I'm having a fabulous weekend. Took a mini-vacation from work. T and I spent the day together on Friday, went out for a delish lunch at Maxim's, then we boarded the shuttle for our traditional trip to the marathon expo. Saw Katherine Switzer and Hal Higdon, bought only a book and a shirt (look, ma, that's me being a frugalista!)

After a slight auto malfunction which lead to an unplanned run (literally!) to Union Station to pick mom up at Amtrak on Saturday morning (long story....) we had a relaxing day, then went to dinner at Leona's with some friends.

I might as well run the marathon, because it's just as hard to be BFF cheerleader... I'm up all night (well, I fell asleep for about two hours then woke up for good around 3... stared at the ceiling til it was time to call Teresa, wish her a fabulous run and tell her I love her).

Watched the early tv coverage then walked the half-block toTaylor in plenty of time to see the elites go by-- always a thrill-- then my marathoner friends-- even bigger thrill. I get sooo emotional. I felt guilty leaving before the slower runners came by because those are the ones who need the cheering most, but we had a schedule to keep. Took the Blue Line downtown and wound up at Kitty O'Shea's. There's nothing more special than the first glimpse of your best friend's face after she walks in the door after her third consecutive (!!!) Boston Qualifying marathon-- big hugs all around. Uncle Dick was there, too, so we retold the old running stories for about the millionth time (but they're still just as wonderful... except, why does Uncle Dick always bring up August 7, 2005-- my infamous half marathon that ended in the ER at Northwestern?!?!). In the midst of the conversation, T leaned over and said to me, "I couldn't have done it without you." It honestly doesn't get any better than that. That's my medal.

After that, it was on to the theatre to see "Jersey Boys." Watching the look of joy on mom's face as she clapped along to the songs was precious. We all loved the show!! Today, we slept in a bit, had lunch at the Walnut Room, shopped myself silly at Filene's Basement (hey, the frugalista thing only goes so far). Oh yeah, finished the evening tonight by watching the Hawks on tv-- their biggest comeback game ever. And I have another day off tomorrow. Unbelievable.