One fine morning while we were playing outside, Annabelle exclaimed, "Duck!" I turned around to see a giant turkey strutting through the yard! After I explained that it was a turkey, Hattie continued to insist it was a "peacock."
And then the next day, I looked out the front window to see two horses trotting down the middle of the road! So much excitement!
We got to go visit big brothers' school for field day! The girls tried their hand at horseshoes and hockey. It didn't take them long to fall fast asleep on the short car ride home!
On Saturday, we trekked down to Cumberland Caverns in McMinnville, Tennessee to see The Grascals perform at Bluegrass Underground! This has been something I've wanted to do since moving here, so I was super excited for the day to arrive! The Grascals always sound great, but they sounded especially great at three hundred and thirty three feet below ground!
My week ended with a surprise in the mailbox from an extra special friend. So kind and thoughtful and generous! The figurine is holding 'forget-me-nots' - her new home is on the shelf above my desk, where she'll always be a reminder to not forget the kindness of friends.
Whoa, Nelly! April just totally went bye, bye, bye. We closed it out well with some super fun activities, like...
...painting ceramics.
...dunking Oreos in cold glasses of milk.
...a pool party and popsicles.
...and our weekly trip to the library.
Big Brother Alec has been logging miles all semester, and Friday night he got to complete his 26.2 at the Country Music Marathon Kids' Race! Hooray! We all ventured down to LP Field to watch him cross the finish line!
The next morning, my Mom dropped me off at Centennial Park, where I waited in the Port-O-Potty line with 30,000 of my friends, before she picked me up three hours and 13.1 miles later.
I LOVE getting to run new courses, but nothing, NOTHING beats the Nashville turf. I love knowing the Kenyans and country artists are lining up side by side (this year's new addition was Sheryl Crow). I love recognizing the faces of the champagne glass clinkers and the apple distributors. I love knowing which mile marker I'll find Melinda Doolittle cheering me on. The spectators, the volunteers, the sights and sounds - it was the course where I ran my first half and will always be my favorite to come back to.
My favorite spectator signs of the day?
I hate to interrupt your dance party, but you guys are doing 'the running man' all wrong.
Because 13.2 would just be crazy.
You've trained longer than Kim Kardashian's marriage.
After some icing and a wardrobe change, I headed to the (in)RL Meet-Up. I've been a long-time reader of the (in)courage blog and many of it's contributors, so when they started talking about holding an "in real life" conference for local bloggers, I knew I wanted to be there. Annie, Angie, and Jessica hosted the night. My friend Sarah, who I had previously met through blogging, met me there. We joined a table with Tonya, April, Sarah and Maria. Hi, new friends! It was a fun night of worship, encouragement, and lots of free swag.
You've followed me from my home in Wyoming to a homeless shelter in Las Vegas. We've laughed with friends in Norway and cried with orphans in China. Now sit down for a bit with me here in Nashville, Tennessee.
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