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After five plus years of researching and writing, my husband emailed away the first full draft of his dissertation!!! I'm so proud of him!
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That he did it all while working full-time...
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and making sure there was always time for us.
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Finishing the Marine Corps Marathon!
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All my cheerleaders along the way. Michele and Todd. Kari and Tyler. Laura and kids. Jennifer, Mike, and kids. Andy. Brandi. Ashley. MZ and Wills. Paul.... so very thankful!
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My husband running all over DC to cheer me on with 3 kids in tow.
0662Finding them in the crowd around the 16 mile mark.
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My "GO Mommy GO" sign.
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My parents' enthusiasm as they tracked my run online.
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Legs that can run. But not today... today they cannot even go up and down stairs. : )
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That glorious finish line.
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A time better than I had hoped for!
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The Marines that serve. Real heroes. How humbling to let one of them put a medal around my neck.
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Experiencing the whole thing with a dear friend from home.
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AND my sweet girl is NINE today!!!
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Her excitement over her birthday gift (after over a year of fairly persistent asking).
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The good gifts HE gives... filled to overflowing.
That's so great that you ran the Marine Corps Marathon. Last week, I was looking into for next year. Don't know if I will....but it sure looks fun!
ReplyDeletethat is an amazing accomplishment!! congratulations :)
ReplyDeleteI am so impressed!! 26.2 miles - wow.
ReplyDeleteand a dissertation (by your man).
So now you're called, "Mrs. Dr. Momma-Teacher -Discipler-Runner....and the list continues." :)
Wow! That you had a smile on your face after the marathon is amazing! I'm going to try a half-mararthon in two weeks with my twin sister.
ReplyDeleteWOOHOO!:) Congratulations Jen, what a huge accomplishment! We were thinking of you and praying for you yesterday, so glad to hear all went incredibly well!
ReplyDeletecongratulations on your run! Our girls have talked, but not us! I will try and give you a call later this week.
ReplyDeletesounds great! Marathon, dissertation (is it sad that I might have misspelled dissertation?), fun times with your parents. It all sounds great! So glad for your wonderful fall!
ReplyDeleteOh what lovely reasons to be thankful!
ReplyDeleteI am so very, very impressed with the marathon run. I'm exhausted just thinking of it!
Loved the post,
Love, Anne x (in a very cool - aka cold! - Scotland)
Congratulations! Those cheerleaders really are a gift. I did a half marathon a couple years ago and seeing my family along the route was SO encouraging. But alas the days after the race my knees were on strike. Love the photos.
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