I was lucky enough to go to Utah for a few days this week (big thanks to the Cordners:) and had so much fun seeing grandparents and a few cousins (thanks for the super cute cut and color Shayla:), playing with Nick and hearing him learn to talk, seeing everyone's soon-to-be new houses, watching Britt play soccer again and hearing all of her crazy mission stories, shopping with Mom and sisters, and seeing Ashley's little baby bump . . . but the highlight of the trip was definitely running the SLC 1/2 Marathon with my dad. I'm so proud of him. He started running at 52 and has been going strong for about 16 months now - he has done two 1/2 Marathons and a few other 10K's. It was a very emotional last mile for me(trying to run while you're choked up is not easy!), as I thought about how grateful I was that we could finally (it has been 1 1/2 years in the making) take on and accomplish this big thing together. I'm so overwhelmingly grateful that he is healthier and happier, and hopefully there will be many more Call Family runs in the future! This year, dad cut 10 minutes off his time from last year's run - that's a huge difference . . . can't wait to see what he does next! You inspire me Dad and I love you :)
Brother-in-law Will, Jess, Dad and Sister Britt
5 comments:
You're awesome, Jess!! And so is your Dad (even though I don't know him). Maybe someday I'll be semi-awesome and be able to run a 5k in less than 3 hours...okay, okay, I exaggerate :)
I missed you on Thursday and on Sunday! I'm going to try and plan a Girls Night sometime during these next couple of weeks--I will plan around your schedule to make sure you're there! :)
Fun! We love you and miss you already!
That's very cool! Congrats. We almost signed up for the SLC Marathon, but it didn't quite work out.
You all inspire me. Congrats to everyone of our family members who ran the race. Great job!
You are amazing! I loved hearing so much about you when I lived with your parents. (That sounds so funny!!) Even though we've only met 2 times, you inspire me with all the things you have done and continue to do! Congrats on running 13 miles!
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