Hi Dee – I’m so sorry you lost your cousin Richard. Thank you for sharing more about him – I can’t imagine the kind of love and commitment he must have had for those he fought alongside and for those he left behind to protect. Certainly never forgotten, and in time reunited.

I still remember my first day of riding lessons. I think I was 6. I met Spike, learned how to brush him, feed him, and started riding that day. That was a big day since as I know I did want to grow up to be a horse.

The day I made Varsity soccer. I had not even started hs yet (a couple days later) and when Meg told me I made the team I was shot to the moon and back. You couldn’t even try to wipe the smile from my face for the next week. It was huge.

In college, the day my roommates and I spent watching the sunset by the lighthouse senior year. We were so content yet trying to keep the real world from coming. It was one of the most beautiful sunsets I have ever seen.

Also in college, quality time spent with Brett. Your first love is a big deal and we had a lot of fun days. Whether it was relaxing, going to play baseball, dinner… 99% of the time it was filled with laughter. He as my family/home away from home.

Every time I come home to Bridget, Meaghan and Ivy is one of the best days of my life. When we are together it feels like everything is put on hold and everything is right. I could not live a day without one of them.

Please take care.

Nancy & Beth

This is one of the better sites I’ve found as far as articles about running are concerned: http://www.active.com/running/Articles/Break_Your_Bad_Running_Habits.htm

I’m essentially training [poorly] for a 5k. But I’m actually going to be running an 8k. We’ll see how that goes.