Tag: tumblr friends are the best

Look who I finally got to meet today! It’s @rachaelfightsback!! This amazing girl was traveling back to Denver and made her way through Nebraska this afternoon. So she stopped for a little while to hang out with me and my bestie!

I knew that she and I would be fast friends, and I was so right! We clicked instantly! Bonded over boys, running, moving, weight loss, life, and tumblr.

I’m trying to talk her into doing the Lincoln Half marathon with me in May…but I don’t think she can make it work.

I will see you again my friend! Thanks for hanging out with me today!

I’m exhausted

This weekend was the BEST. I had such a good time and so much fun with my friends! Sam and I spent yesterday pretty much parked on the couch, involved in a marathon of a different sort: “Love it or List it” was on, one episode right after the other when we got home from our post-marathon massages. I don’t think we moved from the couch for about 4 hours. #sorryi’mnotsorry

It was so much fun spending time with my Brooke and Andrew again. Sister Wives for life!! Andrew is a trooper for putting up with a bunch of girls for 3 days. But he also had some of my favorite lines from the weekend…most involving my hair and Shaniqua (my car). He thinks I have fabulous hair…but not such a fabulous car. She’s got about 217k miles on her and tends to make funny noises (I say she purrs). Either way, its been paid off since 2008!!

Andrew was concerned that we were going to be Catfished by runningfortheriesling…I mean…we’ve never met her, does she truly exist?!?!  Good news, Sam is real, and she’s really awesome. One of the nicest, sweetest, coolest chicks I’ve met. I can’t wait to visit her and C in Montana!

two-o-nine is my Soul (sole) Sister. She lovingly paced me for this race. I generally don’t like to run with others as it tends to stress me out…but Brooke and I really don’t need to talk. We just ran and she gave me whatever kind of love I needed; tough or otherwise. I would have had an awesome PR if my heart condition and a weird foot ailment hadn’t of slowed me up starting at mile 8. I’m still very pleased with 2:35:56. It was sunny, hot, and humid. So that number is great for those conditions.

I finally got to meet lifekicksback and see funhappylife2 again! Such wonderful people and the sweetest guy–Chris was saying such wonderful things about Emily-made my heart happy! Sam and I had a breakfast date with them and it was fantastic. They are great friends and I’m lucky to know them.

My Lincoln girls lindsaydoeslife xfitlibrarian and victoriafindslife are my rocks. I don’t tell them that enough. I’m so glad we got to hang out all weekend and have such a blast. Linds, I don’t think I’ve told you enough, I’m so proud of you. You got this girl! Today is the first day of the rest of your life.

There are things I’m forgetting. We didn’t take a lot of pictures…you’ve seen most of them. But I’ve found that as I’ve done more of these Tumblr meet-ups that it is just about spending time with my friends…not documenting each moment. I’ve realized that it doesn’t matter how I’ve met these friends, what matters is that some twist of fate brought us all together. And that’s the best part. 

“A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same.”
-Elbert Hubbard

Look what was waiting for me when I got home today! A present from one of my favorite Canadians, Brooke! Its a Hall & Oates tribute CD. She and I sang a little Hall & Oates while we were karaokeing in Chicago.

When I met her, I felt like I had known her my entire life. True story. You should follow her. Because she is awesome.

And I just want to say thank you Brooke! I love love love it! What an incredibly thoughtful gift! I will listen to it and be reminded of you and the fun we had in Chicago.

Also, Fargo in May? It HAS to happen. I need to see you! I may not run the Full Marathon (read: not at all. I can do the half.) but I should be able to be there!

Thanks again friend! Look for a present from me soon! 🙂