First stop: Phoenix! We filled a 24 hour period with family, friends & fun. Back to the site of the old plantation coffee shop, we caught up with old friends, Kathy & Jim. It's was like a trip in the way-back machine, and made me miss the valley alot. That night we had a pasta prerace dinner with Sean, in town to run the P.F. Chang 1/2 marathon with friends Misty and Ryan.
We got a yellow happy face balloon to mark our spot in the crowd. Since it was pretty much impossible to miss us with that thing, were able to see Bill Crouse, who looked really strong at mile 8.
Bill ended up finishing at 2:18. Well done, Bill! 
Later, we saw Misty, Ryan and Sean who were taking a more leisurely approach to the race. They posed for a picture before continuing on to finish the course. Then we were off to San Diego! Every time we see the kids there's something new.
I taught Madeline how to play chess, we saw her dress rehearsal of her dance recital, and I got to see her preschool classroom. Toby is talking a blue streak. He learned how to work my iPod, and we found out he likes cappuccino (like he's not wired enough LOL).
Good times. Much love.
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