!!!! again, He comes through in the clutch !!!!

So last year I applied for this nursing scholarship...its called the Freeman Scholars Program...and it pays most (not all) of your tuition, follows you year to year w/o reapplication...you just have to agree to maintain a certain gpa and then commit to work in Vermont for 2-years following graduation...
So I applied and waited, waited...I really thought I would get it...and then I found out that I did not get it...so it took about one hour to go through all the Kubler Ross stages :)...but I got over it. I thought to myself, maybe God wants us to move out of state to like No. Carolina or something, haha. The one thing that kept repeating in my head was "but you have eternity" and when I thought about that scholarship that will follow me through LIFE, I got over it.
So come to find out, I got an email from UVM today, saying my award package was online...so I signed in...long story short, I got more than half of what I would have gotten with the Freeman Scholarship! Just like my mom said He closes one door and opens another.

Bib #6135

Today was race day, a perfect day for a marathon...in the 60's, overcast and from mile 21 on, lots of rain. Could not have asked for a better temp., that is for sure. We finished in 3:47:05...but the big news of the day, was that Gabe continued running after the hand off, and FINISHED THE RACE! HE COMPLETED THE FULL MARATHON!!! It really was amazing, and he did it easily, it appeared. We were all very proud of him, it was an incredible accomplishment. It was a great time, much more enjoyable than last year (temps were in the low-mid 80's). The fans were awesome! I have attached a picture of our team just after the race (well, after the food of course). Yes, my lips were blue...I was soaking wet and chilly at this point.

Bib #106

Here she is, bib #106! Flynn finished her first race today, the Vermont City/Keybank kids Y.A.M. scram marathon. It was fun, there were about 700 kids in it. She got to start with two of her friends from CKS, but they were quickly seperated. Half way through she got to run with an "old" friend from R. Edge, so that was nice. Here are some pictures. Now if her mother can gather some excitement to finish hers tomorrow :).

Marathon Weekend

Well tomorrow is the big day, the Y.A.M Scram race, hosted by the Vermont City Keybank Marathon http://www.runvermont.org/. This will be a big day for Flynn because its her first race! She will be doing the 4-yr old race, the 1/2mile. Shes pretty excited and we are really excited for her. Hopefully it will be one of many! I will certainly post pictures later in the day.

Sunday

Today was a pretty nice day, in the mid 60's...the wind made it a little chilly though. I told Den I hoped Pastor Scotts message would be really funny (on top of being a good message, of course haha) to get me through my first four and a half miles on Sunday...welllllll...Pastor Joshua was preaching today and it was a really good message....check it out yoursel www.essexalliance.org . Subscribe to the podcast to download into your itunes. Or you could watch it online of course :). Check it out. Lets see what else...not much. Looking for a condo in Maine (Ogunquit or Wells Beach) for family vacation (8 of us). If anyone knows of a place, let me know. Oh, I finally watched that video on youtube- the one with mentos and diet coke. Pretty cool. If you havent seen it, put mentos and diet coke into the search. There is one where two men have a bunch of bottles lined up and did a water show sort of like at the Bellagio in Vegas- to music. Well, not quite the Bellagio :).

Little Beaner

Here is a cute picture of Flynn. After Dens surgery, I bought them each a little treat, and she is here holding hers. This picture is kind of funny, because she looks like a brunette in it. Her hair got a little darker I guess, but maybe its because she had brown pants and a brown top? Or maybe her hair is turning brown!

Memorial Day Weekend

Next weekend is Memorial Day, as well as the Vermont City/Keybank Marathon www.vcm.org. If you've never gone, its a lot of fun to just go and cheer on the runners...or run in! The exciting thing this year is that Flynn will be doing her first "kids marathon" the Yam Scram on the Sat. before Burlington...she is doing a 1/2 mi. and we are really excited for her. So that will be fun. I am doing the 2-man with a friend (Gabe---who is doing an AWESOME job training) and poor Den can't run in it this year, he's still rehabbing from his knee surgery. But its fun to just go and watch. My sister in law is running in a family (her side) relay, and lots more friends are also in it. Last year was rough...the weather...it was extremely hot and made running not fun. My friend Jen and I did the 2-man- she can't this year because she just had a baby a few weeks ago (o.k. excuse, I guess) :)...but assures me shes in for next year! So if you've got nothing to do, the waterfront will be lots of fun! I'll post lots of pics (hopefully I will get some) of Flynn in her little run next week!