My friend Jen flew out from SLC to run in the NY marathon on Sunday. Her daughter Laura and Maddy were great friends in Virginia so Maddy and I drove down for the weekend. The marathon is AMAZING. It was really warm that day so most of the runners had a harder time than they usually would have. But I'm in awe of the self control and motivation needed to run 26.2 miles. We had such a great time rooting for the runners. Many of them have taped or markered their name to the front of their jersey. Maddy was especially great at calling to people by name, saying "You can do it! You're doing great!" Wonderful to feel a part of it, even if it was standing by the side and yelling. Jen finished but a little longer than she'd hoped. We had pizza with her and her family and Sam & Deirdre, who were in town on business. FUN.