A little race, a little shopping

Right after our county fair adventure, Sara Pender and I went to Duluth to run the 8K on the Bay. We were able to stay at Marissa's house Friday night so we didn't have to leave by 5 am Saturday morning like we thought we were going to have to do...thanks Marissa!
We stayed up a little too late watching Michael Phelps win another amazing gold, it was actually the most exciting race. You know, the one "did he win or did the other guy reach the touch pad first". We then watched numerous replays to see who touched the pad first!

We had a great race on Saturday but it ended up raining from pretty much the start. Oh well, better than being way too hot or humid. Sara is always kind enough to run with me til about the halfway point during all of the races we do together...then leaves me in the dust! Wish I could keep up with those long legs of hers! I really enjoy all the runs we do, it's a great way to catch up on everything.

After enjoying some great cookies they had at the finish, it was on to shopping! It's great to go
shopping sans children...we always have a blast! I found some things for Paul for this fall and a few things for next summer but it's hard to know what size he will be next summer. 2T or 3T? Is 24 months the same as 2T? What if he has a major growth spurt before next summer? Argh, so many questions.

Anyway, we had a great trip to Duluth as always. Sometimes there's nothing better than a girls' shopping/race trip! Thanks Sara!