A Special Visit with Good Friends..

Eddie and Sally came to visit last weekend because Sally was running in the American River 50 Mile Race. YES....50 miles!! It was great to have them and their kids here and we loved cheering Sally on. I had the priviledge of pacing her for 15 of the 50 miles. I ran a 5 mile stretch and then the final 10 miles with her. The course was beyond beautiful. It runs along the American river where everything is green, the hills are blossoming with flowers, and it was so quiet. Sally and I had a great time chatting and enjoying the scenery during the last 10 miles. She did awesome and was the 8th girl and finished 37th overall, out of 700 runners. The dads were troopers and brought the kids to 5 different spots to cheer Sally on and drop me off. The kids loved running by the lake and river and finding many adventurous things to do. Our good friends the DeJongs were also at the finish line to cheer us on and they made us a great big congratulations banner that hung on our garage when we got home!!!
On the Friday before the race Sally had a pasta dinner at the CSUS Aquatic Center, so we took the kids down there to do some kayaking. It was a beautiful evening and the kids loved being out there.
We are so blessed to have friends like the McRaes and it was a special weekend to share with them!