Seaside Half Marathon

We took a little mini-vacay down to Seaside last week for their annual half marathon. The timing worked out perfectly because it just happened to be Blair's spring break.  I had put in A LOT of pavement time getting ready for this race, so my family was ready to cheer me on! Aunt TT always knows how to hook us up with the perfect shirts! 

The week leading up to the race was terrible for me. I came down with bronchitis, and could barely tie my tennis shoes, much less run!  With tons of rest, fluids, vitamins, and medicine, I was able to get the job done. It was the best feeling in the world crossing that finish line. It meant so much to have my family there waiting on me to finish (because I know they were freezing their butts off)!  My goal was to finish in under 2 hours, and I did even better than expected. My finish time was 1:54:15 and I couldn't have been any prouder of myself!

It was time for the vacationing to really begin on Monday. The weather started to warm up, my legs started to heal, and let's not leave out that I could start having some adult beverages here and there ;) We were very excited to meet the Driskell's for lunch in Sandestin since they were also in town for the race. Blair was definitely ready to play with Quinn and Kathryn.

Blair has turned into a park junkie here lately, so we spent our afternoon at the "doggie park" at Alys Beach.  Carter hasn't warmed up to the idea of swinging just yet ;)

Tuesday was our last day, and it was picture perfect!  The weather was wonderful, and I was so glad that Blair was able to get some beach time in. I think we hit almost every single outdoor activity that day.  Carter-girl got to put her toes in the sand for the first time as well! I think she will be a lot like Blair and hate the sand for the first few years, but eventually grow to love it. 

We spent our last evening in Alys Beach taking some pictures and dining at George's. This is Felix's favorite restaurant, and he deserved to choose since he had been putting up my picture taking for the past hour and a half ;) My Blair-bear is such a well-trained model. Carter just likes to stick her tongue out ; )  LOL! We had a wonderful little vacation and can't wait to go back to 30A this summer! Happy Spring!!