After getting cleaned up I had some time to kill before I was supposed to meet another friend, Luke and his wife and baby daughter for lunch. It was going to be a late lunch so I decided to go to my "happy place", a bookstore. I went to a Christian bookstore, Mardel and found several treasures on the $1, $3, and $5 shelves. (After seeing the books I bought Joe and I would make a return trip a few days later so that he could shop as well). It was really nice meeting some of Luke's family, he and I have known each other for a few years and he is a young track coach who continues to make me feel as though I am part of the coaching world. We talk multiple times, every week during track season and he considers me a mentor which I find flattering. It's always nice to be valued.
That night Joe hosted a cookout for the five of us who raced as well as Bruce a good friend and Gerald's fiance Kari. We shared a lot of laughs catching up and sharing stories. We are a very eclectic group some of us going back to the late '80's when we met and the rest just in the past 8 or 9 years but you would think we have all been friends forever. The food and beer were good but the fellowship and laughter was priceless.
With all the eating that day I'm glad that I started the day off with a run!
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