Family!
I cannot believe that Caleb and Jaime will be running a marathon in 5 days. That is nuts. Way to go guys! Also, I am wholly impressed by Heather and Ben and their dedication to this half marathon. I am lacking some of that dedication, but today I forced myself to run up Mount Sentinel and then run 3 miles, not quite the 8 or 10 that team Sather put in, but it was an attempt. A great thing happened on the run, I fell in love. Okay, that is a lie, but I did meet my friends mom on the top and we ran together and it was so fun to run into some random person, know them in a roundabout sort of way and then be able to run with them too. It was very fun.
I can't wait to see you guys this weekend. Love you all.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Friday, May 1, 2009
In Praise of Ben Sather
Ben, in sports terms, you have been an amazing mid-season pick-up of a brother. I thought a lot about family around the time that you and Heather got married. One of the things I thought about was how each person adds a unique piece to the functioning of a family. When a family is together but one person is missing, well the family functions differently. And when one gets added, who knows what is going to happen? Call it family chemistry.
Well, the point is, it has been amazing how much our family's chemistry has been changed, for the better, because of you. We were never a nickname family until you came along, but now we all have several (KWeb, Ciesel, Ozzman, Hannibal to name a few). We've all seen more concerts, and had much better seats at them than we would have otherwise. We've been introduced to great music.
But those are just a few of the things that are easy to name. There's also the ways that you add humor and friendship to our lives. The way you helped get us all through Dad's death, and preserved your new marriage to Heather through such a traumatic event. The way that Ben Webster found a best friend and a musical ally in you when he needed both. And, the fact that you have, along with Heather, introduced to the world one of the most precious people it has known.
Ben, you're a great brother and I'm glad to have you as one. I can tell you are a great husband and father too. Thank you for wearing all these hats so well. Thanks for adding so much to our family and making it what it is today.
Way to go on training through a bad knee, on committing to run the half marathon this June. I know you can and will do it!
Well, the point is, it has been amazing how much our family's chemistry has been changed, for the better, because of you. We were never a nickname family until you came along, but now we all have several (KWeb, Ciesel, Ozzman, Hannibal to name a few). We've all seen more concerts, and had much better seats at them than we would have otherwise. We've been introduced to great music.
But those are just a few of the things that are easy to name. There's also the ways that you add humor and friendship to our lives. The way you helped get us all through Dad's death, and preserved your new marriage to Heather through such a traumatic event. The way that Ben Webster found a best friend and a musical ally in you when he needed both. And, the fact that you have, along with Heather, introduced to the world one of the most precious people it has known.
Ben, you're a great brother and I'm glad to have you as one. I can tell you are a great husband and father too. Thank you for wearing all these hats so well. Thanks for adding so much to our family and making it what it is today.
Way to go on training through a bad knee, on committing to run the half marathon this June. I know you can and will do it!
Refocused
It's been a month and a half since my last post, so I have to apologize to everyone for not following through on the blogging efforts. In reality, though, I've found new focus in the last two and a half weeks. I am making my weekly runs, and have had a much better attitude toward the whole thing. The marathon is only 30 days away!!! And, even better, I am confident I can do it! And so can Jaime! Tomorrow is an 18 mile run, so we'll see if I'm feeling so super after that.
A couple of things I wanted to say to everyone. First, thanks! Thanks to Heather and Ben for doing great with their running, even going for a big run on vacation. That was very encouraging. Thanks to Mom and Hannah for coming down to San Diego to support us at the end of the month! Mom buying the tickets cemented in my mind that there was no backing out of this thing. Thanks to BenWeb for not only doing track & field, but for dominating at it (pre-injury).
And a confession to Dave: I've fallen off the workout routine. I think that I won't resume it until after the marathon - I think one major goal is enough for now.
And a word of encouragement to everyone: it is completely normal to fall off the training wagon. I totally did for about 2 months. But I'm not discouraged anymore. To quote Zoolander,
Maury: What do we do when we fall off the horse? [long pause and no reply] We get back on the horse.
Zoolander: Sorry, Maury, I'm not a gymnast.
So, here's to us all being gymnasts and getting back on the horse when we fall off. Don't worry about falling behind schedule. Don't stress about what you haven't done. Just think about what you're going to do and do it.
And a plan. I think we should put this blog to rest after the half-marathon weekend in Seattle. It's been great and a good way to keep in touch, but I think that it's losing its luster. Maybe we can start a new blog, or something else creative afterward. But, just like Lost having an end date for next season has made it a more efficient show, so too will an end date to this blog make it a more useful tool over the next two months (I think).
And an apology. Ben Sather, I totally didn't mean to slight you in the "In Praise of" series. It just happened that I got caught up in law school decision making stuff when it was your turn. I'm going to make up for that in a minute.
And that's all. Here's to a great 2 months of Webster health!
A couple of things I wanted to say to everyone. First, thanks! Thanks to Heather and Ben for doing great with their running, even going for a big run on vacation. That was very encouraging. Thanks to Mom and Hannah for coming down to San Diego to support us at the end of the month! Mom buying the tickets cemented in my mind that there was no backing out of this thing. Thanks to BenWeb for not only doing track & field, but for dominating at it (pre-injury).
And a confession to Dave: I've fallen off the workout routine. I think that I won't resume it until after the marathon - I think one major goal is enough for now.
And a word of encouragement to everyone: it is completely normal to fall off the training wagon. I totally did for about 2 months. But I'm not discouraged anymore. To quote Zoolander,
Maury: What do we do when we fall off the horse? [long pause and no reply] We get back on the horse.
Zoolander: Sorry, Maury, I'm not a gymnast.
So, here's to us all being gymnasts and getting back on the horse when we fall off. Don't worry about falling behind schedule. Don't stress about what you haven't done. Just think about what you're going to do and do it.
And a plan. I think we should put this blog to rest after the half-marathon weekend in Seattle. It's been great and a good way to keep in touch, but I think that it's losing its luster. Maybe we can start a new blog, or something else creative afterward. But, just like Lost having an end date for next season has made it a more efficient show, so too will an end date to this blog make it a more useful tool over the next two months (I think).
And an apology. Ben Sather, I totally didn't mean to slight you in the "In Praise of" series. It just happened that I got caught up in law school decision making stuff when it was your turn. I'm going to make up for that in a minute.
And that's all. Here's to a great 2 months of Webster health!
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