Friday Festivities

All week I kept saying how I just want to get to Friday. Friday last year got me so pumped up and excited for the Marathon, that I just wanted that excitement back. Not only was Friday eventful and exciting, it was also a very nice day--sunny and 70 degrees. Sweet.

I am trying to watch what I eat this weekend, therefore for lunch I just went to Dunkin Donuts and got two plain bagels. Boring for sure, but I walked around Harvard St. for a little and also sat down in a park to just read through some emails and tweets. I should have known that while I was out for lunch some office buddies would have left me with a small gift, perhaps a GU or PowerBar for the Marathon, but I did not expect what was actually at my desk. I came back to see streamers, balloons, Clif Bar shots, GU, photos from the marathon last year, and a Go Eric Go sign. It made my day, so a big shout out and a thanks to my marathon office buddies. Thanks for all the sneaky support!

I took off from work at 4:00pm to head over to the Marathon expo at Hynes and the DFMC check-in at the Marriott. Last year at the expo I bought a shirt or gift for each member of the family that was coming to watch the Marathon, however this year the expo was too overwhelming to buy much of any mementos. I did walk around with expo-buddy, Karla, and enjoyed sampling all the free energy bars and sport candy. I did check out what Nike had, and got a nice shirt to wear post Marathon. I just got to a point that I was tired, my legs were physically drained, and my mind was drained from the madness at the expo that I just headed to Copley to check in with the DFMC team.

The unfortunate part of Friday was that the Red Sox were home that evening, so leaving from the Copley T stop was just madness, because all the fans were on their way to the stadium at 6:30pm. I was packed into the T and all uncomfortable next to some people that needed to take care of their body odor. I finally made it home and had a light dinner, checked into my room, and was in bed to watch some Arrested Development.

I can count down the hours now.