mini marathon weekend part 2

being on the short side, i squeezed my way into a spot near the finish line.  i was hoping to see mike finish.  not only did i have a lane containing the 5k runners in front of me but also 3 lanes of the mini marathon runners.  at the beginning it was easy to catch people , i even saw my sister in law, terri, finish.  i decided to leave once it hit the 2 hour mark, thinking mike was probably already done.  i forgot to take in account that he didn't get to the starting line till about 15 minutes later so when i finally found him through the masses, he said the clock said 2 hour and 5 minutes.  i had just missed him.  

after showering, we ate lunch at, you guessed it, pf changs.  i'm not lying when i say i could eat there everyday and not get bored with the food.  after our delicious meal, we gave each other a kiss and said see ya around 4pm.  i was about to get my shop on!  i was looking for a purse, comfy sandals, perfume and some clothes that we wouldn't have back home.  i did end up finding a few things from h+m and some perfume. at the very last minute, i decided to check out nordstrom for some perfume {found some} and to do a make-over.  i didn't feel pressured to buy anything and the make-up artist did a fantastic job.  wish i had gotten a photo.  went back and took a bath to soak my aching feet and to not ruining my make-up.  while i was shopping, found out mike came back to the hotel and took a short nap, went to rock bottom for a beer and then headed over to julians to drink some more and play games.  he called his uncle, who is the commissioner of indiana state prisons and they went bowling.  mike came back to the hotel around 5-5:30.  he had been drinking non- stop since 1pm.

we met my sister in law, terri, down in the bar from their hotel with her college friend, christine.  poor christine!  she got stuck sitting beside mike, who had been drinking since 1pm.  he told her things he shouldn't have and he kept talking, like non-stop.  she was someone new to hear his stories and she took it all in stride.  
  

my brother dan, finally came down to join us as we all waited for our reservations  [9:30] at st. elmo's.  the boys were a hoot feeding off each other.  i find my brother to be hilariously funny while his wife finds him annoying.  the same with mike and i.  i tend to find him annoying while others find him to be funny {or just stupid}.  we finally got to sit down and eat at st. elmo's and the food was fantastic!  i love it when i get to eat this good.  after dinner, we all headed back to our hotel since it was late.  oh, we had the best service at st. elmo's and our waiter was hot.  i wish i had taken a photo of him.  hubba hubba hubba.

sunday, i woke up early again, this time around 7.  i got ready to go out and to take pictures of the city.  mike got up and went with me.  here i am sitting at the indiana workers monument, this where we got engaged all those years ago.  and mike doing the "senior year" pose.  
  

while walking around, we finally saw my other brother, randy and his wife megan getting coffee so we went in and started talking with them.   i was hoping to head over to keystone mall to check out crate and barrel since i had my fabulous gift card to use when mike mentions eating lunch again at pf changs. hmm. crate and barrel do have a website to shop from and we don't have a pf changs near by..... so i agreed till mike's mom called and said she had to be at work by 1pm.  so that ruled out lunch at pf changs too.  oh well, just means that i will have to come down to indy this summer, by myself to shop, eat at pf changs and visit some college friends i haven't seen in a few years.