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Mom & Dad!


They drove out to the Bean Town to cheer me on in the marathon tomorrow! I'm so excited.


We started the carb-load a day early with dinner at our new favorite restaurant, Thai Jasmine.




Yes, it looks like a jail and it's in an interesting part of town. But it will surprise you when you go inside. And sorry for the bad picture... my Business Man couldn't quite slow down enough as he was turning into the drive.


View from our booth. Like the gold-fringed awnings on the bar? Yea, I do, too. These might be going up in our future place.
My mom & dad had never eaten Thai food, so of course we had to order some appetizers.


That would be a crispy roll and a spring roll. Crispy rolls are my favorite. Think an egg roll on crack. Thaaaaat good.
For my entree, I ordered the Sesame Noodles, to start my carb-load for the marathon. It was deeeee-lish.

(I haven't quite mastered the art of taking good food photos in restaurants yet.)
So that was our Friday evening. This morning, I woke up and ran an easy 3 miles to shake out my legs before the big race tomorrow! We are getting ready to leave for Cincy in a little bit... gotta get there in time for our 4:30 dinner reservation. I might have waited til' the last minute to make the reservation so we will be eating with the early bird specials.


My Business Man & I at Thai Jasmine last night.

Adios til' after the marathon!
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Vanessa @ Gourmet Runner said…
Good luck with your Marathon! How nice for your parents to come and cheer you on.
Thai food is one of my faves, delicious!
:)
April 30, 2011 at 10:17 AM
Running Girl said…
Good luck with the marathon!! You're going to be awesome.
April 30, 2011 at 11:14 AM
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