Proof we ran the Santa Barbara Half Marathon, for anyone who might otherwise not believe it. (Yes, I know it’s shocking that I’m displaying any sort of athletic talent whatsoever, considering my lack thereof since birth). The best part of Saturday’s race was finishing with Jonathan, who never once got more than 5 ft ahead of me. He’s amazing…really…he could have left me and finished much faster but he said he rather finish with me at his side. And, I think he even let me cross the finish line first, just to make me feel good about myself. This is only one of many examples of why I married him. Jonathan is so encouraging to me. On our drive back to Sacramento we spent a lot of time talking about my passions and hopes for the future and how he feels sometimes that he is holding me back from doing what I want because he is in school. Yet this isn’t how I feel at all! I think that there will be different times in our marriage that we sacrifice for one another. Right now, Jonathan’s passions are directing our lifestyle but I feel so good that we are here in Sacramento for him to be studying at Davis. There is no other place we should be!