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I am thankful for my brother, Dan.
Dan is 20 years old and is living for something that is bigger than himself....
Dan is a junior in the Navy ROTC (Marine Option) program at Purdue University.
Here he is while participating in Mountain Warfare training this past summer (2009) out on the west coast in the mountains...

(Totally stole this photo from a friend of my bro on Facebook! :))
This summer we'll travel to West Virginia to watch him graduate from officer training.
I am so proud of the honorable man my "annoying little kid brother" is becoming :)

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Yes, it's winter. Yes, it's cold and nasty. Yes, it snowed a crap-load yesterday (crap-load IS, indeed, a technical term in case you were wondering ;)). However.....Today, I am thankful for finally getting outside for a run (6 mi), a good friend with which to do it (Jamie!), healthy joints/limbs/ect. that give me the ability to run, and the ability to be silly and to feel joy :).

Jamie and I made plans to do this month's ABC run (Adventures Benefiting Children) here in Bloomington....a free run/social event with all donations going to the Boys and Girls Club of Bloomington (they give donations to a different charity each month!).

Here we are at 7:30am this morning pre-run....

Self timer #1....

Self-timer #2.....

Self timer #3....THIS time, we remembered that the camera flashes TWICE before actually taking the photo! :)

OH, and I am also thankful for Under Armour! :) :) :)