I met Katie Day in the summer (or possibly spring, but whatever) of 2004. Both of us went to Notre Dame's Nerd Camp. Or, as Our Lady's University called it "Summer Experience." Now, as I found out when looking up the link, it is much bigger and called "Summer Scholars." We took the same plane from Philly to O'Hare, and then the bus to campus. The airline lost her luggage, and then we got lost on campus trying to find the dorm. Looking back on this 8 (I originally typed 6, and thought "holy cow!" and then realized it was 8 and my mind was blown) years later, I think this was a very appropriate experience for us to share.
We probably looked like this...
As it turns out, both of use were heavily influenced by ND's Nerd Camp, and decided to go there for undergraduate. AND we got put in the same section of the same dorm! So over the course of four years, we had a lot of quality times. Like the time I drove her back from school for break, and my wipers broke, and it was pouring, and we had to stay at a Day's Inn in Ohio (she requested a Day's Inn). And the time the PHILLIES WON THE WORLD SERIES and we ran around Turtle Creek screaming.
BEST DAY EVER
This past summer, Katie Day married a wonderful man name Jeremy. I have only met him a handful of times - when he visited ND and at the wedding (hence the bias towards Katie Day in this entry, although the run was for BOTH of them!), but he has my seal of approval. They met in Uganda, which, if you ask me, is a strange place for a lady from Philly, and a gentleman from Minnesota to meet. I've been to a fair share of amazing weddings, but let me tell you, this was one for the books. Like the Kratz family, the Days love Jimmy Buffett, so the bachelorette party was in beautiful Camden, NJ at a Buffett concert.
A few days later, the wedding was held in Ocean City, NJ. AND THEY HAD MACK AND MANCO AT THE COCKTAIL HOUR. But, I guess the best part about the wedding was that it was very clear that the two of them are great people and very much in love...
(Not Katie Day and Jeremy. Also Mack and Manco is now Manco and Manco... weird)
So today, I ran 10 miles for both of them. It was a nice sunny day, and 5 of us set out together for an 8 mile run (it took an extra mile each way to get to the meeting place). We went through Cambridge and Somerville on a new route that I had mapped out. And - are you ready for this? - I didn't get anyone lost or runover. I am known for regularly getting the team lost/nearly run over by cars, so this was a big success! Afterwards, we went to Dunkin' to hang out for a bit, where we did hear some excellent jams, including this one:
So that one goes out to you two lovebirds! Thanks so much for the support, and I hope you two are loving life in MN!
Natalie
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