Shaila and I ran a 5K today at Lincoln Park which is clear on the Southeast side of town. But it was worth the $10 fee and the time to get there just because it's fun to do this with my daughter. While a teenager, Shaila and I weren't quite on the "same page" but since we have both grown-up, we are really good friends. I love it!
The picture below was taken at the Catalina Trail Race a couple of weeks ago. We were freezing! And the next picture is the Catalinas with snow on the top, taken from Catalina State Park the day of the race.
I would like to tell you a little bit about Xela. Yes, this is actually how to spell her name . It is the name of the ancient Mayan capital in Guatemala, Xela-ju, which is where Nick went on his mission and decided then and there he wanted his first daughter to be named Xela. We anglicized it so people would be able to pronounce it, Shaila. She is the middle child with two brothers on each end. Thus she learned some rough and tumble ways. Xela has the wanderlust in her blood, loves traveling to exotic, out of the way places. I would take her with me anywhere as a traveling companion because I know I would be safe. She has street smarts in the travel world. She is now a grad student at ASU in the field of Social Work, and along with that, she is out to "rid the world of injustice" as Fern's father said to his daughter in "Charlotte's Web." I think Xela is an amazing woman and an even greater daughter.
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