Very few people understand the type of community Crossfit creates, and I can honestly say that until yesterday, I don't think I truly realized how close we all are either. I want to say the most sincere thank you to everyone for coming together to help me celebrate what was probably the most amazing weekend of my life. I can't tell you how many times last night and today, that Kate and I have said that we are so incredibly lucky to have such good people in our lives; people that truly care. I have always known that you all appreciated what we do in the gym, and the fun we have been able to have outside of the gym, but I have never felt more appreciated than I did on Saturday when everyone showed up for the surprise Birthday/Engagement party.
My ramblings here don't do justice to what that meant to me, and consequently me and Kate, but please know that it meant the world to us to have you all share my birthday and our engagement. Many of you know that I had asked some of Kate's close friends to join us for dinner to celebrate our engagement without realizing that she had invited my closest friends to help celebrate my birthday. What resulted was the best thing I could have possibly hoped for, which was to have ALL of our friends (many overlapping) getting together to share in the celbration that I am a year older and somehow tricked the most amazing woman I know into marrying me.
This blog has never been meant for personal feelings our messages, but I thought I would share with everyone what was truly the most thoughtful thing I have ever received, and something that I can't thank you all enough for.
Crossfit has given me a lot of things over the last 2 years (a sub 3 minute fran, a 435lb deadlift, renewed competition, etc) but something I never expected to get out of it were friends as great as you all are. Kendra, Tess, Jamie, Jenn, Colin, Brandon, and Sam, THANK YOU all so much for everything.
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