Friends of Dave

Sunday, October 11, 2009

Hartford HALF marathon 10.10.09 ...WE DID IT!!!

climbed the hill to find a spot.. start of the race!!!

we saw UNITED HEALTH CARE signs all over the place... Dave was certainly there in spirit!

Kevin surprised himself.. first time half marathon-er!! WOO WOOOO!

GOOOOOO JOYCE!! she finishes... w/out a broken leg this time!!

gotta THANK GEORGE for being our bag boy and photographer!! thanks for being there from start to finish.... !!

me and Ken from Hartfords X-treme scrambles!!... what are the chances of bumping into each other ... there was thousands of people here!!!!

auntie tina shows up and surprises us at the finish line.... THANKS AUNTIE!!

we couldnt of asked for better weather for this run...!!! FULL MARATHON next year!!

Friday, October 9, 2009

Hartford HALF marathon Michele Yurgaitis Joyce Ryan Kevin Davis & Chicago Marathon 2009 Jenn Yamin and friends ...running for DAVE!

THIS WEEKEND!!! send us all some good vibes!!..... Its a year later and the Hartford Half is tomorrow! ... we will see how it goes... Last year Joyce was no where to be found after collapsing on the sideline.... not even a half a mile into the start time of the race.... only to find out later that was her on the stretcher headed to the ER.... she broke her FEMUR!! OUCH!! she is back determined this year to finish and do her personal best!!!!!!! My brother Kevin is in the HALF this year.. un like last year... the race filled up as they were on line the day before... sweating to grab a spot in race... and it CLOSED! heartbroken... and disappointed......he and his wife Tina settled for the ING 5k.. and did fabulous... but back again by the skin of his teeth... Tina signed him up... and he is ready for a challenge....!! as for me.. well... im looking forward to another blING AND for some water at the finish line........ also:....Dave will be running this weekend in CHICAGO... thanks to JENN YAMIN...and her team of 6 ... taking on the challenge of a FULL 26.2 miles....to run the Chicago Marathon on Sunday.. they have been training for months..... thats 39.3 miles of angel wings on our sneakers!!!!!! THANKS GIRLS!!!!!

KEEP CHECKING BACK......photos and stories to come.... after this weekend!!!

Monday, October 5, 2009

Apple Harvest Parade Southington 10/4/2009 /Ct Outstanding Jr & Pre teen / Elite Dance Academy

Madison

carson hanging with his big sister in the cool sports car!!......

papa and madison

madison and melissa

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thanks PAPA!!! XOXOX

...what a beautiful day it turned out to be for the apple harvest parade! thank you Papa for being the girls choffer for the really cool sports car... and thank you to Uncle Frankie for letting us use your convertible!!!.... what was really ironic is that our Dance studio was in line just behind us!! and Chase was in the parade after all!!! gooooo ELITE DANCE!!!

Kristi anna . Logan . Miss Pat . Sydney . Chase . Madison

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Monday, September 28, 2009

2009 Southbury Fall Classic 10k 9.27.09 PRETTY in PINK.. all for Nancy Lovetere

Mark Stone . Michele Yurgaitis . Derek Yurgaitis . Debbie Day . Maria Yurgaitis . Lissa Lovetere Stone

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peace man.... Michele & Maria...

To all of you who didn’t know Nancy... she was a beautiful person who had a natural gift to make you smile… wether it was a running story she shared with us or her presence of pure beauty that caught your eye....she was always a breath of fresh air…..here is a woman in her 60’s that kept running daily and had a lot more life to live…. her sudden death was a tragic loss but her spirit will certainly live on with all who have entered her life… ….in loving memory of Nancy aka: NANNY was the Southbury Fall Classic 10k dedicated to her. PRETTY IN PINK… we hope you could spot us from above as we ran in your path… wearing her favorite color PINK!…. Even you would of gotten a kick out of the boys... who wore it well!!… we love and miss you Nanny… send our love to your new running partner Dave … I’m sure you two had your own race... as well as guiding us all to the finish line.. rain and all..tear drops from heaven... LOVE and MISS you both!! xoxoxoxoxoxoxo

PRETTY PRINCESS hairy LEGS... !!

Mark & Derek!!

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Debbie . Maria . Lissa . Doc Lovetere . Michele

Monday, September 21, 2009

newPort Ri .. 9.20.09.. "BayVoyage .... YURGAITIS

mama chase mimi pat madison carson papa

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cliff walk...

2nd beach where i met their daddy 1993!

carson madison chase

.. kids sitting on the step where daddy and his friends rented that summer 93.. this house was the FAMOUS RED HOUSE...now turned into yellow???

lower Thames and Dearborne st Newport RI