My brother is a pilot and so I was planning on using buddy passes to get to Boston because we don’t exactly have the money to drop on plane tickets. This was a risky decision because flying standby to Boston when everyone else is, is not the best idea. I didn’t tell you guys but this stressed me out BIG TIME. Yes, I had many nightmares that I would be stuck in an airport somewhere waiting to catch a flight as the race started.
That all changed tonight.
I opened a present from my siblings. Plane tickets to Boston. Thursday-Tuesday. The flights are the perfect times and I feel like a load has been taken off my shoulders. No stress here. I will be at Boston with plenty of time to meet any of you guys that are there!!! We are going to party!!! I peed my pants.
Thank you Greg, David, Rachelle and Daniel. I am so grateful. I am officially the luckiest girl alive. Thank you so much for everything. Expect some yummy goodies in the mail.
P.S. Don’t you love my new bracelet and necklace made my the niece…..she has been working on it since Thursday.
84 comments
XLMIC
O, WOW!!!! that is an amazing gift! You are surrounded by people who know you so well… and love you! You are one lucky lady!
Happy Birthday!
Sabrina
You have an amazing family! You deserve that! Now you can go kick ass in Boston!
Happy Birthday, again!!
Bess@Bess Be Fit
yayyyy!!!!! I wish I was going to be in Boston to watch you rock it out! I hope your day has been wonderful!
Amanda@runninghood
This is awesome Janae!! So excited for you! Lucky gal!
runyogarepeat
Yayyy congrats! The necklace is beautiful. At the summer camp I work at, I get new jewelry every week from the kids craft times. I jingle and jangle while walking around from all the beads.
Nicole @ Of Cookies and Carrots
hooray! Congratulatiosn! :) And happy birthday pretty lady, seems like it was fabulous but you definitely more than deserve everything you got!
much love
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Meg
awww that's so incredibly thoughtful!
Preston and Jamyn
YAY! Happy Happy Birthday!!! So glad you were born! You have awesome siblings! What a perfect birthday present! You and one lucky girl! I'm sure this was the best day ever! Love you much! xoxo
chefkatelyn
Awee girl your siblings are the cutest, I hope my sister buys me a plane ticket one day:) Happy Birthdayay, I'm so glad you had a fun day! Slash your nieces jewelry making skills are the bomb.com, she must be adorableee
the hoppe pad
That is so awesome! It sounds like you are having an amazing birthday! Happy Birthday! Can't wait to hear how you like running on your own treadmill!
mickiruns
That's PERFECT!!! Your family is so thoughtful and amazing. You're incredibly blessed. <3
Chelsey
That's so awesome and amazing! Happy birthday girl!
Nicole
Yay!!! Sibs are the best!!!! :-)
Kayla
Sounds like you have gotten some sweet birthday gifts!!! That is so exciting! Happy Birthday!!!
Caroline
happy for you! they know you well and clearly they support you. you are lucky. my family they think I am crazy for running. I just told them I will run another half in May and they do not approve one bit. It is wonderful that you have their support!! good for you dear!
RunningOnCoffee
How awesome! Great present. What nice siblings you have! And nice gift from your niece too :)
Caroline
hmmm that title scared the crap out of me, remember you have followers who are dinosaurs!
Hannah
That is the sweetest thing ever! You are so lucky to have family that are so supported of what you love to do!
MuncherCruncher
OH MY GOSH!! That is awesome!! BEST B-DAY EVER. Seriously…good luck topping this year! ;) I guess when you are getting plane tickets to the olympics that will probably beat it ;) I hope today was awesome darling. I love you to pieces!
Stephanie
The stars are shining on you this week babe! Woo hoo! What an awesome support group you have. I LOVE those accessories. :)
You deserve this!! Happy Birthday lady. :)
hungry-dancer.com
HAPPY BIRTHDAY GORGEOUS!!! So glad you got so many amazing things for your birthday!!!!
Laura
Unreal!!! You have run your butt off to get to Boston and this is ridiculously deserved. You inspire me to run my butt off too! Congrats!
klh
Happy Birthday pretty lady!! Holla for the tickets…that's awesome! Have a great start to the week!
Katie : )
Tiffany Godinez
Oh girl that's awesome! Cannot wait for you to KILL Boston! You have so many people rooting for you! I'm 40 last year and my goal for this year is to get faster and faster (I PRd my 10K last week) and dream of qualifying in the next couple of years. Plus for me being older lol! You ROCK girl! Love you! I have my BFF's sis living in St George so who knows, a Utah trip and meet up with you could be in our future!
Jess @ Blonde Ponytail
Your birthday is filled with so much love!!! YOur family certainly knows you–what meaningful presents to help you ultimately reach your goal!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY AGAIN!!
Cynthia
Aww that is such an awesome, amazing, wonderful gift!
Small Town Runner
Whew!!!! I am so glad you got those tix! Do you have a hotel or other accomodations yet? Maybe you got those first..?
You have a TERRIFIC family!! I bet those cost a pretty penny. Are you flying into Boston or nearby? I'm flying into Rhode Island, since my friend requested it.
Also- AWESOME B-day present! Woo -hoo…what a week =D !
And a race coming up, too…..
runthelongroad.com
What an amazing gift! You have such a wonderful family:) Happy Birthday!
yourdailygrace.com
Girl you had an amazing birthday!
LoriV.
What a wonderful surprise! Happy birthday!
coach dion
After a birthday like that you do know that you now have to get into some awesome shape for Boston…
Nat
Happy Birthday, sweet Janae!!! Looks like you got everything you could've wished for and lots of quality friends and family time. Best wishes for a fabulous year ahead!
Runeatrepeat
Ahhhhh! That is the best present ever! I have never flown standby, but I know it would totally stress me out :(
Nicole
You have the most loving family! I love that everyone is so supportive of your running. I totally understand that not having plane tickets would stress you out, but now that you're set you can focus even more! You are going to own the boston marathon.
Happy Birthday! Looks like it was a good one.
movesnmunchies
AH so happy for you!!!!!! you lucky duck- you better tell us all about it! that necklace and bracelet are just precious!
Maria
Wow so fantastic! :)
Laura @ Meet Virginia
Wooohooooooooooo!
Three Girls and a Dad!
I am a little late with my birthday wishes, but it looks like you had an amazing birthday weekend!!!!!!! How awesome of your family and Billy to do such thoughtful gifts in support of your running! so happy for you!
Katy
That's awesome!! You certainly are blessed with such a thoughtful family!
And your niece is super sweet, and a very talented jeweler!
Corey @ the runner's cookie
Yay!! What an amazing present :)
Can't wait to meet you!!
Corrie
Sibs rock! :) Congrats!
Briana
Boston, HERE YOU COME!! So great. Now you can just RELAX AND RUN! Awesome.
Kim (Book Worm Runs)
Wow!! What an amazing family you have!!!
middleagedrunner
You have the best famile EVER! You are going to have the best time in Boston- and kick major booty as well!
chelsey @ clean eating chelsey
YAAAYYY!!! That is the best ever present!
Crystal
So awesome!! I love family! If you have never been to Boston- you are going to love it. I grew up an hour outside of it and it is my most favorite city to go back and visit! Boston temple is really nice too!
Crystal
oh ps: restaurant that I love there is "Fire and Ice" it is sort've like a mongolian grill- but they have tons of meat, fresh fish, veggies, sauces, rice, noodles… that you can choose from and you put it all in a huge bowl and you bring it up to their amazing grill and they cook it right there for you and it is fantastic. Did I mention that you can go back for more?? Buffet… but not gross buffet. Just unlimited visits to the grill :-)
J
Glad you got those tickets! We don't want you to miss that race!
Kimberly @ Im Not Done
Yay! I agonize over marathon travel plans so much, traveling stand by would really stress me out.
You're siblings are so thoughtful!
sugarandsneakers.com
Aw what a blessing!
Happy Valentine's Day girl!
Rachel McPhillips
Oh WOW!!! Best Birthday ever!!!
purpleshoeruns.com
awww sounds like you have an awesome family! glad you'll be there stress-free…you've got a super speedy marathon to run!
Carina
See you there girlie!!! Happy Birthday!
runbakerace.com
Yay! Your siblings are the best and super thoughtful. Happy Valentine's Day :)
5 Miles 2 Empty
Totally awesome!! What a load lifted!!! You are blessed with a rockn' fam-bam!! =)
Maybe I'll see you in Boston!!
mary (sisters running the kitchen)
wow! you have been so lucky lately! what an amazing family you have!
BigHappyFamily
Lucky Lady! You will have time to find and sample both JP Licks store … one on Newbury St and one on Collidge Corner. Go. Twice. You'll thank me.
Oh Dear … I just googled my dear JP, and I see they have expanded since I left Boston. Oh Heaven. Enjoy … they're everywhere.
theAlmostRunner
Girl! You are so blessed! God is working things out so well- your trip and your run are going to be wonderful. I'm so excited for you!
Maria
That is so amazing!
Mallory
Congrats!! That is SO SO SO awesome! What an amazing family you have!
Ali @ Ali Runs
What a great birthday present!! :) Hope you had a spectacular birthday!!
Christina
How awesome! You have a great family! Sounds like your birthday was amazing!!!
Carmen
What an amazing birthday you have had! I know you are relieved to have the logistics taken care of. It is going to be the experience of a lifetime!
ashley & sundance
Best birthday ever!!!! So excited for you. You are going to ROCK boston. :)
ashley & sundance
Best birthday ever!!!! So excited for you. You are going to ROCK boston. :)
drkgood
I think the real blessing in all of these wonderful gifts is knowing how much your whole family loves you, knows what you need, and believes in your dreams. Happy Birthday again, Janae!
Jogging with Fiction
You seriously had the greatest birthday ever!! YAY!
Gracie (Complicated Day)
It is so great that you have this support network behind you! Your whole family is really going to do everything they can to help you get a sub 3 hour race in Boston. That's so sweet, I almost cried too!
d.a.r.
Ahh best gift ever!! That is so wonderful that your entire family is so supportive of your passions and dreams :)
Happy birthday sweetie!
Blue
63 days till the Boston Marathon! You'll be amazing! And no, you wouldn't want to non-rev to BOS around the race…you WOULDN'T have gotten there! Flights will all be packed to the gills. So your sibies definitely saved your bacon with this gift. You go girl! ♥
LAPT
WOOHOO! We are having a blogger brunch after the BAA 5K on Sunday downtown at Stephanie's on Newbury St! I'll make sure that Morgan from Caution: Redhead Running sends you the info. :-)
Also, I'm totally going to be there cheering you on, chica!!
Runners Fuel
So happy for you!!!
Pam
You have the absolute best family.
Corey @ the runners cookie
Sundae bar sounds amazing!! What a perfect family dinner. Haha, I'd love to know how the running side by side on the treadmill works out – don't hurt yourself :)
Angie
You are so blessed to have such an amazing family and friends!! Yay for you!!!! :) :)
ShortSkirts
Happy Birthday, thats so awesome of your siblings!
carmen
I'm so happy for you! That is so wonderful.
Betty
That's awesome!! Happy Birthday!!
Page
OMG! Amazing!!!
Congrats on the awesome birthday surprises…your family loves you mucho!
sally kate
i almost just cried! happy birthday!
Katie
HOOOORAY!
i'll be there, with a big sign. and chocolate. mmm.
asideofsimple
Only now can I really TRULY get excited to see you/meet you (well, in person, because basically we're virtual BFFs. It was that way the day we bonded over MK&A). Happy Birthday!!!
KatiPet
happy belated birthday! the treadmill looks amazing and tickets to boston…yay!!! it seems like you had a great day :)
Siobhan @sio 'n the run
HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY!!!!
AHHH BOSTON, BABY! I can't wait to hear alll about it! What a fabulous gift and a wonderful family!
The necklace is a beauty! What a crafty gal!