Two weeks ago I registered for the Chicago Marathon. I've been planning on running it for a while. I even had a friend put together a year long training program designed around the Chicago Marathon in order to help me reach my goal of running it in under 4 hours.

This last weekend, our best friends got engaged! Yay!!! But they already booked the church for the SAME WEEKEND AS CHICAGO. There is no way I can participate in both.

Of course Chicago is nonrefundable, nontransferable. And all the arrangements are made. DH told me that I don't need to be at the wedding, that I should continue on with my plans. But, our friends already said they would reschedule their wedding so I can run Chicago. I REALLY don't want them to do that, but it tells me how much they want me to be there for their special day.

This is a no-brainer, right? I should be at the wedding. There are two local marathons in the fall I can run for the price it would cost me just to drive to Chicago.