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Arubaaaaa with the best crew celebrating the 10 year wedding anniversary for my friends @jsnell14 and @___bri.ana. Thank you for putting together such an amazing trip @loveandleisuretravel I'm ready for the next one. ✈️🩷🌊☀️

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Well, I did it! I completed the marathon Alhumdulilah! 26 miles and don’t forget the .2 ok! I keep getting asked how it was and my best response is EMOTIONAL! I have never enjoyed long distance running, I was a sprinter, let’s get there fast and be done lol! But life can’t be fast, you have to take your time. This year has taught me the importance of slowing down, learning what’s important and moving from there. I ran the first three miles with Chrystine and Alex (thank you both) but I wasn’t meant for me to stay with them, I had to race my own race and my own pace. The @runwithrally notes kept me going and some made me cry. At mile 21 my feet started to hurt and I was nervous I wasn’t going to be able to do it but I look up and see my husband walking to me and he grab my hand and ran with me a few seconds lol! I ran about 23 miles by myself but I wasn’t alone because I had Nadiyah, Sade and Rajeeyah there being the best pit crew at multiple miles cheering me on. Because I’m not a true runner, my only goal was to finish before that sweeper truck came lol. I finished in 6:22.32 and I’m not mad at it! Thank you Ikhlas, Chrystine, Melania, Alex and Davian for being my teammates and making feel like I could do this! Can’t say I would do it again but Allah knows best. Thank you for all of the donations, prayers and well wishes! I hope I made you proud Kaiyah, it was all for you 😘 #chicagomarathon2026 #breastcancerawareness

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do I really love running, or do I love how beautifully it mirrors life? i have so many stories to tell!

26.2 x 2 ✅

of course I had on my @shokzusa to carry me through along with my messages from my loved ones on @runwithrally app 🥹❤️

#ditl #dayinthelife #minivlog #diml #chicagomarathon

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Celebrating Leah & Kerrick: Together as One 💍

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Celebrating Leah & Kerrick: Together as One 💍

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the marathon doesn’t care if it’s your birthday! 🙌🏾💕 good times! #marathontraining #chicagomarathon #ronaldmcdonaldhouse #friendswhorun

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my birthday surprise! 🥺❤️ if you WATCH MY VLOGS *cough, cough* you’d know that just a few weeks ago I was crying because I missed my friends back home. so getting to spend the next few days with a slice of home and my heart has already made my birthday! @melaniamoto @davianquinn_ @dcosby1

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Nashville Nights 🤠

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So thankful for you ladies. You took time out of your weekend to spend with me celebrating my engagement and I’m so grateful 🙏🏾

Thank you @the_whitneymichelle and @brittneynicole_d for planning and coordinating this. I appreciate you ladies more than you know. @celestiatl was beautiful and the service did not disappoint. ❤️

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Only two days until Christmas!
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Details: 6-inch Mini Signature Vanilla Cake + Salted Caramel Filling
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If you are interested in ordering, please visit my website (link in bio) to fill out an Inquiry Form so I can provide a custom quote for you. I am currently taking January orders. February books open January 1.
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If you have a wedding or an event with at least 100 guests that is beyond January l, just select whatever date is available but specify the actual date in the “Date of Event”. Thanks so much!

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last triple peach as a georgia peach. 🍑 #triplepeach #atlantatrackclub #invescoqqq

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I did it. I am a marathoner.

But honestly, it doesn’t even feel right to say I did it. Because it was definitely a we thing. What I thought was a solo sport turned out to take a whole village. Every prayer, message, donation, run club meetup, text, and word of encouragement carried me to that start AND finish line.

I’m not even going to say “this wasn’t the race I hoped for,” because it was absolutely the race I trained for. It showed me exactly what I need to do to reach my goal next time.

Admittedly, life got in the way toward the end of training. But even that taught me something. Never let life block what God called you to do. Adversity is expected, but how you handle it is everything.

I wanted to blame my knee and hip, but those were covered in prayer (not even kidding). They didn’t give me a single issue. What did give me issues was my stomach 🥴😭 and that TOO was a lesson: practice your fuel on the road, not just the treadmill with your own bathroom nearby lol.

All in all, I’m proud of the woman who crossed that line. She’s forever a part of me now…and unfortunately for @dcosby1 she’s just getting started. 😭

Chicago, I’ll see you again. And I can’t freaking wait. ❤️ #chicagomarathon #chicago #marathon #racerecap

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