Second Miler award

Russ received an invitation a few weeks ago for he and I to attend an awards ceremony.  Russ was being given an award for his efforts as scout master.  They were going to have dinner and at some point in the evenings events Russ would be awarded the "Second Miler" award.  We were not sure what that was, but free dinner and a night out together sounded nice.

As we entered the building, there was a horrible smell.  I couldn't quite tell what it was, but it wasn't good.  We found some friends in our ward and sat with them.  There were about 100 people at the banquet.  They did some little introductions and described the schedule for the evening, then they served dinner.  I soon found out what the horrible smell was.  I do not want to sound ungrateful, it was just very comical.  We had chicken breasts that were so overcooked my plastic knife broke trying to cut it.  The smell was coming from the burned dutch oven scalloped potatoes.  The dinner rolls were super yummy and I wish I had a few more to eat.  We had some canned green beans and some iceburg lettuce with ranch dressing.  But my favorite was dessert.  Who can screw up dessert?  We were each given a piece of cake.  I took my first bite and my taste buds went into a complete state of confusion.  What were the strange flavors they were experiencing?  How about lemon cake with peanut butter frosting.  Yes, it is true- it is very possible to screw up a dessert.  

Anyway, after dinner Russ and about 20 people were recognized with the "second miler" award.  They did not explain what the award was, so we are still are not sure what it means.  But with a dinner like that, we are certain it is quite prestigious.