Dec
21
My Half is the Awesome Half
Category: family, four-leggeds | 4 Comments
Today I was supposed to go run a 5k at 8 a.m. (5 a.m. for me, I am slow to adjust from Pacific time) (and yes, observant reader, I did just race a 10k last weekend, but my heart-rate monitor malfunctioned so I needed to do another race and this time get the HR data instead of just trying to look cute for the camera).
But, lucky for me, we had rain and freezing temps and Maryland was in a fairly icy state this morning. So I didn't go.
Instead, I spent the morning playing with my favourite dog and making gingerbread houses! My sister and I actually shared a house. Photos are below, I leave it up to ...
Oct
4
I’m going to HAWAII! (again?!)
Category: family, my favourite | 12 Comments
This is my somewhat cryptic way of informing you all that I WON the Xterra 10k today!! I am so excited!
The nitty gritty: I led from the gun, so I have no idea how many women were there or if any of them were any good. And if you are wondering about the outcome of the first debate of the day on Thursday: I wore my black Adidas running shorts that are too big, a long-sleeve Craft mock turtleneck base layer in Raspberry that my mom gave me last Christmas, my orange tempo trainers (appropriate for Fall), my Powerbar visor, Soap and Glory Sexy MotherPucker lip gloss, and my favourite ring. No earrings cause the ...
Sep
14
Hawaii Update and more Photos
Category: cool stuff, family | 3 Comments
Warning... we are all mostly clothed in this series, no beach bum photos! Today we did not go to the beach, instead we visited our sister Meghan who lives on the Hilo side, in Ookala. It was incredible, I am so impressed by her lifestyle. Her house is solar-powered, she put in the panels herself, as well as the plumbing and the water catchment system. There is an ancient Hawaiian trail dating back to the 3rd century A.D. that goes right behind her house, once a month near the new moon she hears the Night Marchers and their drums. So then we talked about ghosts for a while... It was an awesome day!
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Sep
11
More Hawaii! And Round 2 of photos…
Category: cool stuff, family | 4 Comments
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WELL, I just had to step in from the beach and let you all know how much FUN I am having ;) . Really I am actually - I consider my brother and my little sister to be pretty much my best friends in the world, but we only get to see each other a couple of times a year since Nathaniel lives in Honolulu, I live in Tahoe, Sarah (Scare) is either at Dartmouth or in Colorado or "learning spanish" in Bogota, and then our mom Sal is in Maryland... so it can be a real challenge to get everyone together. Thankfully for us, Sal is a masterful social secretary and logistician! So Scare and I have ...
Sep
9
Round 1 of Photos! LA Tri and some Hawaii
Category: cool stuff, family, triathlon: views from the front lines | 5 Comments
So I wanted to write a proper post rather than just posting photos but I am risking being DISOWNED by my family (and shut out of the afternoon shave-ice run) because of my inter-netting so I'd better run... Enjoy! And doesn't Kelly look kinda like my sis? And don't I look kinda like my little brother?
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Aug
4
My Sunday Evening
Category: cool stuff, family, four-leggeds, my favourite | 4 Comments
Fun with a scanner and some old photos... If you are my facebook friend, perhaps you saw these there, or if you are like my mom and you are on facebook but you have no idea how to use it, perhaps this is a better venue ;)
Also, I have *no idea* why this gallery suddenly shoved the preceding posts down to the bottom of the page, yet another mystery courtesy of WP.org and IE 7 I am guessing, and I am stymied. I tried to fix it and now it's even worse of course. So, for now, until I call in the experts, just scroll down... sorry!
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Jul
3
Guinea Pigs
Category: cool stuff, family, four-leggeds | 10 Comments
There were a lot of reasons why last weekend was awesome, obviously one was the race (Pacific Crest), but the rest of the reasons had to do with my cousin and his family. They hosted me while I was in Bend for the race, and we had so much fun... A birthday party, lots of soccer (with me on the "audience" side of things), floating on the river, pizza, a go-kart race, and Guinea Pigs!
The two littlest members of the family are Wilbur and Everest. They are guinea pigs, and despite what their names might indicate they are both girls. Wilbur is pictured here. SO ...
Jun
11
Wrapping Up
Category: enjoy the blog, environment, family, in my opinion | 5 Comments
I head back West tomorrow (Thursday) - first to Salt Lake City to race at the BAM triathlon on Saturday and then home to Incline on Sunday. I am curious to see how I feel on race day, between all the family festivities and the oppressively hot weather, this has not been a standard pre-race week for me. We'll see.
Additionally, right now I am in stressed-out tears after a heated argument with my uncle at the dinner table. I didn't know, or perhaps I forgot, that I still have one or two family members who are strident Bush supporters. I posed a slightly rhetorical question to the table asking whether Dubya would realize at some point down the ...
May
16
My Mom and Her Tractor
Category: enjoy the blog, family, ma says... | 1 Comment
I was laughing way too hard when I took this. It's a bit blurry because she was mowing really fast, like 20 mph. But then I felt bad for laughing, so I went out and picked up sticks that were in the way.
May
15
Home [from] Collage
Category: enjoy the blog, environment, family, four-leggeds | 7 Comments
I got home to my mom's house in Maryland last night. I feel like I have been here a week already, we did so much today! Put the bike together, visited with friends, visited with other friends, said hi to approx. 7 horses and ponies and the same amount of cats and dogs, swam, went to a bike shop, rode the bike, hung out with mom, watched Sarabi's flatwork, etc. Oh and had several conversations about where I am going in life. Thus even though it's been a good 7 years since I've come home from college, something about this trip is making me feel like I am a slightly aimless 22 year-old again. Anyhow here's a sampler of ...
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