Getting in a 5K on a cold winter day is just about perfection. If I had to pick a favorite time of year to run, these cold-but-not-miserable days in early December would rank pretty high on that list. I went to the park to get these miles done for the Virtual Run series. I should …
Posts from: November 2016
What a difference a year makes. This time last year, I had 5 Christmas trees, various mantles, hallways, arches, tables, porches, cabinets, and a cat bathroom decked out in as much greenery as I could stand. When I packed everything up last year, I was 99% sure we would not have our house construction complete …
While I love the cooler air and the crisp wind in my face, I do NOT love the coughing and snorting and feeling like warmed over garbage. That’s a brief picture of what winter illness feels like for me. When the body aches start and the swimming head kick in, I just want to crawl …
Every family is different and I wouldn’t trade mine for anything. We do not eat our traditional meal until Saturday due Friday shopping. And families understand when football takes on a life of its own. One of the family traditions is playing cards. 6 people team up to trounce each other in various games like …
Thanksgiving Day is usually a road trip and Gumbo. I wouldn’t have it any other way. My sister usually has a big dinner with her husband’s family and then they drive to MS to Mom and Dad’s house. I usually do something with Stephen’s part of the family but this year, we celebrated early. So, …
Who’s ready for a round of “what’s going on in your life?”?? After a night of restful, non-coughing, blissful REM sleep waiting for the Lord to take me home otherwise, I was going to stab my lungs with my broken rib, I decided to check out the property. We’ve had over 100 loads of dirt …
One of the biggest honors of my year was being chosen for the 2016 Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series ambassador team. I clearly remember filling out my application around this time last year and vowing to make 2016 a better year for running and racing and being on the Rocknblog team. I lived up to …
It’s time for another year of making ornaments at All Fired Up pottery in Tuscaloosa. This tradition dates back to our first Christmas after we got married. We had no money to buy the fancy Hallmark ornaments. We painted cheap wooden ones. Times are different and we look forward to painting these. People think I …
We decided earlier this fall that we would not go to any games this year because we are about to sign a construction loan and building a house takes lots of coin. We would save our pennies for fixtures and shiplap and catch up with the Tide next year. After all, even if Saban gets …
Every year, I wait patiently for the first signs of the holiday season. No, it’s not the July Hobby Lobby Christmas take over. That’s way too early. And hot. Starbucks caused some misplaced controversy last year with their “plain” red cup. The Christians got all hissy because they took it as a “war on Christmas”. …
Let’s talk about the famed RACECATION! Traveling to a race, and using an extra day or two to explore the race city is something Stephen and I try to do a few times a year. We both love road trips and he doesn’t seem to mind …
One more sunrise on the beach. We packed up everything and started the drive back to Tuscaloosa. This vacation was exactly what we needed. 2 years ago, we were dealing with personal loss and he was about to have major shoulder surgery that would leave him out of work for 12 weeks. This year, …
After the race, we walked the mile back down to the docks to get on the ferry back to the Convention center. After a half-marathon, a beautiful mile walk down the streets of Savannah was icing on a very good day. The first priority was finding some food! Stephen has always wanted to go to …
Last time I came to Savannah for this race, it didn’t happen. It was a dark and painful time in our life and I should have known I wasn’t ready to line up for this one. Rock ‘n’ Roll Savannah would have to wait another year. Today, I lined up for Savannah and I finished …
We are those strange people who can’t sleep in while on vacation at the beach. Give me a hot cup of coffee, sandy chair, big sweatshirt, and my camera and I’m a happy beach-watcher. This morning, the actual sunrise was behind a bank of clouds. That made for a great picture and I couldn’t complain. …
We are back for another fall vacation! We came to HHI in 2014 and loved it so much, we decided to come back this year. I am racing in Rock ‘n’ Roll Savannah on Saturday (I’m going to actually start and finish this time!) and HHI is GORGEOUS this time of year. We are mountain …