Greetings from Atlanta! Brandon and I left my grandmother’s yesterday to spend a couple of days in Atlanta with my parents before heading back to Charlotte. I have pretty much been living in a perpetual state of cold since Christmas. I just cannot warm up. Waking up to this yesterday at my grandmother’s did not [...]
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Twas the Night Before Christmas
December 24, 2010 { 11 comments }And all through the house, many creatures were stirring…because there are presents left to wrap. I would really rather be reading in bed. We have been going nonstop the for the last few days – so much to do to prep for holiday travel. We finally got on the road around 10 a.m. today and [...]
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George’s Brasserie and a Snow Day
December 5, 2010 { 7 comments }It’s been such a fun weekend – dinner with friends, a nice long run, a great ashtanga practice, dinner with my in law’s at one of our favorite Charlotte restaurants and a day trip to the mountains with lots of snow! Catch up on part one of the weekend with this post and here we [...]
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Marine Corps Marathon Recovery
November 1, 2010 { 9 comments }Yesterday I ran a marathon and I can’t even believe it. I’m definitely experiencing the feeling that you get when there’s a huge build up to something and then it’s just over. After posting my marathon recap we went out for dinner. Unfortunately, there were only chain restaurants around our hotel and we headed out [...]
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Marine Corps Marathon Race Recap
October 31, 2010 { 84 comments }I finished the Marine Corps Marathon today! Overall, I had a very positive race experience. Get ready, because this is going to be a lengthy race recap! I woke up naturally this morning at 5 a.m. I can’t tell you how much my early morning BodyPump and yoga classes have helped me adjust to early [...]
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Marathon Eve and How to Receive Updates
October 30, 2010 { 2 comments }This is going to be a quick overview of my day. I’m blogging from bed and need to start winding down. It’s after 10 p.m. and my 5 a.m. wake up call will come early tomorrow! First up…for those of you who want to track my progress during the race (HI MOM! Love you!), you [...]
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Richmond and The Shirt
October 29, 2010 { 6 comments }Well, we’re officially en route to the Marine Corps Marathon! I worked a half day today and then we hit the road for Richmond, Virginia. We’re spending the night here and then driving into DC tomorrow morning. I started the day with my VERY last training run of marathon training. Sullie accompanied me on an [...]
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Beach Day
August 29, 2010 { 2 comments }We had a great time at the beach this weekend with our friends. After my long run Saturday, I spent the rest of the day relaxing on the beach and cooking a feast. I was so excited that we were all able to bring our dogs with us this weekend. Sullie had so much fun [...]
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Myrtle Beach Long Run – 14 Miles
August 28, 2010 { 12 comments }We arrived in Myrtle Beach last night. Our friends Lee and Ashley invited us to spend the weekend at their beach place along with another couple. We grabbed a late dinner and then I went to bed. I wasn’t much fun since I had a long run planned this morning but the boys certainly didn’t [...]
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DC: Part Three – Celebration!
August 23, 2010 { 8 comments }Here’s the third and final DC post. Catching up? Read Part One and Part Two. The whole reason for our trip to DC was to attend Erin and Dave’s wedding. Brandon grew up in Charlotte with both of them. They started dating in high school and have been together for 10 years now! We were [...]
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DC: Part Two – Eat, Run, Eat
August 22, 2010 { 3 comments }We just arrived back in Charlotte from our weekend in DC. I’m going to cover the rest of the trip in two separate updates. This one will be Friday night dinner and Saturday pre-wedding. The next update will be the wedding and our travels home today. Be sure to check out my day one recap [...]
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DC: Day One
August 20, 2010 { 17 comments }Hello from Washington, D.C. It may take me two hours to write this post – I’m on Brandon’s mini netbook and typing is pretty challenging. We are having so much fun in DC. This is my first trip and so far I am totally loving the city! We’ve crammed a ton in since we arrived [...]
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Dragon Fruit
August 16, 2010 { 9 comments }Sunday was a day full of adventure. (Catch up on what happened Saturday night – including my car break in – here.) The adventure started when my mom announced that she picked up a funny looking fruit at the Dekalb Farmer’s Market. Enter dragon fruit. We Googled it and found that it’s native to Mexico [...]
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Reunited
August 15, 2010 { 6 comments }We met up with our best friends from law school this weekend in Atlanta. It’s the first time that we’ve all been together since graduation. We’ve seen each other separately over the last year but this was our first chance to get together as a group. After I finished my long run, we headed Becky [...]
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Atlanta Long Run
August 14, 2010 { 6 comments }We arrived at my parent’s house in Atlanta around 9:30 last night and this was waiting on us. My parents picked up a pizza and salad for us from Grant Central Pizza. Perfect late night dinner after four hours in the car. And then this happened and Brandon tried to document it but my camera [...]
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Isle of Palms Weekend
August 8, 2010 { 14 comments }Hello everyone! Catching up? Read about part one of my weekend in Isle of Palms here. I was really concerned that it was going to be cloudy and gray on Saturday but miraculously, right after I hit “publish” on my blog post, the clouds parted and the sun shined all day. It was beautiful! I [...]
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Operation Storm Survival, Beach, Run and BEAUTIFUL!
August 7, 2010 { 2 comments }Happy weekend from beautiful Wild Dunes Resort in Isle of Palms, South Carolina. I braved extremely hazardous road conditions to get here…and I was by myself. Brandon left earlier in the week for the beach but I had to work so couldn’t leave until after work Friday. My solo road trip started off with a [...]
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Adventures in Milledgeville
July 11, 2010 { 8 comments }Good morning! I’m blogging from my grandmother’s screened porch. One of my all-time favorite places to be! :D We were up early yesterday morning to get on the road. I packed a bowl of banana oatmeal for the drive. Which I ended up having to shovel down in about 5 minutes because Brandon stopped for [...]
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Mountain Weekend Wrap Up
July 5, 2010 { 3 comments }This post covers part two of our mountain weekend for the Fourth and Brandon’s family reunion. Check out part one here. Brandon was up at 6:30 a.m. on the Fourth for an early tee time. While he was gone I slept a little longer, ate breakfast, blogged and went for a run. I had no [...]
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Another Birthday Girl and Happy Fourth!
July 4, 2010 { 1 comment }Happy Fourth of July everyone! I am blogging from a hotel lobby in the Western North Carolina mountains. We arrived here yesterday for a family reunion for Brandon’s mother’s side of the family. There are about 50-60 people here! Crazy but fun to meet so many family members from all over. Backing up…yesterday (July 3) [...]
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AthFest Day 2, Your Pie and Monday Recap
June 28, 2010 { 4 comments }I feel so behind! I have so much to catch you guys up on. I planned on posting the rest of our Athens weekend recap last night but our plans changed and we ended up not getting home until after 11 p.m. I had a 5 a.m. wake up call to teach BodyPump this morning [...]
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AthFest Day 1
June 26, 2010 { 1 comment }Hello from Athens, Georgia! On the way to Athens I had a Synergy Kombucha. We received a warm welcome last night when we arrived at Drew and Natalie’s house with friends, dinner and drinks waiting on us. Natalie and Drew prepared quite a spread for dinner. Edamame dip. Whole wheat couscous with red bell pepper, [...]
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Hilton Head Island Weekend in Review
May 23, 2010 { 3 comments }It’s been a while since you’ve heard from me. Brandon and I had a miscommunication about who was packing my laptop for our long weekend in Hilton Head. We were about half way there when I realized that he didn’t bring it. I had a minor freak out but then just decided to enjoy my [...]
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Lowcountry Living
May 3, 2010 { 1 comment }I spent this weekend in Charleston, South Carolina for my friend Michelle’s bachelorette party. Brandon and I lived in Charleston for a year after college and were married there so it holds a very special place in my heart. We had a fun girl’s weekend. I wanted to update the blog yesterday but the wireless [...]
