So, Xenia decided to tag me for the “10 things that make me happy” post that is going around. She mentioned she chose some of her 10 “tags” knowing that some of those would not do it. I considered placing myself in that category. I also consider doing 10 things in pictures or listing 10…
Category: beer
Grocery shopping while hungry
One of the first tips that diet plans (and frugal shopping sites) give you is to never go shopping while hungry. When you are hungry at the grocery store, you are much more likely to give in to impulse shopping, especially for not so healthy items. I had to go to Whole Foods today to…
My first giveaway!!
A couple of weeks ago, we went for dinner at one of our favorite brewpubs. We are members of their “frequent drinker club”, er, I mean “Mug Club”, so they track how often we’ve been and how many beers we’ve had. Turns out it was visit #25 for me!!! So, what exactly does this have…
No tempo for me
Yesterday, a very generous friend offered to take both boys (she has one boy Jones’ age) so that I could go for a run. I took her up on it and headed out for a run around 2:30 pm in 86 degree weather. I had my handheld filled with berry nuun and didn’t push myself…
Midwestern Beer and Beer Geek’s Birthday
First off, happy birthday to Beer Geek! Hope you’re enjoying your special day. Since today is “Beer Tuesday” and Beer Geek’s birthday, it seems appropriate to discuss all the yummy beer we’ve consumed during this trip to Wisconsin and Minnesota. On our way to St.Paul for my race, we stopped in Menomonie, WI at Das…
A little Dragon’s Milk for what ails ya
Yesterday was a really long day. We drove to Madison so that I could test drive a Rav4 (Love!) and my parents could get their van serviced. Then we hit Kohls for a huge shopping spree and finally Woodman’s, where I scored some New Holland Dragon’s Milk and a to be revealed later beer for…
Run for the beer
We are safe and sound in Wisconsin. Despite some issues at check in and a slightly delayed flight, we made it here with no major problems. The adventures have already begun! This morning, the boys found a rabbit in the cage in my mom’s garden. Grandma told them she was going to, ahem, take it…
I prefer cold and wet (and I’m not referring to beer)
Today, my only chance to run was at noon when Shoo’s babysitter came over. I had wanted to do 10 miles today, but it was 85 degrees, really humid, and sunny. For once, I ran smart and ran slow and easy, averaging 10 minute miles, but it was just so incredibly hot out that I…
Lupulin Reunulin and Savor
As I’ve mentioned before, this past weekend was all about beer. Beer Geek and I got to attend two of our favorite beer events: the Lupulin Reunion* and Savor. We attended both last year, but they weren’t back to back, so it was a little easier. This past weekend was a little like running a…
Semi Wordless Wednesday: Savor pictures
Me with Sam Calagione of Dogfish Head: Dogfish Head Logo on one of the columns of the National Building Museum: Me with Savor in the background: And a PSA for everyone- if you let your 7 year old borrow your digital camera, make sure the settings are back to normal and you put new batteries…
All Beer, No Running
This weekend was AMAZING! We went to a beer tasting on Friday night and Savor on Saturday night. I’ll write a post on each event later when I’ve recovered from too much food, a lot of beer, and not nearly enough sleep. Here I am all dressed up for our evening out on Friday. The…
Motorcycles and baseball and beer, oh my!
This weekend was Rolling Thunder, when a ton of people with tattoos and Harleys come to the DC area. I LOVE Rolling Thunder. It amuses me. For years, there was a restaurant at the end of the road that runs next to our house that was THE place all the bikers went on Memorial Day…