This summer has flown by! It’s hard to believe that today is the first day of August. I’m plugging along on the running and the boys have one more month off of school, so for today’s Friday Five with Mar, Courtney, and Cynthia, I’m going to talk about what I love about August (in no…
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My five favorite things about Ireland
Ireland was amazing. There’s really no other way to describe it. With the exception of our flight back (which actually went smoothly once we took off), the trip went as perfectly as one could imagine. So, I’m going to take the Friday Five topic that Cynthia, Mar, and Courtney came up with and spin it…
5 things you may not know about me
I’ve been blogging for a long time (6 years!) so I’m not sure how much there is left to tell about me, but I decided to accept the challenge that Mar, Cynthia, and Courtney have thrown out. 1. We moved out of Wisconsin when I was two years old. From then until Beer Geek and…
Friday Five: Beers to beat the heat
Today’s topic for the Friday Five linkup with Mar, Courtney, and Cynthia is “Five Ways to Beat the Heat”. It’s been stupid hot here this week and I’ve been running with the Mizuno Baton, so this topic is perfect. Since I already wrote a post with tips on how to survive running in the heat,…
Ultimate Coffee Date #1
I don’t usually post on Saturdays, but I’m feeling the need to do a mind dump because my brain is spinning way too fast for me to keep up. If we were to meet up for coffee in person, you’d find that I’m all over the place, going about a mile a minute, so it…
5 things I will do this summer
Mar, Courtney, and Cynthia are hosting their usual Friday 5 and this week they want to know what I’ll do this summer… I admit it. I am not a fan of summer. Even with our super cold, nasty, long winter this year, I am not in love with summer. I love the idea of summer:…
Savor the weekend
This weekend was our favorite beer event: Savor! It’s an amazing opportunity to meet brewers and owners and try some really amazing beers. It’s held each year at the National Building Museum, which is a gorgeous venue. I can’t really put into words how much fun this is each time we do it. So, I’ll…
Savor, FitFoodie Rock My Run, a winner, and 20% off
Woo, that’s quite a title! But seriously, so much going on that I needed a catch all post! Today is the marathon of the craft beer world! It’s like Marine Corps used to be – you have to be fast with the fingers to get tickets. What am I talking about? SAVOR! If you’ve been…
GOTR and Mosaic District
As I’ve mentioned before, I like to volunteer for Girls on the Run whenever I can. I’ve run with a young lady who’s mom was deployed. I’ve volunteered as a Start/Finish line leader a few times, and last fall I was in charge of the water stop where the water froze. I don’t have daughters,…
Unplanned rest day + a very beery WIAW
This was supposed to be a 50 mile week. Not.going.to.happen. I’ve been dealing with pain in the ball of my foot for over a year now. I recently made an appointment with a podiatrist to confirm that it is Morton’s neuroma and to see what my options were. Interestingly, since I dropped a certain shoe…
Running and beer
That pretty much sums up my weekend… Saturday was the 4th annual Barleywine Festival at Mad Fox Brewing. Beer Geek and I shuffled the kids off to friends for the day/night and arrived as they were opening at 11:00am. Yes, I started drinking at 11am. The event offers 4oz pours for $3 each and there…
How not to have a decent picture of yourself…
I’ve had a couple of occasions recently to need a picture of me. Not of my family. Not of me with my fun runner buddies. Me. Just me. I don’t have one. Or, to be more accurate, I don’t have one I like. If you too want to have no pictures that you can provide…