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Whew!  There sure is a LOT to do and see in our nation’s capital… I will tell you all about my fun, tourism-packed weekend in D.C. but first I believe I have some business to take care of.  Congrats to reader Olivia, who will soon be the lucky owner of some yummy vegan baked treats (made by yours truly) AND a bottle of Xagave’s agave syrup!!  Her guess as to what place I finished was one of the closer ones, but was still fairly far off.  Props to those of you who guessed in the… Read more >

Well, I’m going to. My trip home has been amazing.  I have been lucky enough to spend time with my ENTIRE family, as well as try on wedding dresses, run a half marathon, and enjoy some pretty awesome meals, too!! This is the best of the very best, in recap form. On Thursday, we went for lunch at our wedding venue.  Dad’s Dungeness Crab Melt with chunks of Dungeness crab topped with fresh tomato, avocado and melted dill havarti cheese on an English muffin. Mom’s Gale Ranch salad with organic mixed greens, Fuji apples, Brie… Read more >

Being a hippie I hate to admit to loving something as corporate as Nike.  But seriously, sometimes I see the Nike logo, and can’t help but tingle all over, especially when it is race weekend and the message is female empowerment. [run like a girl photo] Makes my heart go pitter patter. On Friday I went into the city for some fun (to pick up my race day packet, bib number, and get some pampering).  Hello, freebies!!!  Smoothies, manicures, pedicures, massages, not to mention the samples from Kashi, Luna, Safeway, Ghirardelli, Say Yes to Carrots,… Read more >

No worries.  I’m alive.  However, I have been super busy…I will fill you in on most of the deets later.  But, in the mean time, may I present to you a post written so long ago that I completely forgot about it… Brekkie of champions.  Hash browns a la Kyle (chop, PAM, sizzle, salt, pepper, eat) with 2 eggs on the side.  Note the ketchup on the sidelines just waiting to be called in. Dueling coffee (mine is the frothy white cup on the left, Kyle’s is the nearly black mug on the right).  For… Read more >

If my relationship with running is ANY indication of my marriage skills, the future is looking bright for me and Kyle.  I was thisclose to throwing in the towel at multiple points this morning, and oddly enough, they were ALL before the race even started.  I’m not going to go into too detailed a description of the race, because most of my issues and battles were psychological in nature and BEFORE I even got to the starting corral.  I took this horrendous photo of myself to (a) show you the obscene time I was up… Read more >