Last weekend, I made a last-minute decision to run the West Point 5k. Despite having this race on my calendar for a few months, I procrastinated on signing up for the event. There were a few reasons for my lack of enthusiasm: 1.) West Point is definitely the hilliest place I have lived and while training on hills makes me faster for those flat races, those hills aren’t so helpful during a race. I knew it would be really difficult for me to churn {Read More}
Since my re-entry into the world of running, I would consider myself a solo running. I enjoy the solitude, the quiet time just for me. But, there were a few time last year when I started to wonder if maybe running with a partner or with a group was something that I could do. I inadvertantly ran with Kara at the L.L.Bean 10k and the Beach 2 Beacon 10k. I really enjoyed the light chatting and having someone by my side to help me tough {Read More}
Settling into a routine is never easy when you are living out of boxes. I have to say that we have done a great job of making our house a home over the past few days. It is nice to have our furniture and we are making great progress on our sea of boxes. Most importantly, we are settling in to some normalcy for Cora. The hardest part of the move for me is worrying about how it will affect {Read More}
Despite the MOVING DRAMA, we are trying to keep busy the best we can! Cora is loving her new yard and slide! I’m loving the sites! And well, having beer at a local bbq joint doesn’t hurt either! Trying to stay sane as we wait for our household items to arrive!Lisa
Every time I look at the calendar, another month is whizzing by… After work on Friday night, I flew to Florida to celebrate the middle school graduation of my little brother. He had no idea I was coming so it was a great surprise! Some look at me like I’m crazy for flying down to celebrate a middle school graduation but I think that it is important to recognize educational milestones, especially very impressionable youngsters. Since I don’t have the {Read More}
