December 2009

Chillin’ on New Year’s Eve

December 31, 2009
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Well, the two things that we had planned for today fell through.  We were supposed to go on a group ride, but it ended up being a run that everyone confused with a ride.  I don’t know how that could have happened but it did.  We decided not to go since Steve’s knee did not [...]

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Ahead of the Game with the New Year

December 30, 2009
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My “to do list” for accomplishing my 2010 goals is starting out great!  I decided to start my list this week instead of waiting until the 1st.  Seriously, why wait?  Yesterday’s speed workout on the tready went perfectly!  I’m not going to lie, and say that the workout was painless.  It was quite uncomfortable: 2 [...]

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2010 “New Years Resolutions”

December 28, 2009
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I really hate the standard New Year’s Resolutions because people never keep them, and a lot of times they are unrealistic or too general like no longer eating sweets or losing weight.  And, most people do not expand on their long term goals or have a plan on how they are going to achieve their [...]

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Day After Christmas: Day Trip to Heidelberg

December 26, 2009
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Since we spent all day yesterday inside watching movies, we were a little stir-crazy this morning.  So… we drove to Heidelberg!  It is only an hour away from us, and I really have no good excuse why I haven’t been there yet!  We headed towards the downtown area.  Well, it turns out that the Germans [...]

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Merry Christmas!!

December 25, 2009
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Living in Europe is great most of the time, but I miss home especially around the holidays.  If you are around your family for the holidays, be thankful for it no matter how annoying and loud they all are!  I miss mine for sure!  I’m thankful that at least the hubby and I are together [...]

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Costa Cruise 2009: At Sea

December 24, 2009
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This is the last of the Costa Cruise 2009 series which was a recap of our 12 day cruise the beginning of December.  There were 4-5 days that we were at sea in between our “stops.”  These days were meant to be relaxing, and that is exactly what we did.  We ventured out onto the [...]

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Costa Cruise 2009: Malaga, Spain

December 23, 2009
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For our trip to Malaga, we went horseback riding!  It was an absolutely beautiful day out– about 55-60 degrees F and sunny. The stables also had a bed and breakfast right next to them.  It was such a quant little place!   They had 4 of these Spanish water dogs running around.  They were so [...]

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