August 2010

Cycling Under the Tuscan Sun Part 1: Bike Fitting and Wine!

August 31, 2010
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In the beginning of June of this year, my husband and I FINALLY went on our honeymoon after 2 1/2 years of marriage. We first got married right before we moved to Germany, and again in front of our family last October (it’s a military thing ). You could say that living in Europe was [...]

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Countdown to the Half Ironman: 3 Weeks

August 30, 2010
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So…I have a HALF IRONMAN in 3 WEEKS!! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! I have to admit, I’m feeling very overwhelmed at this point. I’m starting to think it was a stupid idea to sign up for this thing knowing that I would be moving from Germany back to the states, and that it would take a while for [...]

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Spokane to Sandpoint Relay 2010: Part 2

August 27, 2010
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If you missed Part 1, check it out! Why does my husband always have to take pictures of this? Seriously. These are the only pics of this leg of the race for me. Doesn’t this remind you of the last race I did? Anyway, the second run of this race was at about 11pm for [...]

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How to Survive a Relay Race

August 26, 2010
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My first relay race (216 miles) happened to be this year, then two weeks later I followed it with another 185 mile relay race. I learned a lot in those 4 days of racing about my endurance with no sleep and hanging out with the same 5 people in a two day period for each [...]

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Spokane to Sandpoint Relay 2010: Part 1

August 25, 2010
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First off, thank you so much for the lovely comments regarding my Blogiversay! You all were so sweet. About a week and a half ago (sorry for the lateness in posting), the hubs and I participated in a relay race that spanned 185 miles from Spokane, Washington to Sandpoint, Idaho. It was a lot more [...]

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One Year Blogging Anniversary

August 23, 2010
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A year ago this past weekend, I decided to start this blog. You see I had been reading blogs since before I left for Germany from Tucson about 3 years ago. I started reading Diary of an Amateur Triathlete. It was an eloquent smooth flowing blog, and her writing was so inspiring. I would read [...]

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Vegetarian Tuscan Bean Soup

August 20, 2010
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****** Have you entered my giveaway yet? You have until Monday!! ****** It’s Foodie Friday, and you know what that means! A fabulous recipe! Tonight, I was in the mood for something comforting and filling. Of course, it also had to be hearty if my husband was going to eat it and not complain that [...]

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