September 2010

Wordless Weekened: Dad’s Visit

September 27, 2010
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What did you do this past weekend? Related posts:Pumpkin Day!Lime Green and Yet Another Giveaway!! Wordless Weekend: Blackberries and Riding

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Guest Post: Sandi, the Step Mother-in-Law

September 24, 2010
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Hey all! I’ve been recovering from my First Half Ironman this past week, doing nothing but some yoga, taught 1 spin class, still unpacking boxes, and school! The plethora of school work has definitely kept me inside when I’ve wanted to go out for a run which is probably a good thing. Plus, I wanted [...]

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Grand Columbian Half Ironman 2010

September 21, 2010
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Not all races are supposed to be great ones. I learned that on Saturday. I was humbled more so than I have ever been during a race. I try to be real about how my training goes 100% of the time on the blog, but honestly after this race, I didn’t want to talk about [...]

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Me Against Myself

September 17, 2010

Tomorrow is a big day. I will be competing in my first Half Ironman (1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike, 13.1 mile run). I’ve been surprisingly calm the last few days about the whole thing. Maybe I’ve just been way too stressed out about other things going on in my life to worry about this [...]

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Don’t Get Scammed When Adopting/Buying a New Pet

September 15, 2010
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Since the hubs and I moved back to the states a few months ago, we have really wanted to adopt a dog, a Weimaraner in particular. These dogs fit our lifestyle for so many reasons that I won’t go into all of them now, but a few of the reasons that I like them are [...]

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Manitou Incline

September 13, 2010
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The hubs and I spent the weekend in Colorado Springs since he had work there, and the hotel was already paid for. We had a great time and even got to see the Air Force/ BYU game. We also tackled this mammoth of a mountain that morning before the game. You see that line that [...]

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Cycling Under the Tuscan Sun Part 5: Italian Cooking Class and Fireflies

September 10, 2010
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  To catch up on the trip if you are here for the first time:   Part 1: Bike Fitting and Wine Part 2: Finding Our Way Around Part 3: Gelato of the Day Part 4: Getting Lost is a Good Thing After our 5th day of riding, we all met on the second floor [...]

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