I started off the day ready for a run. But as soon as I stepped outside the rain came down. So I waited it out with a top-of-the-morning nap in the rocking chair on the back porch of our house. It was seriously divine. Not a sound but the rain hitting the tin roof. … Read More
With all of the patches of rain moving through, today was an exercise in “quick, the sun is out!! let’s go…” We started off the day at the covered Sky Pool and were excited to have the place pretty much to ourselves. After lunch on the porch back at the house, the sun was really… Read More
Our first full day at the beach was pretty dreary but we made the most of it – running outside every time there was a ray of sunshine. I ran the strip of 30A between Rosemary and Alys beaches and it was such a wonderful diversion from my usual routes. Although I felt like I… Read More
We are finally putting the pedal to metal and heading down south for beach trip 2014!!! We’ve been awaiting this week ever since we left last year :-) I packed some special treats, straight from Bikini Bottom, for the littles in the car… Aren’t those the cutest?!?! Let it suffice to say that I’ve… Read More
So, I’m going to do a little bit of housekeeping around here and finally forever memorialize what was quite likely John’s best baseball season ever. He put forth more effort than ever before this spring and barely let anything past him as the Astros’ main third baseman. The Astros were beyond thrilled to take… Read More
The Summer Style Soiree is back – this month we’re going royal in memory of the gorgeous Princess Diana!! Back in April, when I read on the The Daily South (Southern Living blog) that Diana’s favorite flower is the white rose, I knew then and there that I would use that tidbit for this edition… Read More
I ran home from Haven Sunday only to orchestrate a little carb loading and hustling off to the county swim meet!! Both boys qualified with Whit swimming freestyle and John competing in free, back and the medley relay. It’s worth mentioning that all of the boys individual qualifying times were towards to bottom… Read More