It breaks my heart to let everyone know that Elliott (his show name was “Happenstance”) passed away late last night at my family’s farm in Boyce, Virginia. Elliott was an absolute fighter until the very end, and I had to make the call to avoid future…
This past weekend was jam-packed. Saturday Nathan, mom, and I drove down to Charlottesville for a wedding shower at his family’s church. We had a fabulous time, and everyone was so very generous to us! It was a little hard, because I didn’t know very…
Much-delayed update from my second trip to the beautiful Hawaiian islands. This time we ventured to Maui, which was a spectacular end to the week. Beautiful scenery and nothing but sunny days, it was as to be expected. Seeing Nathan was a nice perk, too! Saturday, August 4 4AM…
Last week Nathan took a flight home for the 4th, and stayed until the 8th. We wanted to get some wedding things out of the way, so it seemed like the perfect time (especially considering I had the days off of work!). After spending almost four hours at Crate &…
It’s been a while since I’ve updated, mostly because the past few weeks have been a WHIRLWIND, to say the least!! The biggest news since my last post – Nathan and I got ENGAGED!!!! It was on June 6, and I had invited him to be…
Saturday I had the unique opportunity to attend the Liberty University graduation in Lynchburg, VA, for Nathan’s sister’s undergraduate graduation. This year was especially a big one, because Mitt Romney was the selected speaker. The weather was perfect but the crowd was insanity. I was very…
Back to the fun of crazy weekends! Saturday I volunteered at the Difficult Run Pony Club Horse Trials at Frying Pan Park as a jump judge. This is my last year with the pony club (I age out at the end of the year), so I’m trying to…
After an exhausting week and a not-so-productive weekend, I think I have finally recovered from what was an EPIC 11-day trip to Hawaii. The weather was a perfect 80 degrees and sunny (until the last day), the trip was adventure-packed, and the scenery was beautiful…
DONE friends, DONE. This past weekend was the Charlottesville Marathon/Half Marathon/8K/Kids Mile in the downtown area of Charlottesville, Virginia. My running partner and I have been training for about 4 months for the Half Marathon, which is 13.1 miles of rolling Charlottesville terrain. Friday I was…
Despite the rainy weather this weekend, my running mate and I decided to tough it out and run our longest run before the half in two weeks. Since the half is 13.1 miles, our goal was to do 12 this weekend, then 8-10 next weekend, and then rest…
