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Family,Food,Friends,Holidays

A great birthday

posted on : June 15, 2013 posted by : Brittanie 0 Comment

Thursday the 13th of June was my 26th birthday, and turned out to be my best one yet.  Usually I dread my birthday, not because of getting older but because I have always had bad birthdays.  The past couple years I have had to work late, have had some major…

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Family,Sports,Triathlon,Triathlon Training

Naylor’s Beach Sprint Triathlon

posted on : June 3, 2013 0 Comment

Yesterday I achieved another goal – I completed a sprint triathlon and became a triathlete. This goal was not easy to come by, and it did not go smoothly.  There were days before the race I just couldn’t train anymore, and a lot of mentally frustrating workouts.  My…

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Family,Loss

Happy Trails, Uncle Jerry

posted on : May 29, 2013 0 Comment

Sunday mid-morning I received a devastating phone call from my father.  Jerry, my uncle, had passed away at 61 years old. Jerry wasn’t just my uncle.  He was my mom’s only brother and he had cerebral palsy.  At one point in my childhood I can…

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Army,Entertainment,Family,Food

Iron Man 3, Military Spouse Appreciation, Step Out with the USO, and the Old Guard All Ranks Ball

posted on : May 12, 2013 0 Comment

It has been a crazy busy weekend for us. Thursday night we were given free premiere tickets for “Iron Man 3” at the Hoffman AMC in Alexandria, VA by the GI Film Festival, which was sponsored by the Gary Sinise Foundation.  The Gary Sinise Foundation had invited military…

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Family,Running,Tristan

The TJHSST Pi-Miler

posted on : March 17, 2013 0 Comment

Saturday morning my brother and I braved the threat of terrible weather to run the 3rd Annual Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology Pi-Miler!  The run was 3.14 miles (hence the name), and consisted of a loop through the nearby neighborhoods of TJ.  I needed a…

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Charlie,Dogs,Family

Charlie C. Goldsmith

posted on : March 9, 2013 0 Comment

I am pleased to announce the newest addition to the Goldsmith family.  A five pound, three-month black miniature poodle.  “Charlie” is named after the company Nathan deployed to Afghanistan with (the Comanches, or C-Company).  He was found on the internet, which has brought me lots of…

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Family,Running,Travel

Staunton, BBQ, Races, & Snow Days

posted on : March 8, 2013 0 Comment

Whew, the last two weeks have been yet another whirlwind in the life of the Goldsmith family!  Nathan and I have been very busy getting things together, trying to organize our living space to a state of comfort, and planning trips to take in the next few months. Learning the…

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Family,Friends,Wedding

Our Perfect Wedding

posted on : December 31, 2012 0 Comment

Photo Credit: Kristi Odom Photography Words do not describe how wonderfully perfect our wedding turned out to be.  It was held December 29, 2012 at the Fort Belvoir Officers’ Club in Fort Belvoir, VA.  Everything didn’t go as planned, but it didn’t matter.  Our friends…

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Family,Home

We Bought A Condo!

posted on : November 5, 2012 0 Comment

Big news today- Nathan and I purchased our very first home, a condo in the highly sought-after Arlington! I convinced Nathan when he moved here to get an apartment in my dream building in Clarendon.  After moving in to an apartment in September, he decided he loved the area…

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Family,Horses

Goodbye, Elliott

posted on : October 6, 2012 0 Comment

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…

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