For the past several weeks, I haven’t been able to take my favorite route to work because of road construction. Which means that I haven’t been able to see Country Bear Jamboree in quite some time. But tonight on my way home, I was missing him. So I went out of my way and paid…
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Go! St. Louis Halloween 10k Run
Lookie how my morning started! My very first 10k race! Pictured above are my new running buddies sporting their BUTTerfly wings. Yes, we absolutely had as much fun as this would indicate. Some people really took the costume contest seriously. But the fisherman and fish combo was my fave. These were attached, mind you. Talk…
This and That
Best fortune ever. A picture-perfect pumpkin. Sleepy kitty at our neighborhood hardware store. Fried mac and cheese. (Yeah, I went there.) Not a lot of excitement this week. Until… Somebody is happy to have their boy home for fall break. And so am I.
Because…
…every Wednesday should begin with a video of pugs dressed as the Avengers.
I love my enablers
Apparently my love for Hello Kitty is more transparent than I thought. I’ve been in my current job for two months and, as of today, I’ve been gifted Hello Kitty five times from at least three sources. I say “at least” because two gifts were anonymous — so I don’t know if it’s one or…
Sunday Morning Run
My Sunday morning run route started and ended at our little downtown Farmer’s Market. Gourds, pumpkins, mums, temperatures in the 60s…looks like fall is heading our way. This is a new route that afforded some unexpected encouragement… …unexpected beauty and photo ops. Love these prayer flags. What a funky little route! I’ll definitely be doing…
Swoon-worthy
I so love this Pooh video. I keep watching it just to hear the theme song.
Move-in Day
An unexpected garden in the middle of campus… Right next to the parking lot, an immediate greeting from my favorite lilies in the world… And my baby making his way to his new digs… Just a few scenes from today’s big move. Wish I had something profound to say, but it’s been a long day…and…
Past…Present…Future
After spending part of the afternoon catching up with a long-time colleague and friend (one of her sweet kitties pictured above), I came home and noticed a letter addressed to my younger son in our pile of mail. His elementary school was scrawled as the return address in the obvious penmanship of a child. I…
Just wondering
Am I the only one who can’t look at birds sitting on phone wires without thinking about Pixar?
Happy Dance!
Please join me in a happy dance…today marked my 100th mile of running since May 26! Technically, I crossed the 100-mile mark a few days ago, but there were a couple of runs that I forgot to use my app and get credit for the miles. Wish I would’ve had this app when I started…
Glimpse
Home after a long week and a beautiful detour. More tomorrow…
Panda Slide
Pure awesomeness. And this is how Friday will come to a close. Courtesy of my mom.
She really is everywhere.
At long last, look who arrived at Yogurtland today!! Hello Kitty! I’d read about this promotion probably two months ago and I’ve been (im)patiently waiting ever since. In addition to my strawberry lemonade sorbet in a Hello Kitty cup with accompanying character spoon, I picked up two shopping bags and a Hello Kitty plush toy….
Thank you…
Katie and Lilly for giving me a reason to stop and smile during my 102 degree run tonight. I have no idea who you are, but your chalk art made my day.
It’s Monday…
…and this captures the sentiment beautifully. Thanks, Henri.
Sneak Peek…
…at our first 5k!
Breathing Space
This was my happy place today. And not because it was beautiful. No, this rooftop garden was my happy place today because it was my escape from the hospital. Okay, maybe “happy space” isn’t the right phrase. Let’s try “breathing space.” After a long day of waiting for Drew to be scanned, tested, poked and prodded…
Big Sigh, Vacation’s Over.
These images are the result of a Sunday afternoon spent playing with some of our Seattle photos in a few apps on my iPhone. Clearly this post-vacation weekend hasn’t been one of the most productive on record. But least I made it out of my pajamas before noon today. Back to the office and back…
That is all.
Apparently Murphy has turned the decorative basket on my dining room table into his hammock. It’s a mystery.
Pretty Little Things
The risk of me going for runs near our downtown can be summed up in the above photo. Too many distractions. Our home town is sweet, quaint and filled with photo opportunities. I was quite proud that I only stopped twice on my last long run. Above was during my warm up; below was during…
Jacob and the Guitar Man
Grab tissue. (Mom, especially you.) Blind, autistic little boy + a guitar player with the kindest of souls = the sweetest connection. I love that he never misses a beat. Read the accompanying article here for quotes from the guitar player and Jacob’s family. This will be my favorite part of today.
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