“Watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are hidden in the most unlikely places.” – Roald Dahl I saw this quote on twitter today and it reminded me of this super fun little find in my blueberries a few days ago. I keep looking at this photo because…
I left my heart in…
…the Hello Kitty San Francisco cup. Salted caramel pecan. Three down, one to go.
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…
Thanks, Twitter!
Thanks to some useless trivia I discovered via twitter, I’ve dug up a couple of favorite photos in honor of World Cat Day! Many happy returns!
Beauty is in the journey…
…not in the destination, as this video proves in the most ridiculously gorgeous way. Ah-mazing.
Just wondering
Am I the only one who can’t look at birds sitting on phone wires without thinking about Pixar?
What a gift…
As part of a photo project for work, today I got to spend some time with a lovely elderly patient of ours. The objective of the project is to provide our patients’ families with large, framed photos of their loved one’s hands. To some, I guess this might sound strange. Not everyone has attractive hands….
Speech lessons
Funniest video I’ve seen in a long time. This walrus rocks it out.
Two Down, Two to Go
I now have the second of four collector Hello Kitty spoons and bowls from my new favorite frozen yogurt place. Last time it was strawberry lemonade sorbet. This trip: red velvet cake batter. Nom baby nom. Can’t wait for trip number three.
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…
Redefining Rest Stop
What better way to break up a six and a half hour drive from Madison than a stroll through Anderson Japanese Gardens in Rockford, Illinois? What an amazingly beautiful, peaceful place. The waterfalls…the tea house…the koi ponds…it was exactly what I needed before continuing the long, monotonous drive through the endless cornfields and wind turbines…
Glimpse
Home after a long week and a beautiful detour. More tomorrow…
It’s been fun, but…
I’ve decided that, as much as I love this view, it’s hard to enjoy it fully by myself. Home is where my family is…and I miss them.
Your smile made me happy.
After another full day of training today, I decided to forgo my run and just wander around the lake with my camera. I snagged a sandwich to go, sat on the pier and took it all in. Even as the sun was making its way down, there was still a lot of activity on the…
A room with a view…
…and a run with a view. I’m in Madison, Wisconsin for training and I’m ready to move. Okay, a little dramatic, but I’m in love with this town. The above building is on the university campus and is outside my classroom window. And at the end of the day, I went for a run along…
Panda Slide
Pure awesomeness. And this is how Friday will come to a close. Courtesy of my mom.
I Spy…
For months, my various running routes have all had one particular corner in common. And for all these months I have failed to notice this empty bench sitting away from the curb, slightly hidden by unruly hedges and overgrown weeds. I saw it tonight and it stopped me in my tracks. It was like a…
Neighborhood “Library”
I tried a new running route tonight and passed by this strange little contraption. From a distance, I thought it was a short, over-the-top birdhouse. But as I moved closer, I realized it was something different. A library…? I was totally intrigued. At first I thought it was just a really sweet gesture by a…
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….
Loving the Lantern Festival
Since its May opening, we’ve heard nothing but rave reviews about our Botanical Garden’s Lantern Festival. I’ve so wanted to go, but the descriptions of the enormity of the crowds was, to me, a little daunting. (Okay, I know we just ran The Color Run among a sea of people, but that’s different. You’re expected to…
We love a parade…
To mark today’s holiday, the kids and I headed to a parade in a nearby community. It was like visiting Mayberry…right down to the white picket fences and cute families lining the streets. Little kids waved their flags and scoured the curbside for candy tossed from floats. The parade was appropriately patriotic (so good to…
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.
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