Week Twelve: It felt like summer!
Vermont City Marathon Training – Week 12 Last week’s weather was such a tease. Last Wednesday, I was spread out on the grass for HOURS in a tank top and shorts with The Marriage Plot, a blanket, a...
View ArticleWeek 13: Trees sway.
Vermont City Marathon Training – Week 13 Here’s Merlin and I experiencing a dual ‘blah!’ moment on Saturday: another post-run smoothie that was NOT for him and more training troubles for me. Something...
View ArticleWeekend: Margaritas, First 1st Birthday, 12-miler, and English Tea.
I’m not sure I love a timeline weekend recap, but regardless, here we go again! Friday 4.6.12 7:30 p.m. The weekend started off at El Cortijo. AGAIN. I need help. Rachel says that I’m not getting...
View ArticleWeek 14: Day by Day.
Tonight I popped in Pride & Prejudice (the 2005 version) and did my lengthy PT exercises. Listening to English accents and watching Elizabeth Bennet/Mr. Darcy moments seemed to make my current...
View ArticleWeeks 15-17: Is it time for vacation yet?
Marathon training update! I spent the past few weeks not running. I went for walks and did some swimming, which felt very European. I did my PT strengthening exercises. I spent more time in the...
View ArticleWeekend: Instagram + Marathon.
So I joined Instagram. And didn’t pick up my camera once this weekend. That’s bad, right? On Friday, Jen and I went to see What To Expect When You’re Expecting. People at work were like, “Why? Why are...
View ArticleWeekend 4月14日: Hanami hangout & Unazuki 8K.
First, before I get into a weekend update, it was PAYDAY today. I was down to only 51 yen. Less than a dollar! So I was one happy camper at the grocery store today. I did learn some valuable lessons...
View ArticleWEEKEND 4月21日: Banana Cake + Takaoka Relay Race.
A random assortment of pictures from what’s been up in Toyama-ken the past few days. Post-yoga Indian food Friday is back. Please take a close look at Cullan’s iPad book collection. He couldn’t resist...
View ArticleIT’S MAY! Four things I am looking forward to this month.
I will get to Sigur Ros shortly. Oh, yes, I will. But first, I am going to start doing shorter, more frequent blog posts. After the Boston bombings, I really wanted to hold my loves ones as tight as I...
View ArticleKUROBE 10K.
This week is flying by! One of the coolest things I did last weekend was run a 10K in Kurobe. I don’t run that much over here, but my friends and I love signing up for 5-10K weekend races in Japan....
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