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February 19th, 2010
Charlotte vs. Athens
As you may or may not know, I spend a lot of my free time visiting Athens, Ga. And who wouldn’t? It’s such an awesome place to be. Last night I was chatting with a guy at a bar in Athens and he was telling me about his favorite Charlotte places. He mentioned [...]
Tags: Beth, Chris, Dish Charlotte, Evening Muse Charlotte, fishnet leggings, Harpers charlotte, Mad Hatter Athens, NoFo on Liz Charlotte, Roosters Charlotte, Snug Harbor Charlotte, The Penguin Charlotte, Zink Charlotte
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February 18th, 2010
I woke up last night to an intruder.
Or at least, that’s what I thought I was waking up to. I’m visiting Chris in Athens, and I woke up to him screaming. I sat straight up and went instantly into fight mode. I think my arms were even in punch position. My heart was pounding.
Turns out, [...]
Tags: athens, Breanna, cats scratching, Chris, Kishin, raising puppies, waking up to screaming
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February 17th, 2010
Okay, I can’t hold off on talking about running any longer. If you’re not into working out, feel free to skip this one. But it’s been a while since I’ve given an update, so here goes:
I’ve been lazy this winter. Not as lazy as I was before I started “really” running, but lazier than I [...]
Tags: athens, Chris, marathon, running, South Park half marathon, the lazy runner, winter running
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February 15th, 2010
I used to *love* snow. I mean, what kid doesn’t? A free pass from school and something fun and new to play with … can’t beat that …
Then I got a job at a newspaper. And they had a lovely rule in which we had to drive into work even in inclement weather. Understandable, I [...]
Tags: Asheville, athens, Chris, Colleen, Grove Park Inn, Jeff, Mount Mitchell, newspaper, newspaper work snow days, snow, working at a newspaper
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February 11th, 2010
One night during my college days, I met this really great guy, Mike*. He was so sweet and cute and perfect, and we hit it off from the moment we met. There was a group of us hanging out that night, and I was on cloud 9. Until my sorority sister, Karen, pulled me aside [...]
Tags: athens, Chris, college, Facebook, fighting over guys in college, girl:guy ratio in college, more women than men, sorority, UGA, Winthrop
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February 1st, 2010
First off, I want to say thank you for all the kind words and support last week. Having a heavy heart and no outlet is at times, lonely. But, things are not all bad. In the good-news department, I have some exciting things to report:
Good friend news #1
My friend Michael, an actor, has landed a commercial. [...]
Tags: 1-800-Flowers, Chris, day at the spa, Grove Park Inn, Jeff, Jenny, Katie, Michael, Mizunos, Scott, TrySports, TrySports Charlotte
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January 20th, 2010
Chris B. asked me last week to write a gear list regarding what I took, should have taken, and shouldn’t have taken on my recent trip to Mount Mitchell for winter camping. So, without further adieu, here it is:
Head to toe
Here’s what I wore on my trip:
Balaclava – I fought against one of these. I [...]
Tags: backpack, Backpackers Pantry, balaclava, Beanie, bivy sack, bladder, Chris, coat, coffee filter vs. Starbucks via, feece, gloves, hand warmers, hiking, hiking boots, hiking pants, hiking socks, jacket, Jeff, Kevin, mittons, Mount Mitchell, Mountain House meals, REI, Scarf, sea to summit stuff sacks, sleeping bag, thermals, toe warmers, trekking poles, yaktrax
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January 15th, 2010
Things I learned on this camping trip:
- I burned more calories backpacking last weekend than I did running the marathon last month.
- Chris is terrified of clowns.
- Bears do come out in the winter, and when there is snow on the ground they leave the tracks to prove it.
- The guys all knew exactly what type of [...]
Tags: Chris, Jeff, John, Kevin, Mitchell in Winter, Mount Mitchell
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January 14th, 2010
Gear I would not do this trip again without:
In addition to the usual stuff, of course …
- Yaktrax - attaches to your hiking boots to make them easy to walk in snow/ice
- Toe Warmers - I used to think they were a luxury. In this weather, they were a necessity. Next time, I will have enough for [...]
Tags: Andrew, Chris, Jeff, Kevin, Mount Mitchell, Mount Mitchell Summit, starbucks via while camping
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January 13th, 2010
Quotes from the trip:
Me: We saw some tracks that looked like a cat. Would that be a bear? A mountain lion?
Andrew: No, that’d be a cat.
Chris: I’m gonna get one of those at some point (spoken every time someone showed him a piece of gear. Any gear.)
Chadd: I hate rabbits (spoken every time the smoke got in [...]
Tags: Andrew, Chris, hiking, Jeff, John, Kevin, Mount Mitchell, REI, winter hiking
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