May 6th, 2010
This post is random (advanced warning).
I had a dream last night that I was being secretly recruited by the FBI for an assignment of which I had no knowledge of but if I told anyone I would wind up dead. Also being recruited was an exboyfriend who is notoriously untrustworthy so why I would agree [...]
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March 19th, 2010
I just ran 4 miles. It was harder than it should have been. All my runs lately are harder than they should be.
Running partners, I need you. You haven’t seen me lately. Don’t let me get away with it. Make me run with you. Make me run with you a lot.
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March 18th, 2010
Stealing this picture from Kevin’s blog because this is just what I need right now:
And lucky for me, I have an awesome brother and friends who invited me to go hiking/camping with them this weekend in Roan Mountain, Tenn. We will be leaving tomorrow evening and hiking 3 peaks (a total of 12 miles.) I [...]
Tags: Amy, Cai, Carolinas Medical Center, Dad, hiking, Jenny, Josie, Kevin, Mecklenburg Healthcare, Mia, Natural Awakenings, Piedmont Medical Center, Roan Mountain, Sadie
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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. [...]
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January 21st, 2010
It’s 1980-something and I’m in the back of mom’s station wagon, sitting on blue vinyl with my neighbor Lauren sitting across from me, and we’re on the way to school. Jenny and Kevin are in the car as well. Lauren says to me, “Why don’t you ask your mom if the tooth fairy is real?”
It’s never [...]
Tags: Amy, Andrea, Dad, Easter Bunny, Jenny, Kevin, mom, Santa, Tooth Fairy, training bras
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January 5th, 2010
So, better late than never on the Christmas blog post, right? I’ll try not to bore you with all of the details, but I wanted you to see what my grandmother thought of this present I made for her. Instead of telling you, I’ll show you with pictures, all beautifully captured by Jeff:
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Also, I had [...]
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January 4th, 2010
When I was a child, my aunt Josie had a book made that featured myself and my cousin David. I thought it was so cool, reading about our day of chasing foxes or whatever we were doing in the adventure. A few months ago I thought of that book and then found myself thinking – [...]
Tags: Cai, children's book, editing a book, graphic design children's book, Jenny, Kevin, Mia, Sadie, Spike the turtle, turtles, Turtles Can't Talk, writing a book
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January 3rd, 2010
So, I’m a little late on the the whole “look back/look ahead” post that comes at the end of the year, but I was too busy celebrating the holidays to take the time to sit down and think about it! So, better late than never, right?
Last year I wrote about some thoughts on 2008, and [...]
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December 28th, 2009
So you guys want to know what’s next after the Thunder Road Marathon, huh? Me too.
I’m still in recovery and taking it easy but I can’t wait to get back out there.
The first official thing on the calendar is our annual Mount Mitchell winter trip. It’s coming up in a couple of weeks, and I [...]
Tags: Chris, Cooper River Bridge Run, Cupid's Cup 5K, Elizabeth 8K road race, Jenny, Kevin, Run Downtown Greenville 5K, SouthPark Half-Marathon, Spinx Half marathon, Spinx half marathon Greenville SC, Terrapin 5K plus one, thunder road marathon, Tri at Baxter, try a triathlon, Try the Rock
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December 14th, 2009
How do I put this experience into words? Where do I even begin to describe this moment?
Jeff said I should title this blog post “I beat Superman.” Because I did, in fact, beat Superman at the Thunder Road Marathon on Saturday.
But I know it’s not about who I beat or who beat me. I was [...]
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