Posts from ‘December, 2009’

Our last group run of the decade!!  It seems like such a huge deal when you say it like that, but in reality, today’s run was like every other run we take, except this one was on a Thursday and we had to beat it home so the guys could leave for work.  Thus, no [...]

I put out a call a week or so ago asking for Runner’s Stories.  I’m incredibly curious about why people run.  What’s their motivation?  There are so many stories (every one is different) and because I love stories, I want to collect these!  I’ve also been thinking of my own “story”, and while I was [...]

Remember that post about the cool chocolate Bill gave me when I started whining about not having any in the house?  Well, you can stop holding your breath; here’s my review on the various bars (you knew it wouldn’t take long, right?).
Fran’s Chocolates, Gray Salt Caramels in Dark Chocolate
This was the first thing I opened.  [...]

So many things to love about the day after Christmas, and none of them have anything to do with shopping!  I love the fact that the insane feelings of stress are over.  No more shopping, baking, malls, crowds, or guilt-ridden desserts to consume and then fret over.  There’s a sense of relief in the air… [...]

Bill and I were in Las Vegas recently for the Rock n Roll Las Vegas Half Marathon (read my Race Report). While walking around the Strip and taking in the sights we ran across Bauman’s Rare Bookstore in the Palazzo. As bibliophiles, this store was the epitome of “awesome”. We saw First Editions of Huckleberry [...]