Lately I’ve been grateful…
for painting classes,
family birthday celebrations,
for espresso & new countertops.
And for signs of spring!
Happy Monday, friends! What have you been grateful for lately?
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February Fitness
Sister: noun, (sĭs′tər) — a person willing to share a fleece blanket and a banana before a race in below freezing weather at 7:30am on a weekend.
For our February Race, we ran the Cupid Chase supporting Rally Foundation for Childhood Cancer. We may have failed to overtake Cupid, but it’s still a win!
Joshua ran with us too. Scott missed out on this one due to a Krav Maga advancement test (which he PASSED).
Next up: St Patrick’s Day Race!
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Lately I’ve been grateful…
For January snow days.
And sunset walks.
For opportunities to try new hobbies.
And fermentation airlocks.
For a midnight cat to sit in my window.
And the fun of wrapping of Hannukah gifts.
For new year’s eve hikes.
And national forests.
And that Not Your Father’s Rootbeer pairs PERFECTLY with Mellow Mushroom pizza.
Happy January, friends!
{gratitude: holiday edition}
Lately I’ve been grateful…
For my mother’s nativity set.
For mistletoe kisses.
And guitar strings.
For the comfortable joy of being home for Christmas.
And the sparkle that comes from being with the people you love.
For dogs underfoot.
And for feet covered in henna.
For special moments with my sisters.
And the sweetness of Hannukah lights and David stars.
And for my Santa, who always insists on rocking this holiday hat.
However you celebrated, I hope you had a wonderful holiday, friends!
Ugly Sweater Run
“No one is walking out on this fun old fashioned family Christmas.”
– Clark Griswold
Last month, we asked ourselves, “What better way to get ready for an old-fashioned Christmas than running a 5k with 1,000 other Atlantans all wearing ugly sweaters?”
We loved this cheesy/merry race. The giant inflatable Santa, Christmas tunes, and free Odwalla smoothies put us in the hap-hap-happiest of moods!
I represented with a Hannukah sweater (they never specified it had to be a ugly Christmas sweater!), while Scott rocked that hat & a Star Wars sweater, and Carol Anne sported a “meowy Christmas” look complete with light-up green tutu.
2/3rds of the way through the run we happened upon the Piedmont Park beehives. Naturally, we had to stop to say hi to the ladies!
Our finisher’s medals are shaped like ugly holiday sweaters.
Another race down! That makes 3 months in a row (including this race, and this one). Wonder how long will we keep this going? You’ll have to keep checking back to find out!
“Hallelujah! Holy sh*t! Where’s the Tylenol?”
– Clark Griswold
Unbidden Grace 