Book Love
Tonight I started to pack for Colorado. 15 boxes down and many more to go. I started by tackling the books in our living room. Yes, that means we have 15 boxes worth of boxes in our living room. That doesn’t include the books in our offices. See, we love books. Adore them.We are both … Read more
My Bikram Yoga Testimonial
Almost one year ago I went to my first bikram yoga class. I remember being terrified the entire day leading up to the afternoon class and that by the time I was leaving the studio I realized I had found something special. As an athlete I’ve liked the idea of yoga- something that promotes strength, … Read more
Pittsburgh Marathon 2012: Spectathlete Report
I love marathon Sunday. LOVE it. Whether I’m racing or cheering I just love the energy, being around other runners and being a total goof while I’m out celebrating being alive and enjoying my city. I didn’t run this year because I’ve had too much going on in our house with a new dog, two … Read more
Happy Pilates Day! My First Pilates Class
Happy Pilates Day! That’s a thing? Yes it is! In honor of National Pilates Day my local lululemon store had a community Pilates class. I went because a) I’ll try pretty much anything once and b) the new house in Denver is two short blocks from a Pilates studio so I wanted to check out … Read more
48 Hours in DC: Wine and Sailing
This DC girl is about to load up her Jeep, her dogs and move to the mountains with her Montana man. It was time to go home and say goodbye to my family and friends so I spent 48 in DC drinking wine and sailing. Friday My Uncle collects two things: wine and art. He … Read more
The Freedom to go to Africa
This summer I have 10 weeks of vacation. TEN WEEKS. No job, no boss, no schedule. The responsible part of me will spend some of this time writing manuscripts and my dissertation, but that still leaves me with some time to burn. While walking around Denver after getting some coffee last week, The Boy turned … Read more
48 Hours in Denver and Boulder
Thursday afternoon we left Pittsburgh for Colorado with one mission: find a new home in Denver to move in June. The Type A person that I am I lined up about 15 appointments on Friday and Saturday to see apartments, condos and houses in all parts of town from LoDo to Platt Park to Cherry … Read more
Tuscany 2012
I just spent the most wonderful week in the little Tuscan hilltop town of Cortona. Last year the Boy and his Big Brother were at a charity auction where they did what brothers do- drink lots and goad each other. Luckily for me, this resulted in them winning two auction items: a week in a … Read more
My favorite things for travel
I travel a lot for someone who doesn’t travel for business. In the last six months I’ve been to Boston (twice), New Haven, NYC, Philadelphia, Bozeman, Billings, Seattle, San Fran (twice), San Diego (twice), Denver, and in an hour we’re leaving for Rome and Tuscany. There are a few things that I love and make … Read more
New Toy: Jeep Grand Cherokee
I like the outdoors and I like shiny toys and so in anticipation of moving to Colorado, I bought myself a shiny new toy to play in the outdoors: A 4×4 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland (insert happy noise here: eep!). If you don’t think this is a sexy vehicle, you have poor taste and should … Read more
