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… Continue reading

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… Continue reading

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… Continue reading

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… Continue reading

Kitchen Sink Smoothies

The Boy got me a Vitamix for my birthday last year and we use it at least five times a week for smoothies in the morning. One of us mans the Vitamix, the… Continue reading

GU Pro

As I make my move to Denver I’ve been chomping at the bit to get back into racing. I’m toying with ideas like Pikes Peak, Leadville, and Ride the Rockies. I am so… Continue reading

Review: Dyson DC35

With Wally came fur. Fur like I’ve never seen before. Tumbleweeds of fur. And this is coming from people who’ve had a lab for years. And it wasn’t just fur. We take them… Continue reading

Busted Back

Today I was walking the beasts when I saw a friend across the street (one of the nice things about Pittsburgh is seeing people you know everywhere you go). We beamed at each… Continue reading

Ashtanga Yoga

In light of last week’s events, I made an effort to keep myself as busy as humanly possible this weekend as a means of distracting myself from a lot of hurt around me.… Continue reading

Wesley Spectrum Gala

Last night we went to a fundraiser to benefit Wesley Spectrum, a local organization that helps kids with developmental, educational and behavioral disorders. It was held at Phipps Conservatory, an incredible botanical garden… Continue reading