wedding-bells

I remember your birth –

Manchester Hospital, May 18 1993.

Your first day of school.

Your love of EVERYTHING Disney,

Disney Princess every Halloween.

I remember [you] cutting your first Christmas tree.

Your love of COLOR, Michaela sense of style.

Pink-n-orange pillow still adorns my Colorado couch today.

Your high school graduation &

this past summer, our holiday in Iceland.

 

Today, you’ve said yes to another.

Congratulations baby girl.  You’ll always hold my heart ❤️

 

 

 

“As the leaves and waters fall, I must rise to the occasion.“

 

May 2019 update:  GREAT food, self-reflection, much needed change in direction.

March’s 50-mile fail was a HUGE disappointment/BIG mental drain.  Turned that frown/upside down in Milan ITALY.  Pasta, fresh fish.  GREAT sauces.  Trains, boats.  Chocolate.  Milano Marathon, super experience.  Returned home INSPIRED.

Break from my gym (6-month contract hiatus).  Running outdoors: ‘Every LOUISVILLE Street’.  No doctors, no meds.  Year from professionals.  Positive vibe requirement.

Happy friends, yes.  Negative Nellies, see ya 2020.  I choose METhe JOY is back.

 

Route 66 Challenge.  Memorial Day time goal missed.  And missed by a bunch.  300+ miles short.  It’ll still happen.  I’ll finish the next 2 months, over Colorado summer.

Positives?  1900 miles completed.  FOUR 50K finishes, first Half 2019.  One state shy from marathoning all 50 – AGAIN.  Wild West FINISH: June 2nd in Deadwood, SOUTH DAKOTA!

 

Race ReCap:  4 marathons, 2 50Ks & our annual Bolder Boulder (of course).  5 different states & Milan ITALY.

Marathoning Streak:  66 months; EVERY month, FIVE+ years.

Mileage ReCap:  ended May at 1913 miles (missed Memorial Day GOAL by 367 miles)

 

 

Marathon Calendar:

  • 06/02/2019    Deadwood Mickleson Trail Marathon (Deadwood, South Dakota)
  • 06/15/2019    Big Horn Ultra (Dayton, Wyoming)
  • 06/28/2019    Black Hills 50k  (Sturgis, South Dakota)
  • 07/04/2019    Foot Traffic Flat Marathon (Sauvie Island, Oregon)
  • 07/05/2019    Cook Park Marathon (Tigard, Oregon)
  • 07/06/2019    Burnt Creek Marathon (Vancouver, Washington)
  • 07/07/2019    Stars and Stripes Marathon (Beaverton, Oregon)
  • 07/13/2019    King Salmon Marathon (Cordova, Alaska)
  • 08/18/2019    Overlander Sports Marathon (Yellowknife NT, CANADA)
  • 08/24/2019    Reykjavik Marathon (Reykjavik, ICELAND)

 

2019 Bolder Boulder STRAVA ReCap

 

 

Weddings are interesting events.

 

Main event – 2 people publicly proclaiming a lifetime bond.

Secondary side show – whatta crazy social experiment.  The mix of peoples can be a total crap shoot.  How these 2 diverse families would ever be in the same room, sometimes seems unimaginable.

 

My clan hails from the South, Sis from St Louis (more Midwest than South), my prodigy New England.

The groom’s family – New Jersey.  Both of Tom’s parents come from large families (8+ sisters/brothers).  Then those siblings have kids & some of their kids have kids.  That’s a lot of Jersey in one room.

 

My posse: friendly but reserved.  Groom’s family: LOUD, so much laughing – and these folks LOVE to dance.  SUPER FUN time.

You marry the person, not their family but… when that family is absolutely amazing – double Happy.

 

Fave reception memory?  Couple dance with my Mom — how often does THAT happen?  FULL heart ❤

 

 

Mother-Son Dance

 

Father-Daughter Encore