Family

the Blue Lagoon

Published August 21, 2019

top-of-world BIRTHDAY

August is BIRTHDAY MONTH – and the 21^st, my far-away top-of-the-world CELEBRATION day.

Bigger, better? Holidaying with Michaela. Life always BEST when shared 😊

Direct flights on Iceland Air. Denver to Reykjavik; M a short 5 hours from Boston. Keflavik meetup – convenient 45 minutes between touchdowns. Luggage, Monopoly money. Sleep another day.

Today – it’s my BIRTHDAY! Go, go, go!

Airport transfer to Iceland’s Blue Lagoon (lava field on the Reykjanes Peninsula). M bought the deluxe package (bathrobes, shoes, double the mud). Geothermal heated, water sweating volcanic minerals/silica. OUTDOOR SPA day. Would leave 10 years younger. Scandinavian fountain of youth. LOL>

Long soak followed by birthday DINNER. 3 courses, foreign palate – FAAANNNTASTIC eats!

Late afternoon commute into the capital. Bus Stop #3. Our new home away from home. Me, the Hotel Borg. M & Eli, an Airbnb apartment short 10-minute walk. Iceland, dig this place!

Hike day tomorrow: Thórsmörk Volcano 🌋

: Denver ✈ Reykjavik

: Boston travellers

: Happy Birthday 2019

: outdoor silica soak

: fountain of youth 🇮🇸

: my thinking spot

: MUD!

: day drinkin’

: home away from home

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Route 66 Challenge (May edition)

Published May 28, 2019

“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 ME. The 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 2^nd 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)

: ended May at 1913 miles

: my postcard journey

: Mile 1913: Golden Valley, AZ

: SNAPPING TURTLES in Bro’s yard (Arkansas River flooding)

: Happy Mother’s Day ❤️

: vows renewed in Vegas

: NYC News Corp buddy

: first MASTERS class 🎓

: 🐶 🤣

: 2 weeks from my Wild West, South Dakota FINISH – yikes!

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

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Divine M’s Happy 26

Published May 18, 2019

Family & faith. My secret power.

Not sure how/when, my next direction – FAITH
Who I am, what’s ‘life’ important – FAMILY

Don’t waste a lotta time wondering what/if. Lucky that way. My core is solid.

Happy Birthday!

Day & a half in Connecticut. Short trip. Time much appreciated, funds well spent – celebrating Michaela on her day, in her surroundings. Nothing like S’mores on Divine M’s outdoor deck. YUM!

Pizza take-away, birthday dinner in Willimantic, walk over the Frog Bridge. Play with the new grandpup, my first gran-DAWG-ter. Zelda. Whatta cutie! 🐾

Awesome watching Mick grow & flourish – and EVERYTHING around her grow too. Kiddo’s got a green thumb. Scallions, pumpkin, cucumbers, basil, spring flower overload.

Late nite finish. SO MUCH food, birthday’d well past bed time.

See ya later alligator for MY birthday in August. Goodbye NOT. Flights/hotel/excursions already booked – a Reykjavik family adventure. Icelandic ponies, geothermal soak. Volcano hike.

Tough letting go – allowing ‘em to escape the cocoon, grow, butterfly away.

Miss ya Misha. You make my HEART full. Happy 26 ❤️