Christmas time. The time to be with the ones you love? Well, yeah. How else would you come up with one of the most important parts of the holiday season? Traditions! You can’t be expected to invent them all by yourself, can you? You need to share them and talk about them, so that you … Continue reading All the Traditions
Tonight was Elf night. The night we watch the movie Elf as part of our annual Christmas movie watching festival. As tradition dictates, chili was served for our yearly visit with Buddy the Elf. Why chili? Well, many years ago our daughter had her friend Olivia over to spend the night on a December Saturday. … Continue reading Elf
I haven’t written anything in a while. There have been so many major things happening and I just haven’t felt like putting in the work. Being an accountant, though, I get all queasy knowing that I spent the money for a year of blogging software that I’m not using. I know no-one ever really reads … Continue reading Whims
About a month ago we were on a weeklong Disney Cruise! It was such a great trip, full of amazing things to do. When on the cruise, the way you keep track of all these activities is through what they call the Daily Navigator. It’s a schedule put out each day of all the shows, … Continue reading Friends and Movies
We have been saying for years that if the Red Sox ever play at National’s Park, we need to go. We’ve been to Fenway, seen them in San Francisco and Seattle, and went for a series of years to Camden Yards – or it’s actual name – Fenway South. The Nationals are the closest team … Continue reading Baseball, Fireworks, and Interstates
Before my wife and I had our daughter, we used to have this tradition. Every Easter, if the weather was nice, we would drive out to the country and have a picnic at one of our favorite places, Munden Point Park. We’d enjoy the spring and the flowers and the breezes, and dream about starting … Continue reading Time Flies
Race day is over and it went really good! We’re tired, though, and it’s only 1pm. Here’s our recap: The day started early at 5:30am. I didn’t get much sleep because I stayed up all night watching UVA get pummeled by UMBC in the NCAA Tournament. Even though I only got a little over 4 … Continue reading Medal Time
Tomorrow my family and I are running in the Shamrock 8k. This will be my 5th one, but the first for my wife and daughter. Well, my wife has done a couple Half Marathons before, including the Shamrock, and a bunch of 5k’s, and my daughter has also done a few 5k’s, but his will … Continue reading Racing with Myself
Things have been happening lately, and regardless of how we try to slow it down – it just keeps coming. Like Ben Folds once said in a song, life barrels on like a runaway train. We’ve had some milestones recently in our family, and quite few more coming. It’s enough to take your breath away. So, to … Continue reading Milestones
A few weeks ago we had a real life full on blizzard. Right here in beach town Virginia. The – keeps you up at night heavy winds and snow with all kinds of things hitting your roof and windows all night – kind of storm. With every gust roaring down the street and through our … Continue reading Running from the Blizzard
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