Category Archives: Summer

A Few Things I Did This Weekend 6/19/2016…

Posted on June 21, 2016 by

Hard to believe it is already mid-June, 2016 is flying by.  My intentions to post more often are good but somehow I end of with these short weekend clips, nothing noteworthy of a singular blog post. So here is what … Continue reading →

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Five Things I Did This Weekend…

Posted on September 6, 2014 by

This has been a very busy week consumed by work (my paying job) and budget and meeting planning for the Missions Committee that I co-chair (my volunteer job). As a new weekend begins, I am just getting around to posting … Continue reading →

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Enjoying a Few Days Off

Posted on August 28, 2014 by

I don’t usually take time off unless I have a trip planned, I prefer to use my time to travel .   When I initially scheduled vacation this week, I thought we might take a backpack out west. After all, we … Continue reading →

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Five Things I Did This Weekend…

Posted on August 26, 2014 by

Another summer weekend has slipped by and the official end of summer is just days away.  We spent this weekend mostly outside and mostly in the company of good friends.  While I have not completed everything on my “Summer To … Continue reading →

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Is Bicycling Making a Difference…

Posted on July 24, 2014 by

I am not a fan of summer running!  The southern heat and humidity stifle my breathing and feel like anchors slowing down my legs.  Oh the agony of it all. Forget 5k  and 10k pace, I have what I call … Continue reading →

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Weekend in the Wilderness: Backpacking, Abrams Creek…

Posted on July 9, 2014 by

Finally, after a three year hiatus, we completed another backpack!  On the hottest, most humid weekend (to date) of Summer 2014, we shouldered our backpacks and hit the trail with friends, Sonya and Mac. Backpack #75 is in the log … Continue reading →

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Backpacking…

Posted on June 26, 2014 by

We are frantic around here, our house is in chaos.  John and I are in the throes of preparing for an upcoming backpack, our first in three years.  It is not that we are new to this rodeo, we’ve been … Continue reading →

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