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13.1!
Before Saturday I ran my first half marathon with my dear friend Claire Connelly in Cincinnati. It was the culmination of a couple of months of long distance training, and a year of transitioning into the natural running technique. It wasn’t the most beautiful run- we ran through several industrial sections of town, and the…
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Fall in Cleveland
With the thought that this is likely our last fall in Cleveland, I’ve felt a real desire to capture the fall experience here. Scotland loves jumping in the HUGE leaf piles. One of the things I love most about motherhood is modeling. I love that I showed Scotland the joy of walking through leaves, that…
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Tucson- Phoenix
TUCSON: After three days in San Diego we headed to Tucson to spend a few days at “home” and then headed up for a few days in Phoenix with my brother’s family. Scotland loved playing with Poppa and Gama and blowing kisses and waving everytime he walked past Great-Grandma Pettijohn. We took advantage of the…
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San Diego!
Wonder where we’ve been- well, San Diego! We had a blast, and I can confidently say that I think San Diego has got to be one of the best places to have a family vacation. Whether you want a laid back- beach centered vacation, or a busy site-seeing one, San Diego offers it all. We…
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Fun Happenings
Last Friday, Tom was working nights so Scotter and I hit the town with our friend Claire. She likes to call Scotland “Boyfriend.” Scotland really took to it! He sat by her the whole night, and even held her hand as we went for a walk afterwards. (Something he never does with Tom nor I.)…
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Hocking Hills Camping Trip
I used to be wary of getting too excited about things, least I be disappointed. It still happens. But now, I’m better at realizing that I have a lot of choice in wonderful something turns out. That being said. . . Our camping trip was a huge success. Allow me to elaborate: We took off…
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We're up to five, folks!
A couple of weeks ago Tom and I celebrated our five year anniversary by renting a jet ski and hitting the lake. We had a blast, laughed until we were gitty and smiling until our cheeks hurt. We sped out to the water crib, and took turns driving, ending by taking a dip in the…
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This is Kirtland!
If you’d like to see yours truly sing and dance come out for a performances of “This is Kirtland.” We have six more performances to go, hopefully you can make one of them! I promise you’ll be entertained and leave inspired. Here’s a sneak peak. Thanks to Rendell Ashton for the photography: Education Scene Feast…
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Summer
A few weeks ago I was talking with Sabina about how we can make summer feel different. She mentioned that in most ways summer means more work as she is a mother to five children. While I only have one child, I want to make summer feel different. Sure, I’m teaching a bit less, but other…
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Family Fun: Edgewater Park
After a pretty tough week, where I saw Tom not more than an hour every day, we enjoyed being able to spend the second half of yesterday together as a family. We tried the Mexican restaurant Villa y Zapata for the first time, and were hugely impressed. We’ll definitely be back. I wish I’d taken…