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  • Work hard, play hard, and inspire lots of people in the process

    This post is about a week too late – but I’ve been meaning to publish it for a while! My friend Scott started his journey long before I met him. But that doesn’t make him any less inspiring to me. Ironically (or not so ironically, probably), I met Scott while running. We were running the…

  • How to stalk your friends

    So, I spent the past week at the beach with my in-laws, so that’s my excuse for why I haven’t been blogging lately. Yes, there was wifi at the beach and yes, I had my laptop. It just couldn’t compete with the ocean and the sand and the breeze … We stayed at Camp Lejeune,…

  • It’s Sin City, so why is everyone wearing so many clothes?

    So, would you have guessed this photo was taken just last month in Las Vegas – when temperatures were touching 110 degrees? This was one of the coolest (coolest, get it?) things I’ve experienced in Vegas. Anil, Jeff and I went to a bar called Minus5 Ice Lounge, located in Mandalay Bay. Everything inside the…

  • Welcome to Charlotte, y’all

    My friend Anil calls himself a “foodie.” And he’s coming to visit Charlotte for the first time in a few weeks. The only issue with both of those pieces of information is that he’s only coming for three days – and it’s up to me to narrow down all of our excellent food choices into just…

  • Hard core and intimidating? Hardly

    Much delayed, but I promised to share my experiences from my first triathlon, so here goes: There’s something that seems very hard-core and intimidating about a triathlete. Which is why I laughed in my brother’s face when he first suggested I race a triathlon. But the truth is, I very much wanted to become comfortable…

  • That’s what you get for wakin up in Vegas …

    Perhaps it’s better to show, not tell, why I haven’t blogged the past couple of weeks … Jeff and I were in Vegas for a conference for Jeff, and my friend Anil came up for a night. He comes to Vegas often, and when he tried to check into Mandalay Bay, they told him there…

  • What is a best friend?

    Apparently today is National Best Friends Day. It comes at a time in my life in which friendship and the very meaning of it has been something I’ve questioned. So, what is a best friend? Being a little bit of a grammar stickler, I have trouble with those who claim to have multiple best friends. Don’t…

  • My first group ride that wasn’t

    So, Scott invited me to go on a group ride at TrySports last night. I’d been a little scared to try these – I’m still pretty slow and even keeping up with their slow group could possibly be a challenge. But after the Ride of Silence I was pretty excited about getting to that point…

  • The only thing missing is turndown service

    Have I mentioned I’m an impatient person? No, my house is not even on the market yet. Yes, I know this is not a good seller’s market. But that hasn’t stopped me from thinking about what I want next – and wishing I had it now. The problem with looking at houses and townhomes is…

  • My next adventure

    So, Jeff has a conference in Vegas in a few weeks and I am fortunate enough to tag along. We’re staying at Mandalay Bay and although he’ll be busy working a lot of the week, I’ll be having fun on The Strip with or without him. This will be my fourth trip to Vegas and…