Yearly Archives: 2009

Spirit of Pittsburgh Half Marathon 2009 (Inaugural)

Posted on November 11, 2009 by jenn

It was a dark and stormy night.  Okay, not stormy, but it was dark and cold and night when I woke up on the first day of this November, to run this race.  Oh, I was so tempted to stay … Continue reading →

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One Beautiful Island, Part 3

Posted on September 21, 2009 by jenn

One of the problems with blogging about something that happened in the past is that you tend to lose of the detail.  I’ll try to remember the important things as I go.   Fortunately, two of the last four of our … Continue reading →

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One Beautiful Island, Part 2

Posted on September 14, 2009 by jenn

Thursday was a mellow-er day for us.   We were up early again, around 7:00. Not sure if I like that or not.  I am not pleased with being sleepy at 8:30 at night.   But  I am happy that … Continue reading →

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One Beautiful Island, Part I

Posted on September 10, 2009 by jenn

Matt and I are here on the island of Kauai, celebrating 10 happy years of marriage, for 10 full days.  There will be alot of stuff to talk about, so I am writing it all down as we go.  Partly … Continue reading →

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(Some) Faith in Humanity is Being Restored

Posted on September 3, 2009 by jenn

So often, all we do or hear is complaints about humankind.  And really, can we be blamed?  In an age of dogfighting, rudeness, poor customer service and road rage, some days we just wonder where the human race is headed. … Continue reading →

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Matriculation/Convocation and Other Things Not as Interesting

Posted on August 29, 2009 by jenn

Or, getting caught up on my crazy life.  I guess its not really so crazy, but it feels crazy to me!  Last Friday, we attended my cousin’s Matriculation/Convocation ceremony at her university.   You are all probably familiar with Kayla by … Continue reading →

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She’s Going to Need a New Memory Card

Posted on August 14, 2009 by jenn

Last weekend, Matt and I took Kayla to Las Vegas for her inaugural trip.  The trip was conceived due to the Criss Angel Cirque du Soleil show.  Kayla is a big fan of Criss’ and we thought she would love … Continue reading →

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My Day With Baleigh

Posted on August 3, 2009 by jenn

On Thursday,  I spent the day with Baleigh, my cousin on my husbands side of the family.  She is 12 years old and she is quite the young lady.   I drove to her house and picked her up, and that … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Trips, Part II

Posted on July 24, 2009 by jenn

July 10-13th took us to Raleigh, North Carolina to visit my sister, my nieces, nephew and brother-in-law. Friday: We left in the morning to go pick up Kayla before heading to the airport.  I had built in traffic time and … Continue reading →

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My Second Weight Workout

Posted on July 24, 2009 by jenn

If you haven’t read the entry on the first workout, please go back and do so.  Then this will make better sense. Today’s workout was postponed from yesterday.  No biggie.  I’m supposed to do 2-3 times per week.  I’m shooting … Continue reading →

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