Adventure for the Long Run

Long time, no see! The fall flew by and it seems like the national parks trip is a distant memory, though I relived it for our Christmas card this year. Sean had the vision and I made it happen--it turned out so great that I made a similar canvas print for the house. We've been busy with the normal life/kids/school/sports stuff, along with some business travel for both Sean and me--I've been going to Puerto Rico monthly since September and it's been fun to reacquaint myself with the island again after all the time I've spent working there from 2010-2015. We made a few trips down to San Carlos to get our beach fix and the fall is a wonderful time to be there. Sean's parents came to visit in early November and it was a really great visit--we had fun sharing the Día de los Muertos traditions, taking them to eat at all of our favorite places, and just enjoying time together.  We enjoyed the comforts of home this holiday season and it was...

Day 42: Friday, August 9, 2019 I woke up earlier than I wanted so that I could try to get a short run done in the oppressive Phoenix heat. I really love the desert (and missed it), but I did not miss running in this heat! Sean got right to work at pulling everything out of the RV storage areas and getting things ready to clean and pack. I worked on packing clothes and kitchen stuff and we had things pretty well done on the inside of the RV by 8:30 am. I did not forget to pull down our magnet collection that we’d acquired over the course of the trip! By then the kids were waking up and I had promised to take them to breakfast and some errands so we headed out and left Sean to his organizing. We had a yummy breakfast at Panera and then got a few things at Old Navy before going to Barnes and Noble, which was a highly anticipated stop on the trip. The kids had been reading and logging books all summer for two different summer reading challenges so they had earned a ...