The service was in the evening, and it ran long. The kids were amazingly good. It truly was a celebration ....T and the kids had ice cream afterward :)
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Showing posts with label greatness. Show all posts
Monday, June 3, 2013
Confirmation
After several months of meetings and preparation, T celebrated confirmation at Annunciation.
The service was in the evening, and it ran long. The kids were amazingly good. It truly was a celebration ....T and the kids had ice cream afterward :)
The service was in the evening, and it ran long. The kids were amazingly good. It truly was a celebration ....T and the kids had ice cream afterward :)
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Thanks Mom and Dad
Dear Dad (and Mom),
This was unexpected. And perfect. I cried. And smiled too. Love you!
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Minneapolis Duathlon
Oh boy, was I excited when I signed up for this race. My training for it was so-so. I did some bike/run training, but not alot and not all out, if you know what I mean. I knew race day would be interesting enough given the newness (to me) of the race. [um, what's transition? should I change shoes?]
As per usual, I set aside my race stuff the night before. T (who also raced) had the bikes on the car the night before and we were ready to roll far too early on Sunday morning. Even so we arrived with only a few minutes to spare to rack our bikes in the transition area and head to the start line.
This is the before picture. Do we look nervous?!?
The run was a nice course starting downtown by the Mill Ruins. It included the Stone Arch Bridge and a out and back along the river parkway. The first run was pretty well paced. Maybe a bit slower than I would normally given the fact that there was an 18 mile bike immediately following it.
Transition was pretty easy. T and I met in the transition area so that we could head out on our bikes together. He probably could have outpaced on the bike. There were times when I was, literally, at full speed on my bike and couldn't pedal any faster. Of course, I was using my city bike (no road bike for me), so that was understandable. For some reason, both T and I thought we might get some "rest" during the bike portion of the race. That was not the case. We were both pretty much full pedal for 18 miles. About halfway through I turned to T and said "I love riding my bike. I do NOT love racing my bike." T was great and kept me moving along on the bike and took off for the long slog uphill at the end, then he waited for me to head out on the run.
The first few steps were ridiculous. My calves were pretty well numb and I was just trying not to fall. I knew I was moving forward, but felt like it was in slow motion. We ran about the same pace in run #2 as we did in run #1, which surprised us both. We kicked it in at the end and crossed the finish line together, which was great (with a time of 2:12:03).
We look surprisingly happy after the race.
Marie and Brandi also rocked the Du. It was great to see them, cheer for them and with them. T raced like a champ.
......and for T's REAL reward, we stopped at Town Hall Tap post-race (instead of the race sponsored beer at Brit's)
As per usual, I set aside my race stuff the night before. T (who also raced) had the bikes on the car the night before and we were ready to roll far too early on Sunday morning. Even so we arrived with only a few minutes to spare to rack our bikes in the transition area and head to the start line.
This is the before picture. Do we look nervous?!?
The run was a nice course starting downtown by the Mill Ruins. It included the Stone Arch Bridge and a out and back along the river parkway. The first run was pretty well paced. Maybe a bit slower than I would normally given the fact that there was an 18 mile bike immediately following it.
Transition was pretty easy. T and I met in the transition area so that we could head out on our bikes together. He probably could have outpaced on the bike. There were times when I was, literally, at full speed on my bike and couldn't pedal any faster. Of course, I was using my city bike (no road bike for me), so that was understandable. For some reason, both T and I thought we might get some "rest" during the bike portion of the race. That was not the case. We were both pretty much full pedal for 18 miles. About halfway through I turned to T and said "I love riding my bike. I do NOT love racing my bike." T was great and kept me moving along on the bike and took off for the long slog uphill at the end, then he waited for me to head out on the run.
The first few steps were ridiculous. My calves were pretty well numb and I was just trying not to fall. I knew I was moving forward, but felt like it was in slow motion. We ran about the same pace in run #2 as we did in run #1, which surprised us both. We kicked it in at the end and crossed the finish line together, which was great (with a time of 2:12:03).
We look surprisingly happy after the race.
Marie and Brandi also rocked the Du. It was great to see them, cheer for them and with them. T raced like a champ.
......and for T's REAL reward, we stopped at Town Hall Tap post-race (instead of the race sponsored beer at Brit's)
Monday, August 20, 2012
how lucky am I??
TWO date nights with T this week -- Town Hall Tap AND a movie. We saw Batman. It was good.
TWO friends with me at the yoga workshop.
AND
breakfast with Jane.
The weekend was busy and filled with all the cleaning and stuff that weekends have. But it was also filled with some of the smiling faces that mean the most.
TWO friends with me at the yoga workshop.
AND
breakfast with Jane.
The weekend was busy and filled with all the cleaning and stuff that weekends have. But it was also filled with some of the smiling faces that mean the most.
Foundations of Power
Nicole and Heather joined me on Saturday at a Foundations of Power Yoga workshop at Sigh Yoga. It was empowering, fun and allowed for discovery about each other and ourselves. There were other Sigh "residents" at the workshop, some of whom of have met and practiced with before and some not. There was so much to learn. We pushed mind and bodies. I was REALLY sore. Ugh. So worth it. And so happy that I experienced it with my two wonderful friends.
After the workshop, we grabbed a snackie at Wise Acre. Oh, what a lucky day for me!
After the workshop, we grabbed a snackie at Wise Acre. Oh, what a lucky day for me!
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Thursday, January 19, 2012
this week in greatness
I confess there are more than a handful of times in the last couple weeks were I haven't been truly present. Living in the moment is something I enjoy, so this is a bit frustrating for me. As of late, life has been reminding me of such and gifted me with some wonder and greatness. So I'm sharing.....
snow.
It is January in Minneapolis and we have almost no snow. I can see grass in my yard. On occasion, this makes me sad. I like snow. It makes winter worthwhile. Last night while walking Jack around the lake (and dodging all the set-up and crew for the US Pond Hockey tourney at Nokomis this weekend), it started to snow big, fluffy flakes. It snowed pretty much the entire walk, then stopped as if it snowed only for me. That's what I will believe anyway.
tripod headstand.
I have worked this pose for months and been so close to the full expression. Until this week, one day I just popped up into it (twice). It feels like floating upside down. Because yoga is a practice, I don't expect to always be able to do it. Knowing I can (and did) is great. Now to work on supported headstand!
those darn kids.
My friend's kids are amazing. This week I received two wonderful gifts from those little angels. Harper made me a star magnet. Maria drew me a picture with the note "I love you Karin" (Jane sent it to me in the mail). Sweet.
snow.
It is January in Minneapolis and we have almost no snow. I can see grass in my yard. On occasion, this makes me sad. I like snow. It makes winter worthwhile. Last night while walking Jack around the lake (and dodging all the set-up and crew for the US Pond Hockey tourney at Nokomis this weekend), it started to snow big, fluffy flakes. It snowed pretty much the entire walk, then stopped as if it snowed only for me. That's what I will believe anyway.
tripod headstand.
I have worked this pose for months and been so close to the full expression. Until this week, one day I just popped up into it (twice). It feels like floating upside down. Because yoga is a practice, I don't expect to always be able to do it. Knowing I can (and did) is great. Now to work on supported headstand!
those darn kids.
My friend's kids are amazing. This week I received two wonderful gifts from those little angels. Harper made me a star magnet. Maria drew me a picture with the note "I love you Karin" (Jane sent it to me in the mail). Sweet.
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