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My First 5K

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Back in June, I decided to commit myself to running... and sticking with it, which is the hard part.  I've done surprisingly well considering my track record of running consistently for two weeks and calling it good 🙈 I've been consistently running 4-5 times a week somewhere between 3-7 miles with each run. I have forever known in my mind that I'm going to regret not doing at least a half marathon at some point in my life... and Lord knows it ain't getting any easier.  I haven't necessarily committed to doing a half marathon at this point, but when I saw that there was a 5k at Nissan Stadium this upcoming Saturday, I knew who I could count on to run it with me! My girl, Sara :) Sara has done all the races - the half, the full, countless 5Ks and all the stuff in between... and has committed to a lifetime of running, which she has maintained for decades now. She is also the mama of Aiden, who happens to be a badass runner and one of Sam's best friends.   Goals. S
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Sweet Sixteen

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I forever stand by the belief that the best memories come from spur of the moment decisions... going with your gut... wanting something badly enough and just making it happen.   Such was the situation when Richie and I decided to buy tickets and book a trip to NYC the moment UT beat Duke in the second round of playoffs during March Madness.  Heading to Madison Square Garden baby to see Tennessee in the Sweet Sixteen! This fabulous decision of ours was made even sweeter when Michigan State beat Marquette later that evening!  Heading to Madison Square Garden baby to see both Tennessee and Michigan State play in the Sweet Sixteen!   We headed up in the morning, made it just in time to have a drink and make our way to the games.   First game was Michigan State vs Kansas State.  Second game was Tennessee vs Florida Atlantic. The view from our seats was pretty spectacular. Michigan State played a hell of a game... ended up going into overtime... but sadly lost 98-93 to Kansas State. I believ
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Winter in West Virginia

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Time for a family ski trip!  Our last family ski trip was Breckenridge in 2019... a few things have changed since then - and Luke has never been skiing. We landed in Winterplace Ski Resort in West Virginia.   Besides discovering the sketchiness that is the state of West Virginia 😳 Winterplace was lovely and gave us just what we needed for a long weekend ski trip. We sent Luke off to ski school, while us big kids got in a few runs. Richie and I discovered quickly that we are officially old... while our teenagers made their way to all the cool kid slopes. We would cross paths every now and again. Luke came out of ski school in need of a little more coaching, so he and I went off on our own to make magic happen. By the end of the day, he looked like a pro skiing down the Green and Blue trails. (Also, it wasn't until I got called out by a friend on Instagram that I learned it's apparently a thing now for everyone wear a helmet when skiing... oopsy!  Next Time!!) It was a really go
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Beth & Rip

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  Second annual Halloween duo...   None other than Yellowstone's Beth and Rip This one is going to be hard to beat... we had so. much. fun with it :) Who wouldn't want to pretend to be this badass couple for a night? Sam looked super damn cool as Joker... the Heath Ledger Dark Knight Joker Aiden ...  he grabbed whatever he could find out of our Halloween bin 😂 Luke was Eight Ball from Fortnite And Charlie was a Western Outlaw (again, always creative and random!) The treasured family photo! And Halloween just wouldn't be complete without some creative Hatch-o-lanterns
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