Friday Five

Its hard to believe that in just one week's time we will be at the 10k expo.  Where did the time go?  Let me give you some idea:

The promise of good BBQ can get anyone through 6.2 miles of hills

A good place to spend an afternoon

Every girl should be so lucky as to have amazing colleagues who support her cause

Apparently my MO is blonde highlights when things get tough

 A little Christmas cheer

Friday Five

This has been one of the longest weeks I can remember in awhile, with it feeling like the 10k is headed toward us a thousand miles a minute.  But after Sunday's snow, spring really arrived, making everything seem just a little bit calmer.

Downton Abbey marathon = much needed relaxation.

I've loved watching this guy bloom all week

I ran that!

Gorgeous view for an early morning meeting

A new wreath for my door from my crafty mama

Friday Five

As things speed along toward April 13, 2013, I'm appreciating more and more the chances to stop and smell the roses.  This week brought some great pauses among some ridiculously stressful times.  Check it:

Selba's Tiffany lamps are just another reason to love the place.

Loved joining Davenport & Co. for Massey Day!

Gotta love St. Patrick's Day

Best thing about my hearing in Cville?  Checking out Stacey's new digs.

I want an invite to the next meeting.

Friday Five

This cold is still kicking despite all efforts to banish it, but I'm off with Lauren this morning to take on the Shamrock 8k.  Should be interesting given how little I have run these days.  And the fact that I can barely breathe.  But even with a full-scale cold happening, lots of coolness went down this week too.

Thrifting with Tim in Cville

My office doubled as a pharmacy this week

Bellevue rocked out some gorgeous sunsets that I was able to see thanks to daylight savings time

Give me a stuffed rhino and Im a happy girl

JMU wins the ACC!

Friday Five

I think Im finally back on east coast time.  Just in time to welcome the early-spring cold everyone else seems to have already dealt with.  But the jet lag and cold didnt make for an uninteresting week.  In fact, some crazy excitement went down last night.  Check it:

Its hard to complain about spending the first half of your week in these parts.

Some final touches on a project CBS 6 and I have been working on for a few weeks.

 I returned home to find spring had sprung in Bellevue.

 

 Got a homemade hashtag shirt?  We can be friends.

 

 

 We reached 50% y'all!!!!!!!

 

(Is anyone else thoroughly entertained by the fact that I supposedly sent that email to myself?)



 

Enjoy the beautiful weekend all!

The Friday Five - On Thursday

The Friday Five is coming at you on Thursday this week because of something even more exciting coming tomorrow (how's that for a tease?). 

Tucson is beautiful, as always, but my sleeping is all out of whack and I was reminded once again this morning that running in the mountains is no joke.  I ended up cutting my run short and I still feel rough. 

So what went on in the week before arriving here?

First signs on spring on a run through Bellevue

A long overdue visit to my old stomping grounds in Baltimore

It was a bit unnerving to realize this guy was overlooking a post-Mass discussion of scuba diving

Food truck rodeo with Loren

I spotted this little purple guy through the rain

Psst - We're just $1,079 away from the halfway mark! 

Friday Five - Valentine's Day Edition

You didnt really think you would find an homage to romance here, did you?

You did?

Well, this probably wont disappoint you.

Because it dawned on me yesterday, as I grabbed by Valentine's Day cup of joe, that I am utterly, completely, madly in love.

With my neighborhood.

Which is saying something, since for over a decade Church Hill has a firm hold on my heart.

So without further adieu - 5 Reasons I Love Bellevue

Bellevue back in the day.
Source

My favorite view on my morning commute.

I love that Bellevue feels like someone transplanted my small Connecticut hometown in the middle of RVA.


A favorite corner on my most traveled morning run.

Morning coffee stop.

 

Friday Five

I'm more than a little sad to see this week end.  Partially because next week brings with it the end of the start of a what has been a really good year so far.  The 40 Day Challenge is wrapping up at Om On and (although I am REALLY excited to get a day or two to sleep in) I am really going to miss the daily 7am classes and the great people I have gotten to know in them. 

But Lent is also right on the horizon, which is a time of year I always really enjoy.  But it feels way too early this year.  My resolutions are just being settled into (and I am loving them, BTW) and thinking of something new and meaningful to commit to seems premature.  But I have ideas, and you know Ill report on what I've selected.

So what went down in this last week?  Here's a peek.

Hanging out with Worth at Virginia This Morning

Sometimes life just tells you to paint the stairs pink.

Best Superbowl watching buddy.  Well, second best to Lauren.

Everyone needs a friend they can kick in the ribs one day, and take to a fancy breakfast the next.

Pink.  Glitter.  Mustache.  Yes.

The Friday Five

I'm about to head out for a wonderful Friday - chatting with Virginia This Morning all about the Massey Challenge - something I enjoy doing each year but made even more special this time around with Worth by my side.  Then its off to chat with some of the medical students over at VCU - their team is already up and running and we're hoping today will just make that enthusiasm spiral right out of control.  And we're wrapping it up with the internal launch of the Challenge over at Massey.  Im prepared to dole out lots of hugs to those folks who work every day to dole out something even better - second chances at life.

And theres a chance Lauren and I are working on a secret project in there too.  Stay tuned!

By the time yoga rolls around tonight, Ill need it!

What else happened this week?  Take a look:

We crossed the $9K mark this week, folks!  Thank you!!

Few things are better than a night on the town with besties.  And sequins.

Perfect Sunday morning

Loving my early morning yoga sessions.

Inspirational street art.

Friday Five

What. A. Week. 

Thats all.  Here's a glimpse as what went down.

Yeah - i ran in that.

There are worse people to give all the power to.

  You might be a nerd if . . . The annual arrival of this book excites you.

Home away from home this week - 4 YMCA's visited - 5 to go!

I had the chance to watch the VCU/UR game from court side - Amazing!

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