The Pits: We were a little concerned with how much sun the kids had gotten, so we took our time with breakfast and heading out to the pool. The Peaks: After hanging at the pool for the morning, Traci walked
Seaside Trip 2017 – Day 2: Hashiranai
The Pits: The boys were mad that we limited the number of cars they could take with us to eat. The Peaks: Traci and Nina were up early to take our chairs down to the beach to reserve us a
Seaside Trip 2017 – Day 1: Much Traffic
The Pits: Traffic. Took us over 10 hours travel time. The Peaks: Traci and I were both up early to get our stuff done and get things packed so we could get on the road early. I dropped off Trek
Asheville, NC – Day 2: Downhill at Dawn, Uphill at Noon
The Pits: Fairly rough night of sleep in The Compound. I woke up around 3:30am CST to run my mile (turned out to be 1.5 miles around the Ridgecrest campus). Race workers were out, getting ready for the race. They
Asheville, NC – Day 1: The Compound
The Pits: The Ridgecrest dorms are one slight step better than camping. The Peaks: We dropped Trek off at Emily’s, then headed toward Asheville, NC. We stopped at exit 417 for lunch (I had Subway, the family had Hardee’s). We
Spring Break 2017 – Day 1 – Cheerful Curves
The Pits: Turner teared up when we dropped off Trek at Emily’s. The Peaks: I had a nice morning with the boys, playing at the park and getting ready for the trip. I was able to get some rest before
2017 Salt Lake City Trip – Day 3: The Return
The Pits: Our flight home was pretty bumpy throughout. Pretty standard. The Peaks: First thing this morning, I took another run around the Temple Square and up to the capitol building. It’s beautiful to see the mountain range in the
2017 Salt Lake City Trip – Day 2: The Surprise Mormon Birthday Party
The Pits: Hotel Monaco claimed to offer a free yoga class at 6:30am. I’d never taken an actual class, so I woke up early to make it to the class. I went to The Vault room where the class was
2017 Salt Lake City Trip – Day 1
The Pits: Up at 3am and couldn’t go back to sleep because I was thinking about travel- and work-related stuff. The Peaks: Aaron and Julie picked me up at 5:30am and we made it to the airport by 6:00am. There
Hawaiian Vacation 2015 – Maui Arrival
The Pits – Had to wake up at 3am to drop off our car at the shuttle place and then get to the airport in time several hours early. We had to switch planes in Dallas and didn’t have long