Category Archives: Holly

Scenery, Glaciers, And Bears–Oh My! [Vacation?]

We’ve looked at Holly’s excellence in the Mayor’s Marathon and our various activities in Anchorage that weekend, so let’s wrap up the trip with a Sunday excursion down the Seward Highway to see a glacier, some wildlife and general pleasant … Continue reading

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Anchorage Without The Running [Vacation?]

We’ve already covered the headlining event from Holly’s and my trip to Anchorage a couple weekends ago. So here’s a quick look at our time in Anchorage itself. We arrived Thursday night around 8 p.m. (11 p.m. Dallas time). By … Continue reading

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Holly’s First Marathon Is A Success! [Running]

If you’ve been paying any attention around here, you know that Holly has been training for her first ever marathon since February. The culmination of all that training was a few weeks ago, on June 18, when she ran in … Continue reading

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Summer Is Underway; Marathon Is Almost Here [Running]

It’s been quite around here for a while. I’m kind of done with the archive thing, having put up the archives from January to April 2006. Just a few loose ends to clean up, I think/hope. I’m still catching my … Continue reading

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Food, Concerts, And Soccer Are My Weaknesses [Birthdays]

I don’t mention my or Holly’s birthday very much around here. And I’ve delayed this post about my 38th until Holly actually made the Key Lime Pie she promised me. She came through ten days late, but it still tastes … Continue reading

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Easter Eggs And Broken Blow Pop Sticks [Holidays]

The remnants of the Saturday evening egg decorating extravaganza that Madysen and Speed were way too cool to participate in. On Easter morning, Emma was the first awake (as always), and she took pictures of the Easter Bunny baskets. (This … Continue reading

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Halfway To The Start [Running]

We take this brief respite from the archives to update Holly’s marathon training. She’s less than two months away and has crossed over the 200 mile mark in her training. And as I previously mentioned, last weekend she ran a … Continue reading

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Records, Football, Running, And Crying: A Regular Weekend [OU]

A couple years ago, I generally covered family events heavily–too heavily I now see–but last weekend was such an odd collection of stuff that I’m going to quickly cover it here. Starting with Friday evening where I was at Good … Continue reading

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Crawfish For The Army Man [Family]

Last week, Holly’s nephew, Logan, was in town, back from active duty. So they had a get together, and he wanted to have a crawfish boil. This being their first boil, the water took about two hours longer to reach … Continue reading

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Our Own Vegas Quasi-Vacation [Vacation]

Over the past 18 months, I haven’t really traveled for business or pleasure. But a couple weeks ago, I had to go to Vegas for 3 days for work. Holly came along, and we stayed a couple of extra days. … Continue reading

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