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Chains required.

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Last weekend we headed to Big Bear for our third annual ski trip. Chains were required to get up the mountain, which lead to a two hour trip taking more like four hours (maybe longer) and made our walkie talkies even more important to keep in contact. Once we were up the mountain, we had a great time – teaching Ana and Eric how to ski, eating tacos, tumbling down blue squares, singing, laughing, some of us heading to the hot tub….it was a trip to be remembered!

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Thanks to Jeff, as always, for most of the photos, and more can be found here!

 

 

So bright, she can burn your eyes

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A few things to report, chickens.

1) I am currently on the hunt for a job. My most recent opportunity didn’t prove to be the right fit for me, so I am working on my next step and deciding where I want to go next!

2) As a result of 1, I have made several to-do lists, have made endless commitments in the next few weeks as I look for work, and have decided the following:

3) For Lent, instead of giving something up, I am going to exercise every day for the 40 days. Over the past few years, Lent has involved for me from a religious pastime to something I do for myself, a renewal different than New Year’s Resolutions, a time to reinforce what I decided on January 1. Last year, I gave up doing things I didn’t want to do, and I think it was a 40 day period that taught me a lot about who I am and what I stand for.

4) We finished the cleanse, by the way, on February 4. I am still not eating much processed food, which I think is the best lasting affect I could have asked for! It’s helped me focus on whole foods, and focus on the question: What am I really hungry for? (Downtime? Am I just thirsty? A walk? A break?)

5) I am loving Alicia Keys, Girl on Fire, as my motto for my life as it currently is.

On the first day of Lent, I went hiking with Liz, which was such a delight to catch up and be outside during the day. Yesterday I did yoga, and today I plan on either doing yoga or running (I have to get ready for my half-marathon in June, after all!)

Are you giving up anything for Lent?

 

oh i love your every color

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Today we ran the LA Color Run 5k. The general idea is an untimed race where you run 5 (ish) kilometers, and at each kilometer, someone throws corn-starchy color at you. Simple, right? Fun? Definitely. It was Debby’s first 5K, which was exciting, and we had a big team (Color Us Bad.)

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Here’s the crew, pre-race.

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 After a handful of photos, we lined up and got ready to run!

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At the finish, we found each other again and opened up our color packets we were given at the start.

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Then we were REALLY covered in color.

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All in all, despite the fact that this race wasn’t quite a 5k (and also wasn’t timed), we had a great time! Sometimes when racing, it’s fun to remember that exercise doesn’t have to be awful, it can be a super-fun crazy morning of throwing colored corn starch at your beloved friends! And, the race was mostly uphill, so that must count for something, right?

Did anyone else do the color run? Is anyone in LA running a race soon?

it’s like who am I and why am I here?

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Happy New Year, everyone! I hope that the holidays have been good for you, healthy, full of food, and fun, and family, and friends!

Yesterday, Jeff and I celebrated our 6 Year Anniversary after enjoying First Night in Boston, watching fireworks over the wharf!

Then we bundled up and headed to the airport to head back to Los Angeles after a whirlwind weekend traveling from New Hampshire to New Jersey and back, with a stop in Boston for good measure. We saw most of Jeff’s family and K and T, too, which was a delight! Now we’re back in above-freezing temperatures, ready to tackle 2013 with gusto!

Keeping with tradition, I came up with a few goals this year to follow as life becomes busier (read: wedding planning) and more fun (read: married!) Most of my goals over the years have morphed into mantras: do the best with what you have. relax. breathe. love. do less, do less better.

So far this year, we’re headed to ski in February, my parents are coming to visit, Jeff is running a marathon, we are running a half-marathon together in June, and scattered throughout this year are endless weddings and celebrations of all kinds. I can already feel in my bones that this is going to be a good one.

So, with that in mind, here’s what I have for you as my wishes for 2013:

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eat better
be healthy
pay attention to your surroundings
write it down
love, and be loved.

Hope you’ve got big plans for 2013, loves.