Today was beautiful. I took Grumples for a long drive in the country this morning. This may sound silly, but one of his favorite things to do is stick his head out the window and eat the air. He loves to see the horses and the cows. He makes some silly kind of noise that sounds like mesh of barking and crying. When I got back from the little country drive, I ...
What I like to call “the perfect Sunday”
We did it! We found the motivation to leave the couch and give True Detective a break. It was too nice out to waste the day inside. Joe, Nick, and I got ready and headed out to grab brunch. We couldn't decide on where to eat. It was one of those "where do you wanna go?" "I don't care, where do you wanna go?" Finally, we drove by Cafe Monte, and boom! We knew where we ...
Sunday Funday
 I was so tired Saturday night from the lake that I overslept and missed my normal mass time. Thank God for the 11:30 mass! I woke up and had coffee with Grumples and Tino on the porch before getting ready. After mass, we headed to the Starbucks drive through to get a pick-me-up for our day of errands. I got the grande iced coffee with a little bit ...
Brunch & A Run!
After church Sunday, I went out to brunch with my family and Nick's family. We just went up the road to a little local diner. I ordered the usual, egg white farmhouse omelet, whole grain toast, and country potatoes. A couple hours after breakfast, I was ready to run! I actually planned a rest day for Sunday but felt like running. I took a break on Friday night ...
Recap Time: Running, Eats, & Dogs!
 It's been weeks since I've done a long recap post. I've been so preoccupied with my Dominican trip posts that I've put all my others on hold. I figured I'd do a quick little recap before going to bed tonight. When I got back from the Dominican, I was pretty sore, but I didn't want to take a break from working out and so I did a light four mile run. 1st mile: ...