One of the best things about this crazy (stupid?) goal of running a half-marathon in every state is that it has encouraged (or peer-pressured...however you want to look at it) several of my friends/family to run their first half-marathon. For half-marathon #11, one of my childhood friends, Hayley, was the willing victim 🙂 Hayley and …
Continue reading Half Marathon #11 – Detroit, Michigan (October 21, 2018)
In 2015, my family and I (sans Andy...no ring = no invite 😂😂) spent almost two weeks in Honolulu visiting Luke and Leslie. It was a total blast (minus the sleeping on a pull-out couch for two weeks...after some point you really do miss an actual bed) and we did a ton of stuff. Actually, …
Continue reading Half Marathon #10 Part 3 – Honolulu, Hawaii (May 23-27, 2018)
I love cats. Not just your normal love, but the all-in, unconditional, borderline obsessive kind of love. I just can't help it. Cats are perfect in my eyes. They are cuddly without being too large. They are independent - I don't need to clean them, take them on walks or worry about leaving them alone …
Continue reading Half Marathon #10 Part 2 – Lanai, Hawaii (May 25, 2018)
There was a good year of my life that I seriously wondered where I went wrong. At the time, my brother was living in Hawaii, my sister was living in Puerto Rico and I was living five minutes away from my childhood home. How does that happen?!? It's like they took a class called "how to live …
Continue reading Half Marathon #10 Part 1 – Kauai, Hawaii (May 19-22, 2018)
This weekend was a big deal for me. Yes, I ran a half marathon in another state. Yes, I successfully finished the race without actually dying (it was close...more to come on that). However, something even bigger happened. I officially became a common-law sister. (Cue the music, balloons, champagne and Oprah gifs) WOO-HOO!!!!!!! For those …
Continue reading Half Marathon #9 – Seattle, WA (May 6, 2018)
Do you know those people that find positivity in all aspects of life? No matter what happens to them they actively chose to take a positive perspective on events. The world could literally be following them around with a rain cloud and they’re like “well at least I am getting a shoulder workout from holding …
Continue reading Half Marathon #8 – Biloxi, Mississippi (December 10, 2017)
There are some people in this world that are always mature and stable. You know them – the calm, collected, rational type of people. I am not one of those people. At my best, I’m like 80% mature and 60% stable. I need you to understand this because I was not at the best when …
Continue reading Half Marathon #7 – Raleigh, North Carolina (April 2, 2017)
As a Vegas virgin, I never understood the “what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas” phrase. I mean, obviously I understood what it meant theoretically, but I didn’t understand why it was such a widespread phrase. Then I went to Vegas and now I totally get it. Vegas is this weird alternative universe where you don’t …
Continue reading Half Marathon #6: Las Vegas, Nevada (11/13/2016)
I feel kind of bad for Pennsylvania. We definitely did not give Pennsylvania the time it deserves. I mean, there has to be a ton of cool stuff in Pennsylvania, right? Hershey Park? Liberty Bell? Farms? Yeah, I don't know, clearly I'm drawing a blank. That being said, for all you Pennsylvanians out there, I …
Continue reading Half Marathon #5 – Philadelphia, PA (April 10, 2016)
When I decided to run my fourth half-marathon in Fort Lauderdale and knock Florida off my list, I was determined that I would actually train for this one. (Yes, I know...familiar story huh?). Except this time I felt pretty confident that things would be different. First, Andy refused to run with me. I think the …
Continue reading Half Marathon #4: Fort Lauderdale, Florida (11/15/2015)
Taking Little Steps 