Lisa

  • April currently

    Wearing: A t-shirt and yoga pants, so my normal everyday gear. Sipping: Black cherry Propel. Wishlisting: Our home improvement list. We talked about expanding our deck, and the estimates just for the deck came in around $10,000. Time to win the lottery. Writing: This blog post? Working on a few more. I need to start…

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  • Running at elevation

    Some things you may or may not know about me. 1. I hate running. 2. I especially hate running indoors. 3. I am allergic to pretty much the entire state of Colorado. As the weather has been warming up and spring has started to spring, I try to head outside every afternoon for a brisk…

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  • Serenity Springs Wildlife Center

    The weather this weekend was perfect, so I dragged Mac out of the house for an adventure. We love big cat rescues and found one east of town in Calhan called Serenity Springs Wildlife Center. They have around 120 animals (mostly big cats) and do several tours on the weekend. Calhan is at least a…

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  • Happy Birthday, Mac!

    It’s your last birthday before dirty 30 (I type knowing he doesn’t read my blog)! I love you dearly and look forward to many more happy birthdays with you. Now, if only you would decide what birthday cake and what present you want…

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  • Ring Dance

    Virginia Tech, like the other senior military academies, has a strong class ring tradition. Ours dates back to 1911 when a student designed a ring for his class a year after they finished college. Now, a class-elected committee designs a unique ring for each class, and ours features everything from bars downtown to eight stars in the Blacksburg sky…

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  • March 4×4

    So today is our sixth dating anniversary. If you’re wondering if the romance is still alive, Mac brought an Omaha Steaks catalog to bed last night, read it, and then fell asleep. I’m joining with Alex and Amanda for their 4×4 link up this month! It’s a recap of four favorites from each month. 4 favorite…

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