A Mile or More in My [Running] Shoes
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#flashbackfriday
My Father. Canberra Marathon 1992.
I think of him every time I go for a run.
When I was 13, I announced to my Dad that I...
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Life Update.
People always say that when you break up that it’s time to focus on you, that it’s time to be the person that you want to be: to get...
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I did yoga last night and I’m proud of myself. I always talk about how I need to cross train but don’t. I have done yoga a handful of times in my...
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Have decided
I am going try and be “glass has water in it” person, as opposed to declaring the glass “half full” or “half empty”.
It is a glass. It...
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GPOYW: Me with my two favorite guys in the world edition
My dad, me, Mr. B
I’ve been trying to/meaning to get to this post for a long time now. I just got back to New York, and since I can’t get the keys to my new place until tomorrow, this seems like an appropriate time to get this done. Please forgive the picture quality… I don’t have an actual camera, so my phone is responsible for the photos I’m including.
My first two weeks at home were filled with meals at my favorite places, a Christmas party, a holiday brewery crawl, Christmas, a Lions playoff berth, losing my voice but acquiring a nasty cough, and lots of catching up with family and friends.
Friday morning before New Year’s Eve, my college roommate and one of the best friends a girl could ask for carted me over to Detroit Metro for my flight to sunny Tampa. (Did I mention it was her birthday on Friday when she did all of this? See? Told you. One of the best.) Tampa was a whirlwind. Flip Flop Friday, a 4 mile run along Bayshore and into downtown Tampa with Rob, a New Year’s Eve filled with dancing, sequins, heels, and drinks with devilishly good-looking and impeccably dressed company, a trip to see The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, swimming in a pool with a giant frog named Jeremiah, and finally the second Lions v. Packers showdown of the season. (Didn’t end the way I would have liked, but at least someone was pleased with the outcome.)
Up and at ‘em bright and early on Monday morning to hit the road to New Orleans to watch the Wolverines in the Sugar Bowl! An incredible playlist, several sing alongs, a pit stop or two, tense moments following Big Ten bowl games on phones that wouldn’t refresh, 2 dead phones, 655 miles and 10 hours later, we were pulling into New Orleans for football and a mini ADPi reunion! First order of business: have a drink and watch the end of the Rose Bowl. Second order of business: have a shrimp po boy. After step one and two, it was time to hit up Frenchman Street for live music followed by a jaunt down Bourbon Street.
Tuesday morning (GAME DAY!) began with donning our maize and blue, brunch, mimosas, and a lot of bar hopping (including a stop at one of the coolest bars ever - seriously, beer, fire pit, and blankets in the warm NOLA sunshine? yes please!), and some more eating before finally making our way into the Superdome for the main event. The game wasn’t the prettiest, but our seats were incredible, and the outcome was everything I’d hoped for! It’s GREAT to be a Michigan Wolverine! Sugar Bowl Champs! Geaux Blue!
Probably three of the best weeks I’ve ever had. I owe my friends and family many thanks for helping to make it so memorable. I love you all and miss you all already! 2011 was an adventure, but I have a great feeling about 2012…
Hey blog! I’m in New Orleans getting geared up for the game later. (Which means drinking BYOB mimosas at brunch, then drinking beers with blankets and a fire…) I’ll post a thorough update later and a few pictures while I’m at it when I get a chance. Expect pictures from the Sugar Bowl too! Geaux Blue!
The TEAM, the TEAM, the TEAM…
It’s Rivalry Week… GO BLUE!
Julie and I did some damage (not really….) at the little fair that closed down Broadway near Wall St. I was inspired by my boys in the winged helmets and their fantastic win yesterday over Nebraska, and I picked up maize and blue pashminas…. (Because why not?!)
Bring on OSU! Go BLUE!
(And now we go to see the Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular! Wooo! Rockettes!)
Sorry for all of the Michigan Football spam, but I’m beyond excited for the start of the season…
I really wish I could be in the Big House tomorrow. There’s nothing in the world quite like it. Some people insist that it’s not as loud as it should/could be, but as a student at Michigan I bore witness to some of the most chill-inducing roars from the crowd packing the Big House ever. I can’t wait to see what this season holds.
Yes.
Now that all of that excitement is over, it’s time for the real excitement to begin.
6 days until the 2011 season kicks off… HAIL!
It was hockey night at the Woodruff-Shannon household and we just finished cheering on our Wolverines to the NCAA Championship game on Saturday night!
Truth be told, I much prefer hockey to basketball and this trumps March Madness even though I took first in one of the brackets I was a part of.
So excited and proud and really not excited about the mound of laundry I have to fold before getting cozy in bed…
GO BLUE!!!!
P.S. Please excuse my mangled looking nails and ridiculous hair.
Things that make me happy:
- Getting in my 4 miles
- Having the opportunity to clear my mind
- Wine after a day of ridiculous work goings on *growl grumble grumble*
- Spaghetti and meatballs
- The show Community — “Troy and Abed in the mooorning…”
- A Michigan men’s basketball win tonight against Sparty
- Did I mention wine?
What. A. Day…
First thing I saw as I rolled out of bed this morning. :) Just a brief reminder that: It’s great. To be. A Michigan Wolverine!
FOOTBALL SATURDAYYYY!!! Go Blue!
