It’s time to sit down once again with a beverage of your choice and chat – I’ll remind you that I don’t like coffee or tea so my drink of choice today will be water. Let’s chat about things other than just running, cycling, strength training, yoga, and our most recent injuries. Sound good? I’ll go first…

 

If we were having coffee…..

I’d tell you that I had a good month of fitness in July even though I spent a lot of time sitting in our SUV. I had decent cycling miles  – in fact I was so far ahead of my goal pace for the year that I increased my goal from 5,000 to 6,000 miles. I had fewer than normal walking miles, but those were replaced with hiking miles. Here’s how the month shook out…

 

If we were having coffee…..

I’d tell you that we had a fabulous 32-day road trip. My husband planned the entire trip and drove every single mile. We covered close to 7,000 miles across 15 states (no new states this year), saw grad school friends in Utah, other friends in Wyoming, my aunt and cousins in Illinois, and my mom in Virginia. It was epic!

 

If we were having coffee…..

I’d tell you that my friend Chuck sent a link to the All Fifty States Club. BTW, you don’t need to set up an account to check off the states you’ve visited, just start clicking on your visited states and they’ll turn from gray to navy. With a goal to visit all 50 plus as many national parks as possible, we’re starting to plan our next few trips!

 

If we were having coffee…..

I’d tell you that my Garmin alligator clip charger finally broke while we were away (I mentioned it was on it’s last leg in last month’s runfessions post). Without the clip functioning to hold it tight to the charging electrodes, I had to get creative; and if I’m nothing else, I’m resourceful. I only needed to charge it once before we got home so I precariously set a little hotel lamp on it. Once home I discovered that one of my little craft clamps works perfectly. I’m still trying to decide which Garmin to purchase next (Coco, I like your square Venu suggestion and it’s a possibility). In the meantime, charging my Garmin is no problem.

 

If we were having coffee…..

I’d tell you that today is my husband’s and my 44th wedding anniversary! What a fun time we’ve had building our life and wonderful little family together!

 

If we were having coffee…..

I’d tell you that we’ve got a very special little friend coming to visit on Sunday for a week so expect to see lots of Pablo pictures on social media and in the blog! And because I can’t resist, here’s a picture from a previous visit.

 

  • Questions:
  • • How many states have you visited? ~ 40 so far for me
  • • Are you resourceful, creative, something else? ~ I don’t know if I’m very creative, but I am resourceful.
  • • If we were having coffee, what would you tell me?