I’m not sure when I’ve wanted to write a Hayley life monthly wrap up less than I want to right now. In 1992, Queen Elizabeth II marked her Ruby Anniversary by declaring it an “annus horribilis.” Given all of the events that impacted her family in 1992, the world understood exactly what she meant. September […]
Travel
Hi-ho, Kermit the Frog here!
If you are anywhere near Leland, Mississippi, you should do yourself a favor and stop in at the Birthplace of Kermit the Frog. This is a simple little museum/exhibit, supported through donations and grant monies, and operated with a lot of love and affection towards a hometown boy made good. We love the Muppets and […]
Race Review | Mobile Marathon
We’re continuing to work our way through our 50 states of races. In January, we checked off Alabama with the Mobile Marathon and Half Marathon. Mobile is a great city! Friendly people, historic architecture and – important for runners – a nice, fairly flat race course. The race is a little old school. It still […]
Seeing Sacramento – and a Race
Kelly’s final marathon of 2019 took us back to California – Sacramento, to be precise, for the California International Marathon. Packet pickup was in the former home arena of the Sacramento Kings. I know these arenas are out of fashion, but I love the old intimate spaces. Once his packet was in hand, we headed […]
Running Las Vegas
Marathon 56 for Kelly was in Las Vegas. Neither of us had ever gone before (no desire really), but knowing the Rock N Roll series would close the Strip for the race made it appealing. Our two days in town were enough for us. We hit a lot of historic highlights and did a ton […]
How to Take the Train from DIA to Downtown Denver
Knowing I was going to be at a hotel in downtown Denver – a very walkable city – for a multi-day conference, I decided to take public transportation from the airport. I could have taken a ride share instead, but the cost would have been nearly 4x as much, and I would have been subject […]
Visiting Wrangell, Alaska
It’s the Hayley’s 20th anniversary year and we’ve been celebrating all year long with special trips. And regarding that – there was no better trip to take than to return to the state where we honeymooned – Alaska. In 1999, we took a small cruise ship from Vancouver through the Inside Passage to Juneau. This […]
Visiting Thorncrown Chapel – Bucket List
I first heard of Thorncrown Chapel many many years ago, when I was working at Urban Design Group. It’s a crown jewel of 20th century architecture and it’s tucked away in the Ozark Mountain woods. When I discovered it was just 30 minutes from our family reunion location, I told Kelly we had to go. […]
Review | Touring Jack Daniels
With our well-known love for bourbon, it’s no surprise to share that Kelly was skeptical of my plans for us to tour the Jack Daniels Distillery. But I figured we were in the area with nothing much to do while we waited for a concert, so why not? Spoiler alert: We both loved it. We […]
June 2019 Wrap Up
June was equal parts relaxing and fun – with a road trip to one of our favorite places tossed in for both relaxation and fun! Dallas Galloway season kick off – we’re in our 5th season of leading Dallas Galloway. Even with running numbers down nationwide, we’re staying strong with a good-sized group. We popped […]