If there’s one thing that’s sure to happen when you’re on a hurry-up-and-get-there road trip, you’re going to miss a meal. At least we planned to miss a meal on our way to Shiner, Texas, and were properly fortified with carrot sticks and water. Hey – it did the job for delaying starvation so we’d […]
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Shiner – Pride of Texas
On the way to the San Antonio Marathon, The Boy, our best friends and I stopped in Shiner, Texas to visit the Spoetzl Brewery, home of Shiner Beer. We love factory tours. Shiner, like many great factories, offers a free tour of the facilities. It’s fascinating to learn how things are made, whether you like the […]
By the Numbers
In the month of November: 2.03 – average number events on my calendar each day, excluding the Thanksgiving holiday weekend 22 – breakfast, lunch, happy hour or dinner meetings 1 – holiday 2 – trips out of town 3 – states we’ll be in 1 – weekend we’ve been able to go to church 1 […]
Sometimes You Can Do Everything Right…
We’ve trained. We’ve eaten right – gone to bed early, turned down party invitations. We’ve done everything right. We’re super-prepared for the marathon this coming Sunday. Except this is what our bathroom countertop looks like right now: The Boy is sick. A throat tickle and headache last week have developed into an awful cough this week. […]
I Love Social Media
Once upon a time, I resisted Facebook. Now I love it. I hated Twitter. Now it’s fantastic. I thought Tungle was a tangle to say. Now I’ve learned it saves approximately 22 emails. I love social media. I shared this chart – where else? – on my Facebook last week. I think it deserves to […]
No Complaining Allowed
This weekend, The Boy and I took advantage of early voting and cast our ballots for the last election of 2011. We didn’t have any candidates on the ballot, but we had ten (count ’em: 10) constitutional amendments to consider. That means we’ve voted in every election this year and have not only made our […]
Pole Sana
Pole sana = “Sorry” or “Very Sorry” in Swahili Pole sana for the lack-of-blogging. It’s not that the Hayleys haven’t had anything to share daily…it’s that there’s been no time in the daily for a Hayley to share. This is a week where The Hayleys honestly don’t know if they are coming or if they are […]
Etiquette
I am a fan of thank you notes. I write them all the time. And in the day of email overload, a handwritten note is (in my opinion) definitely the way to go. One of The Boy’s coworkers feels the same way: For giving directions on a shortcut to the bathrooms For patiently explaining a […]
Maybe This is Key
I am tired. Just dead tired. I told The Boy the other day that all I really want to do is take a nap…for the next three months. Then I read a fantastic article by Leo Babauta. In it he suggests that to battle laziness (which often stems from fatigue), that we do two things: […]
Knowing You’re Liked
As a teenager, at least around these parts, you know you’re liked when your house gets TP’d. But what about when you’re a grown-up? You know you’re liked when you arrive at the office and your work space has been Beanie Babied. Not that it’s any surprise to me, but The Boy is most definitely liked.