Once upon a time, there was an athletic girl who loved big workouts, but had little patience for stretching.   I’m an endurance athlete. I like long runs and triathlon training. My problem is I don’t stretch enough.  As I’m getting older, ...Read More

Today, I am celebrating five years of marathons, half marathons, sore muscles and countless hours of training at Disney's 20th anniversary of the WDW Marathon. My first marathon was the 15th anniversary of WDW Marathon. It seemed only fitting to celebrate my ...Read More

I was a runner for years, but I never had plans to do a marathon. I heard all the horror stories of runners vomiting and peeing on themselves (and worse), collapsing at the end, carted off in ambulances from heat ...Read More

The Phoenician may be known for its seven pools and magnificent spa in the shadow of Camelback Mountain, but it also has something special and unique to the desert landscape in its oasis, a desert garden where one can go to ...Read More

Growing up in the 80s, one of my favorite TV shows was Cheers, where "everybody knows your name". Moving around as much as I have, and with the constant desire to travel, that kind of place was always reserved for ...Read More

We planned our wedding in exactly 6 months. For our honeymoon, our preparation time will be 15 months. Some might say we don’t have our priorities straight, but really a wedding is a one day to weekend event. Our “honeymoon” ...Read More

2013 is going to be a year of determination, foundation and goals.  A few things were put on the back burner last year because of life events, and though life events pop up unexpectedly, I now have a blueprint of ...Read More

  If you read my post on What’s Happening in 2012, you notice that I was all fired up on what the 2012 would bring. I had goals and aspirations to write more for my websites and branch out to others. A ...Read More

The oldest commercial district in North America, the Rue Petit-Champlain in Old Quebec is a holiday extravaganza during the month of December. At the base of Cap Diamant where the Chateau Frontenac sits grandly overseeing the river and city, the ...Read More

Watching a sunrise on Miami Beach....     Or a sunset in the North Carolina Mountains?     Read More