Archive for the ‘ life ’ Category

upgraded

We’re halfway through our annual family Christmas world-tour week, having already stopped in Kansas, Nebraska, and Minnesota, with Wisconsin next on the hit list. Trip odometer on the car is about to roll over 2,000 miles. Eli has made it emphatically clear that he refuses to ride in a car-seat anymore. Sorry big guy… 987 [ READ MORE ]

country music marathon and 35,000 little cups

I suppose after 11 years of living in Nashville it’s about time I participated in the Country Music Marathon. No, I did not run it. But I had two rockin’ friends that DID run it and ran it in style. Congrats to Josh and Dave (first marathon props!!) for taking on the hills of Music [ READ MORE ]

eli: arrival, pictures, video

Elijah Cash Burns is here and well! Born January 26th in a speeding hurry. Unlikely that this is news to you by now, but in case you need to play catch up… The dramatic story of Eli’s birth A selection of cute pictures documenting his first week And a video highlighting his ability to squirm [ READ MORE ]

mistake (?)

I am not a runner. And so I do not run. Yet all of my friends run. About a year and a half ago I decided I was going to try running. I probably guilted myself into it because all of my friends run. And so I went and bought my first pair of running [ READ MORE ]

merry christmas from nashville!!

Well, it’s our last Christmas “alone”. And with the baby’s due date just around the corner we decided not to make the annual marathon across the Midwest this year and instead hunker down close to home. So it’s been a quiet Christmas, and surprisingly a white Christmas! We’ve been getting the baby room ready, spending [ READ MORE ]

the mosque

140 characters isn’t enough room to have this discussion. @jonarnold noted today: Love this Bloomberg speech in reference to the NYC Mosque at Ground Zero. Incredible job. Bravo: http://bit.ly/byzmUT Honestly, it’s a good speech that Bloomberg gave. I don’t disagree with the sentiment that we are called to live amongst our neighbors in mutual respect [ READ MORE ]

the nashville flood

Click here if you can’t see the video. Also, photo gallery of flood images here[ READ MORE ]

time it takes me to install a light fixture

6 Minutes: Fumbling around in the fuse box trying to figure out which breaker cuts power to the kitchen. 3 Minutes: Fumbling around in the dark because I flipped the wrong breaker. 10 Minutes: Digging through the closet looking for an extension cord to run a light to the kitchen so I can see what [ READ MORE ]

show and tell

TRUE FACT #1: I enjoy cooking from time to time. Which comes in handy because I tend to get hungry about 3 times a day. TRUE FACT #2: The ‘Rigatoni D’ at Maggiano’s Little Italy restaurant is the best pasta dish ever. That said, I set out this weekend with one goal in mind: to [ READ MORE ]

a year in review v2.09

So for the first time in my life I made New Year’s Resolutions at the beginning of 2009 and actually stayed focused on them throughout the year. There were three of them – here’s what they were: Read 24 Books In 2009 Do A Physical Activity For At Least 5 Minutes Each Day Go On [ READ MORE ]