• Let the (Ironman) Games Begin

    Ironman has been heating up here the last couple of weeks.  Athletes arrived early to start training and there has been a buzz in the air. There have been signs all over town and lots of amazing looking athletes biking and running the roads. The first main event was last…

  • Early October Update

    Another couple of weeks gone, another update for you all… Chuck was working crazy, crazy hours a couple of weeks back trying to wrap up his consulting gig so we didn’t really have much family fun time. I went swimming with our landlady that Tuesday and that was the most…

  • We on Sea

    On Friday, Chuck took a break from work and we went for our first kayak voyage. We rented a 2 person kayak and headed out. There was a pod of spinner dolphins playing at the edge of the bay but by the time we got out there, they were headed…

  • Mixed Emotions

    Today has been such a sad day.  It’s surreal that its been 10 whole years since September 11th.  I still remember so many events of that day vividly.  Maybe it’s because it’s the 10th year anniversary or maybe because I’m no longer in DC and can finally step back and…