Weekend Happenings! (2023 #31-3, My Birthday)
Some snapshots from my birthday yesterday! I took the day off work and had most of the day to myself so I was indulgent and did some of my favorite things. 5:31 AM My watch wished me a happy birthday! 6:26 AM I was worried I woke up too late and would be miserable on...
Weekend Happenings! (2023 #31-1, Cedar Falls)
This is my third and final trip to Iowa for the month of July! The first trip was to clean the river house, the second trip was to stay at the river house with friends, and the third trip was to ride RAGBRAI and go back to the river! Tuesday On Tuesday I woke up early...
RAGBRAI Day 4 2023 – Ride Report
Yesterday my Dad, snister (aka sister, aka Christina), and I completed RAGBRAI Day 4 – a 56ish mile ride from Ames to Des Moines, Iowa. This was the big bike ride I’d been training for for a few months! It went well, but whoa… it was hot – the...
Weekend Happenings! (2023 #30-1, River Trip Day 1 – Wednesday)
Wednesday was a day I’d been excited about for MONTHS! Val and Tiff and Tiff’s oldest son were flying into Chicago ORD (from Denver and Los Angeles) so we could all drive to Guttenberg, Iowa and spend a few days on the river together! I was so excited I...
Random Thoughts Thursday 414
Steven pulled a beet from our garden on Monday. It tastes like a beet! (I don’t like beets, ha) On Tuesday we ate a couple raw green beans though, and they were delicious! I received two surprise packages in the mail Tuesday! One from a friend Kate, who lives in...
Hi! I’m Kim, a 40-something-year-old living in northeastern Illinois with my husband Steven, and our cats, Khaleesi, Apollo, Starbuck, and Eddard aka Ned. My current main hobbies are running, painting rocks, flying, reading, and eating. I follow a vegan lifestyle and work in an account management role. I write about a variety of topics and consider this a “life” blog – a place I can share anything that’s on my mind. Please visit the “About” page to get a better idea of who I am! 🙂