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Portland Color Run

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , , on September 11, 2013 | Leave a Comment »

This past Saturday I ran the Portland Color Run 5k. I was pretty indifferent about it. No speedwork since it was untimed. I figured it’d be fun and unique. The Color Run is a 5k race where you pass through 5 “color stations”, staffed with volunteers that spray you with fine color dust. Almost like […]

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Hawaii!

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , on September 3, 2013 | Leave a Comment »

Dan and I took a week long trip to Hawaii with my family- my mom, my sister, her husband, and their 3 kids. We were in Waikiki and had a great time! Pearl Harbor A pretty peacock walked up to us at the Honolulu Zoo! Sunset cruise on a catamaran! Visited the spitting caves! Lanikai […]

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America, the Beautiful!

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , on August 30, 2013 | Leave a Comment »

This is the life! Needless to say, I’m having a great time being back in the states! Pictured above is me, drinking up the sunshine, as I have lunch at MOD Pizza with Kelsey in Seattle. So excited Oregon is getting one as well! So far I spent a week in Hawaii with the fam, […]

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On Vacation!

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , on August 3, 2013 | Leave a Comment »

Our bags are (mostly) packed and tomorrow Dan and I are out the door to Honolulu, Hawaii! We are meeting my sister, her family, and my mother, and I’m really excited for a week of sunshine and family. From there, Dan will return to Japan and I’ll enjoy some time in Portland, OR and Seattle, […]

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My Experience at Goofy’s Race & a Half Challenge: Part II of II

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , on July 18, 2013 | 20 Comments »

This is Part II of II of my Goofy Challenge experience. You can read about part I here. Dan and I arrived in sunny Orlando a few days before the races. We headed to the expo at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex and that was when I started getting really excited. This expo […]

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My Experience at Goofy’s Race & a Half Challenge: Part I of II

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , on July 15, 2013 | 6 Comments »

“Who here has run a marathon?” a friend of mine asked tonight. As I was flooded with emotions, about 3-4 of my guests raised their hands and excitedly swapped stories. I kept my hand down. And with that, I think I’m finally ready to talk about my experience at the 2013 Goofy’s Race & a […]

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The Portland Pink Sox

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , on May 10, 2013 | 1 Comment »

Hey all! I have awesome news! I know it’s still way early in terms of Portland Race for the Cure (which is September 15th), but as of now our team, the Portland Pink Sox, is in first place for donations!! I thought I’d take today to talk about the Pink Sox’s history. It all started […]

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Family Friday

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , , , on April 13, 2013 | 1 Comment »

First off, today is the last day to enter my Endorphin Warrior bracelet giveaway! Enter here! Happy Friday! Mine always is- it’s when I go hashing! I wasn’t planning on running with the group tonight in Kichijoji, so I got a run in this morning. I only went a mile, but I didn’t hold back […]

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Welcome to Penniestoyennies.com!

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , on March 14, 2013 | 1 Comment »

Exciting news! Update your bookmarks to www.penniestoyennies.com! I’ve been getting a lot more readers lately (thanks all!), and decided I no longer wanted to use my name as my URL. When I started this blog 2 years ago, I used it to keep my family up to date, and decided on that URL because it […]

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Dinner at Club 33 in Disneyland!

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , , on March 12, 2013 | 2 Comments »

To start, Club 33 is a private club inside Disneyland park. Currently, membership is $10,000 USD, with annual dues at $3,000. It is not open to the public, not even for a peek! There is a tour you can take at the park that takes you into the lobby, but not the restaurant upstairs. The […]

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