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Let’s Talk Tink…

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , on March 7, 2013 | 1 Comment »

In continuing with my catch-up attempts, let’s talk about the Tinkerbell Half Marathon! It was a dream week, really. You fly to Florida, play at Disney World for a few days, then fly to California and have fun at Disneyland! Despite food poisoning and missing purses (see last post), we were determined to have a […]

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Race Week at Disney World

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on March 4, 2013 | 2 Comments »

We had a crazy week in Orlando, a lot of ups and downs. Some of the downs were Dan getting a bad cold, I got food poisoning, got my credit card number stolen and charged up, left my purse at a hotel and the staff wouldn’t let me go back and get it (more on […]

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Winter Vacation: Northwest Highlights!

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , on February 18, 2013 | 1 Comment »

Having spent over a month in Oregon and Washington, I had too much fun! So here are some highlights 🙂 As soon as our flight landed in Seattle, we met with Kelsey and Jim to see the Nutcracker and have dinner at Daniel’s. Fun AND delicious, except we were horribly jetlagged! Surprised my family for […]

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A Tale of (Too Many) Shoes

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , on December 6, 2012 | 2 Comments »

Yes, lots of Nikes. That’s what happens when you have access to the Nike Employee Store in Portland OR, and everything is always half off! How’s the marathon training going, you ask? Tough. But if it was easy, then more than 1% of the world would have run one! I have been having major foot […]

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Fall in Seattle

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on November 12, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

I spent about half of my visit home in Seattle, where Dan and I were living before moving to Tokyo. I love the area and moving back after Japan is definitely a possibility! Anyway, the whole time I was in Seattle I was in the fabulous company of my best friend Kelsey. She just bought […]

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Fall in Oregon

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , on November 1, 2012 | 1 Comment »

I love living in Tokyo, but nothing beats fall in the Pacific Northwest. I spent a good chunk of time in Portland and Seattle with friends and family, and it was fantastic! In Oregon, I got to visit with my girlfriend from college Carlie and meet her baby daughter Avery! My friend Brittany works at […]

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Why do cats purr?

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , on October 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

That made me giggle. On that note, I have been reunited with my littlest love, Penny! Which can only mean one thing- I’m back home in Japan! It has been SO long since i have updated, I plan to do 2 catch-up entries- one for my time in Seattle and one for my time in […]

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Fun in California!

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , on September 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

In Santa Barbara we went to a beautiful wedding at the zoo And we got to feed giraffes! Santa Monica Pier We even sneaked in a road trip to Vegas! Ad of course, once we got that pesky half marathon out of the way, we got to play at Disneyland and California Adventure with my […]

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Race Report: Disneyland Half Marathon 2012

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on September 18, 2012 | 3 Comments »

I did it and it was awesome! I spent WAY too much time being nervous and worried about this one! What a blast Dan and I had! We woke up at an awful time like 4am Sunday morning (Sunday the 2nd, I know, I’m really behind!) and got ready. I got dressed and put my […]

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T’was the Night Before the Half…

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , , on September 2, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Dan and I just had an amazing time at our friend’s wedding in Santa Barbara, and are tucked in for the night because we’re up at 4am tomorrow for our Disneyland half marathon! I’m excited, nervous and hope my legs are ready!! It begins at 5:45am, and our wave is starting tentatively at 6:05am. I […]

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