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Feel Good Friday is a gratitude list I write each week to express my appreciation for all of the things that made me feel good or that I’m grateful for all week. Join me and leave your Feel Goods in the comments! Planning brunch for birthday Big Sur trip turned into all-day bike-mobbing around, which ended…

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Feel Good Friday is a gratitude list I write each week to express my appreciation for all of the things that made me feel good or that I’m grateful for all week. Join me and leave your Feel Goods in the comments! Friday pre-airport adventure including a new, amazing pizza spot: Rance’s (terrible name, yes)…

Things I Want For My Birthday

As my last year of being a kid is less than a week away—isn’t 30 when you head into adulthood? I turn 29 in six days—I thought I might celebrate by making a birthday list. In case you’re looking for something to get me (hi mom and dad) … The wines on my BestWinesOnline.com Wishlist.…

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Feel Good Friday is a gratitude list I write each week to express my appreciation for all of the things that made me feel good or that I’m grateful for all week. Join me and leave your Feel Goods in the comments! “Dancing” with new friends at The Ranch—really just observing the country dancing, it’s…

Aspen: Motherlode Volleyball Tournament Labor Day Weekend

What was already a huge beach volleyball tournament just got even bigger: Aspen’s Motherlode Beach Volleyball tournament is (sadly) benefiting from the AVP’s decision to scrap the rest of its season due to $$ (lack thereof). Read the full Aspen Times article here. Want to watch some seriously awesome vball this weekend? Here’s the scoop:…

Austin: Top Ten Things Newbies Should Know

I did an Aspen version of this Top Ten Things Newbies Should Know post, and it was so popular that it bears building an Austin one… which, with a few adjustments for climate, is more or less the same. See? There are so many Austin / Aspen similarities! 1. There will be opportunities for free…

Aspen: Top Ten Things Newbies Should Know

I should know, since I am a newbie. Top ten things I didn’t get until I moved to Aspen: 1. There are no weekends. Any given night could be a party. 2. There are two offseasons: May and October. At least half of the restaurants and businesses will be closed at least half of the…

Double the volleyball

Still feeling kind of puny, but planning to hit up Roaring Fork tonight. Last night I got in some rec leage volleyball, thinking it’d be a nice, light way to test out how sick I really am. Played one match (three games) and felt good but started to tire, but when the next team asked…

It’s all about the volleyball

Last summer I spent 3-4 days a week playing sand volleyball. While this summer my schedule hasn’t looked like that, there is some good volleyball to be had. Three things on the agenda: Weekly, the ATXVB Meetup Group plays at the Krieg Complex, known before as the softball fields off Pleasant Valley and Riverside. Wednesdays…