Being Faithful During Holy Week

Posted on March 23, 2016 by Coco

I can’t believe that this weekend is Easter already. It snuck up on me so much I planned a business trip and visit with my daughter without realizing it was Easter weekend. Since I’ll be flying home Sunday morning, I’m not sure I’ll be able to go to church, but I’d love to find a sunrise service like the one we attended last year.

St Paul's Easter Sunrise ServiceAttending an Easter sunrise service at a historic graveyard
really brought home the impact of the Resurrection.

I didn’t do a very good job of observing a Holy Lent this year, but I was pretty faithful about going to church every week. I skipped one day to try to get in a bike ride before it rained, but God had the last laugh when the rain came early. 😉 I missed another day for the Reston 10 Miler, but usually when planning my Sundays I put church on the calendar first. Carla has written about living her priorities, and making church a priority is the least I can do to live my commitment to my faith. Continue reading →

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The Workout I’m Regretting

Posted on March 20, 2016 by Coco

The “inspirational” fitness memes that bug me the most are the ones based on the idea that you never regret a workout. I get it. There are many days I’ve snoozed through my workout time and then regretted that I didn’t get my workout in, but there also are times when I have found myself regretting a workout.

Regret That Workout

Right now, I’m regretting a workout I did at the track last week. Before I tell you more about that, here’s a quick rundown of my workouts for the Weekly Wrap hosted by Holly and Tricia. Continue reading →

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Loving Lately — March Favorites

Posted on March 18, 2016 by Coco

It’s been a while since I’ve shared things that I’ve been loving lately, so I’m joining this week’s Friday Five Link Up hosted at Eat Pray Run DC, Mar on the Run and You Signed Up for What?! and telling you about five of my March favorites.

Loving Lately - March Favorites

My March favorites run from fitness to food, and why not? I enjoy exercising and I love to eat. These things make both better. Continue reading →

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No Shenanigans On St. Patrick’s Day

Posted on March 16, 2016 by Coco

I’ve always been a rule follower. Maybe it stems from my Montessori education, where there were particular ways of doing things and everything had to be put back in its place before moving on to something else. Maybe it stems from being high strung and worried that Bad Things would happen if rules were broken. I distinctly remember crying in the back seat after seeing on the speedometer that my Dad was speeding because I thought we’d all be thrown in jail. 

Dad

So, I don’t have any fun stories to tell you about my shenanigans.  But shenanigans is a great Wednesday Word, and reminds me of other great words my Dad used. Continue reading →

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Recovering With Spring Fever

Posted on March 13, 2016 by Coco

Did you catch Spring Fever last week? Our weather was crazy warm–in the 80’s even!–and all of the flowers started to bloom. The National Park Service just had predicted that the cherry blossoms would be in peak bloom the weekend of the Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run, but revised their prediction to March 18-23 after this week’s heat wave. That’s fine by me, since I can do my own cherry blossom run and stop to take as many pictures as I want.

spring fever

I had a pretty grueling week at work, so I didn’t get to enjoy the nice weather too much, but Monday night I met some friends for dinner and it was still warm enough to enjoy eating outside.  Continue reading →

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