Category: Life
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Scotland Day 3 – The Road Up North
We started our day off with a hearty English breakfast at the B&B. I think it was the first time I’ve had beans for breakfast. We loaded our bags into our little Hyundai i10 and headed off. The road north was quiet, switching from double to single lane highways. I was finally getting the hang…
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Scotland Day 2 – The City of Stirling
We rose at a decent time. The decision had been made for me to walk over to the car rental place while Jess and Krista packed up the room. It was about a 3.5 mile journey. The sun was jus rising as I hit Princes Street, walking down the cobble stone. I grabbed a cup…
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Scotland Day 1 – The Arrival
As I get older, I like my sleep more and more, and can’t function without it. We were fortunate to get a direct flight from Newark to Edinburgh. It was a night flight, so we could be efficient on time, sleeping on the plane and arriving at 7am local time. I slept for about half…
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NYC Day 4 – The Final Tour
We started out our last day in New York early. We had tickets for a Liberty and Ellis island tour and were advised to come early. We a cafe to have a bite and take in some views of New York that we had yet to encounter. From the cafe, we had a great view…
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NYC Day 3 – The Run
The day started early. Jess had to get to the Staten Island ferry to catch a ride to the marathon start. Krista and I rode with her on the subway to her last stop. After saying our goodbye and good luck, Krista and I continued on the line up into downtown Manhattan. We revisited many…
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NYC Day 2 – The Walk
Krista would be coming later in the day, so got up and headed for our first task of the day, coffee. One of the things I resolved to do on this trip was to spend quality time with a mug/cup of coffee in hand and good company by my side each day. With aid of Yelp,…
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NYC Day 1 – Travel
This year has expanded my borders. A couple of months ago, I visited the eastern seaboard of the U.S. for the first time on a work trip and last month, we ventured out on a multi-city/country excursion to New York City and then to Scotland. We were in NYC for the NYC Marathon and decided,…
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The last colors of fall
We have been treated to a longer than usual fall this year. Typically, the ground has been covered with snow by now, at least for a couple days. It is fortunate for me though, since I’ve procrastinated on scheduling a sprinkler blow out. Last week, Jess challenged me with planning a fun date night for…
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Fall is still here.
Brent and I had a great date night last night that started with taking some pictures on our favorite trail in town. Fall has been holding on here in Bozeman which is not normal. We have had one of the best Octobers in years. Today it got up to 70 degrees. We’ve been enjoying the…
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The excitement is building.
During the day, I sit at work staring at the computer just thinking about my up coming marathon and trip. (While I am working of course!) The excitement is building. I almost cannot contain it. I get to run the in worlds largest marathon in just over 3 weeks! I get to go to New…
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Grounded: A long day made longer
I woke early this morning, quickly and quietly gathering my items, most of which were already packed away. Pulling my phone out, I noticed that I had a missed call and voice mail. Looking at the number, I recognized it from my travels earlier in the week as the Delta “your life just got a…
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Business Travel: New England and Louisiana
This week I departed on the longest business trip so far. I left for Boston early Monday morning after a long night of emergency server maintenance with only 3 hours of sleep. Just before boarding, I ran into some friends with some exciting travel ahead. They were adopting a newborn from Florida and had been…