Sunday, March 28, 2010
Monument 10K
I ran in the Monument 10K on Saturday ... it is named one of the Top 10 Most Fun 10Ks in the country and boy is that true! There were 37,000 people who ran 6.2 miles up and down one of the most historic streets in Richmond. My finish time was 1:03 and I hope to break an hour in my next 10K (whenever that is). Next up is a 15K on April 17!
National Recognition
Check out my latest Novus Creative news ... I won two national awards!!!
Click here to visit my Novus Creative blog and read all about it.
Click here to visit my Novus Creative blog and read all about it.
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Fight for Feuille
I have never been more thankful for my health AND for my family.
My friends Aimee and Robert Feuille have had quite a traumatic year. It started with Robert, at the age of 26, being diagnosed with testicular cancer. One year and one month later, Robert has gone thru numerous rounds of chemotherapy, two stem cell transplants, surgeries, stayed in hospitals in a different state from his wife and three kids to get worked on by specialists, and now ... this Friday ... he is undergoing the knife once again to remove a tumor from his brain.
The Feuilles have incredible faith and are standing on the Word of God to help them get through this challenge. However, I can't help but think what it would be like if Curt and I were in their situation. As a wife, I couldn't imagine watching my husband go through everything he's been through while keeping a positive outlook on life. It certainly makes me count my blessings.
Some of you may remember Curt grew a beard to help raise money for Fight for Feuille back in November ("No-Shave November," a spin-off of "Movember"). We are working again to help raise money for the Feuille family as well as raise awareness of their fight and encourage everyone to pray for healing and peace.
Next month I am running in a 15K in honor of the Fight for Feuille. I'll post more information soon about how you can help, but I just wanted to let you know of what's coming down the pike.
In the meantime, please check out Robert's blog to learn more about him and his awesome family. I've known Aimee's family since high school, and was a bridesmaid in their wedding eight years ago. They are truly amazing people.
Robert's Blog: www.robertfuel.com/fight
Fight for Feuille: www.fightforfeuille.com
More info to come on how you can support the Fight for Feuille!
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
The Loner
This was a cell phone photo taken last week of a wild turkey making her lonely way thru our yard ...
Animals we've seen in our yard since we moved in:
Deer
Wild turkeys
Groundhogs
Frogs
Coyotes
Lizards
Skunk
Racoon
I love living on 17 acres!
Animals we've seen in our yard since we moved in:
Deer
Wild turkeys
Groundhogs
Frogs
Coyotes
Lizards
Skunk
Racoon
I love living on 17 acres!
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Our Snowgirl
We got MORE snow this weekend, but only about 6 inches. If we received 6 inches in the past, I would've called it a BLIZZARD, but the white stuff is becoming old hat after last weekend's 14 inches and the foot we received back in December.
Needless to say, I was getting a little restless being stuck in the house for a few more days, so I asked Curt if we could build a snowman in the backyard. As you can see, we started off with lots of enthusiasm and built a GIANT base. (We now call it her skirt.) The second layer we were a little less enthusiastic and then she ended up with a head the size of a small cantaloupe. So here she is, our "snowgirl."
Needless to say, I was getting a little restless being stuck in the house for a few more days, so I asked Curt if we could build a snowman in the backyard. As you can see, we started off with lots of enthusiasm and built a GIANT base. (We now call it her skirt.) The second layer we were a little less enthusiastic and then she ended up with a head the size of a small cantaloupe. So here she is, our "snowgirl."
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Winter Wonderland
Richmond has been hit harder with snow in the past 14 months than in the past 14 years! Another storm hit this weekend (why can't it hit mid-week?) and we're expected to get up to 14 inches. The pics I took below were at about 1pm and we already had about 7-8 inches. Curt is in PA this weekend so it's just me and the hounds enjoying this winter wonderland. I got a great video of Star and Bullwinkle. Enjoy!
Star and Bullwinkle are having a blast in the snow!
Star and Bullwinkle are having a blast in the snow!
Friday, January 22, 2010
For the Love of Cabins
Many of you remember our love of cabins, and our dream home we got to tour last year:
Well until we can buy our dream home, I'm starting to look for items to redo our bedroom - "cabin" style. And I don't mean a camouflage comforter with deer antlers hanging over the bed (much to Curt's dismay), I mean a trendy, classy, homey, rustic cabin theme. There is so much cool decor out there, but for some reason I keep coming back to pine cones.
This is what started it. I searched everywhere for a classy cabin comforter, and this Luxury Black Pine Cone Bedding is by far my favorite. It is a simple design that incorporates an embroidered pine cone trim around the black suede comforter. Can you say, SNUGGLE?
What's a classy cabin without a chandelier? Especially one with pine cones? I love this piece.
Of course the bed frame is important for the theme. I'm a fan of the traditional logs frames:
This just made me laugh. A pine cone toilet brush. Who says toilet bowl brushes can't join in the fun?
And to top it all off - you're going to love this one - is the wallpaper. Normally when somebody says wallpaper I cringe, but IF it is used tastefully, I believe it can add a lot of character to a room. My example is below. Believe it or not, it is log wallpaper. Now I don't know if I'd go through every room in my house and line it floor to ceiling with this stuff (I'll have to wait until the REAL log cabin for that), but perhaps doing one accent wall of the bedroom might give it a cool look. Hey all you interior designers out there, what do you think?
The exciting news is our cabin collections have already begun! For Christmas, my awesome sister-in-law got us the cutest little "Welcome" bear to keep outside/inside our house. (Thanks, Kari!) I quickly found him a home by our front door:
Well until we can buy our dream home, I'm starting to look for items to redo our bedroom - "cabin" style. And I don't mean a camouflage comforter with deer antlers hanging over the bed (much to Curt's dismay), I mean a trendy, classy, homey, rustic cabin theme. There is so much cool decor out there, but for some reason I keep coming back to pine cones.
This is what started it. I searched everywhere for a classy cabin comforter, and this Luxury Black Pine Cone Bedding is by far my favorite. It is a simple design that incorporates an embroidered pine cone trim around the black suede comforter. Can you say, SNUGGLE?
What's a classy cabin without a chandelier? Especially one with pine cones? I love this piece.
Of course the bed frame is important for the theme. I'm a fan of the traditional logs frames:
This just made me laugh. A pine cone toilet brush. Who says toilet bowl brushes can't join in the fun?
And to top it all off - you're going to love this one - is the wallpaper. Normally when somebody says wallpaper I cringe, but IF it is used tastefully, I believe it can add a lot of character to a room. My example is below. Believe it or not, it is log wallpaper. Now I don't know if I'd go through every room in my house and line it floor to ceiling with this stuff (I'll have to wait until the REAL log cabin for that), but perhaps doing one accent wall of the bedroom might give it a cool look. Hey all you interior designers out there, what do you think?
The exciting news is our cabin collections have already begun! For Christmas, my awesome sister-in-law got us the cutest little "Welcome" bear to keep outside/inside our house. (Thanks, Kari!) I quickly found him a home by our front door:
Sunday, January 17, 2010
One Year Later
And ... we're back! I realize it has been almost a year since my last blog post. Facebook has taken over my photo-uploading and status-updating time so I pretty much gave up on the blog. But going back through it, I realized what a neat little package of memories this blog is. (And my sister-in-law Kari keeps asking me when I'm going to update it. This post is dedicated to you, Kari!) So, as a New Years Resolution, I promise to make an effort of more blogging in 2010. In the meantime, here's a quick year-in-review for what Curt and I have been up to these past 11 months ...
For Easter, we headed north to Boston for a long-weekend (and long-overdue) visit with my Uncle Dean, Aunt Kristina, Grandpa (mom's dad) and Cousin Hillary.
Over the summer, Curt and I went on several kayaking excursions, and found a wonderful 5-hour float down the James River for the first time.
In August, I finally launched my Novus Creative website. This is where I send potential graphic design freelancing clients to view my portfolio, as well as update my clients on new projects and specials from the link to my Novus Creative blog. Click here to check out my website!
In September, Curt and I headed to Pennsylvania for the first Fallecker Family Reunion in over a decade. Below is Curt with his great uncles, Paul and Clete, and my mother- and father-in-law dancing to the beat.
In October, we headed out west to California to visit with my brother, sister-in-law, and the rest of my wonderful Cali family. We have SO many incredible photos from the trip, which you'll have to join Facebook to view, but I just wanted to post one awesome pic of us with most of my Cali fam.
What's Thanksgiving without a good run? I've decided to make it a tradition that every Thanksgiving we stay in town, I run the Turkey Trot 10K. It was fun, challenging, and gave me a good excuse to eat tons of food later on with Mom, Mitch and Curt.
December was full of Christmas Lights Fun Runs (I dressed up and ran with a groups through the city and neighborhoods to view the Christmas lights), the Rockettes in Richmond (front row!), and Curt and I's annual Christmas Picture Photo Shoot. Dad and Doris came up from North Carolina for the holiday, and we spent Christmas Eve with my third cousin and family, Donna, Gerry, and Carolyn, who live just around the corner from us.
So here we are in January 2010, and the big news this month is the birth of our new niece, Abigail Grace Fallecker (aka Abby). She was born on January 13, weighed in at 6lbs 11oz, and she, mom, and dad are doing great. Here are a few pics of the little angel with her dad (Curt's brother, Mike) and grandma and grandpa (Curt's parents) ...
And that is my year in review! Stop back again soon to read more of the Fallecker adventures in 2010.
For Easter, we headed north to Boston for a long-weekend (and long-overdue) visit with my Uncle Dean, Aunt Kristina, Grandpa (mom's dad) and Cousin Hillary.
Over the summer, Curt and I went on several kayaking excursions, and found a wonderful 5-hour float down the James River for the first time.
In August, I finally launched my Novus Creative website. This is where I send potential graphic design freelancing clients to view my portfolio, as well as update my clients on new projects and specials from the link to my Novus Creative blog. Click here to check out my website!
In September, Curt and I headed to Pennsylvania for the first Fallecker Family Reunion in over a decade. Below is Curt with his great uncles, Paul and Clete, and my mother- and father-in-law dancing to the beat.
In October, we headed out west to California to visit with my brother, sister-in-law, and the rest of my wonderful Cali family. We have SO many incredible photos from the trip, which you'll have to join Facebook to view, but I just wanted to post one awesome pic of us with most of my Cali fam.
What's Thanksgiving without a good run? I've decided to make it a tradition that every Thanksgiving we stay in town, I run the Turkey Trot 10K. It was fun, challenging, and gave me a good excuse to eat tons of food later on with Mom, Mitch and Curt.
December was full of Christmas Lights Fun Runs (I dressed up and ran with a groups through the city and neighborhoods to view the Christmas lights), the Rockettes in Richmond (front row!), and Curt and I's annual Christmas Picture Photo Shoot. Dad and Doris came up from North Carolina for the holiday, and we spent Christmas Eve with my third cousin and family, Donna, Gerry, and Carolyn, who live just around the corner from us.
So here we are in January 2010, and the big news this month is the birth of our new niece, Abigail Grace Fallecker (aka Abby). She was born on January 13, weighed in at 6lbs 11oz, and she, mom, and dad are doing great. Here are a few pics of the little angel with her dad (Curt's brother, Mike) and grandma and grandpa (Curt's parents) ...
And that is my year in review! Stop back again soon to read more of the Fallecker adventures in 2010.
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