My favorite running buddy

Virigina pics-finally!

So a month later, I finally got around to posting the pics from my amazing road trip to Virginia.  And of course my visit with my amazing friend and my not so amazing 50k! 

What's Worth Pulling Over For

 
On the trip that almost didn't happen, on a road  I almost didn't take, on a shoulder I almost didn't pull over on, I told myself it was ok to take five minutes to stop for a photo.  Fighting my inner voice which was urging me to just keep going, to get as many miles in as possible, to hurry and get 'there', I listened instead to my heart.

I pulled over, I backed up, I turned around.  I took the moment and I took the photo.  I vowed to remember to listen to my heart and the whispers.  The whispers were the voices which urged me to make this trip happen, despite all the reasons my head told me I couldn't.  The whispers are where I long to live.

I remembered it is always ok to pull over and back up and to stop.  Just stop and listen and see.

Friday night motorcycle and sunset

Make your photo now! https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zentertain.photoeditor

My Ellie bean

4 years ago today you brought this little peanut to me to meet and she never left! She has been my running buddy, my adventure pal, traveling across the country with me and she makes me smile and laugh every day. She has gone from a fearful dog who spent every day cowering to a sassy girl who saunters through the world taking no prisoners! I can teach her to do anything she is motivated by food and love...in that order:) She is one of the best things life has brought me, teaching me more about unconditional love than I ever thought possible.

Easter Love

I told you not to try it

Angel smile

Easter Love

Break from reality

This was a picture from yesterday, my  mid afternoon break from the hospital. It felt so good to just laugh and smile with my girls, and clearly they were enjoying it too!Tthe last 5 days have been overwhelming, but I also have much to be grateful for. Although it feels as though I need to spend time sorting through alll the emotions and thoughts, for now I am just grateful to be able to smile at these furry faces and the reminder of how peaceful it is hanging out in the present moment.

Curly Love and therapy

Spending the weekend round the clock at the hospital could only be made better by one thing....

this bundle of curly love and therapy and the difference she made for mom!

Happy Dogs

1 of my pack is always in motion, making it a challenge to get still shots of her. Can you guess which one?

scenes from 40 miles on the trails last weekend