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22 November 2012

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thank you, Auntie Sandy and Uncle Grant, for hosting us this holiday!

01 October 2012

After an [unplanned] summer hiatus from blogging and just like the return of the fall network television season, I'm back! I'm surprised Uncle G2 didn't kick me off his blogroll. Like most returning series are doing for their season premieres, a brief recap is in order:

After running a full marathon (San Diego Rock n Roll), completing one of Camp Pendleton's World Famous mud runs, and conquering the Hollywood Sign Run with A Runner's Circle...all in the month of June, mind you, the summer of visitors and travels was in full swing. Jasen returned from deployment. Feven came to visit for her introduction the best coast.

I went to Maine to celebrate the wedding of one of my closest college friends from UMBC XC, Blakeslee. Lots of lobster and many local microbrews were consumed.

Hands down, my favorite lobster roll was actually consumed in Boston at Belle Isle Seafood.

From there, I spent a week in Boston working remotely and catching up with the former ATL roomie before we headed off to meet the rest of the LP fun crew in Mexico for a wedding in Cancun and vacation days in Playa del Carmen.

Food adventures in Mexico will surely get its own post. Pronto, lo prometo para ti, Uncle G2.

Until then, I present you with a photo of Tulum.

Then Mama Barin visited Los Angeles. Followed by Vegas 24-hour trip #1 of the summer with Nancy & Anh. I was in a flash mob as a bridesmaid for one of my college roommate's weddings in Maryland. That same week, I ended up attending the MTV VMAs in LA Live before heading up the coast to Santa Barbara for Maj's Dirty Thirty. I participated in my very first triathlon relay. Then balanced out the healthy adventures with Vegas 24-hour trip #2 of the summer with Jen & Maj.

And now we find ourselves on the first day of October.

Phew.

Now you kind of see why I resorted to Twitter, eh?

25 May 2012

The Upstate

For Mothers Day weekend, I flew back to South Carolina and enjoyed some good quality time with family and friends back in the Midlands and Upstate. It also happened to be Artisphere weekend, so that meant even more fun walking around the ever-charming Downtown Greenville Main Street and exploring all of the visiting artists' booths and live demos.

Downtown Greenville during Artisphere 2011

Black chocolate sorbetto = pure joy.

Love and miss you (and Stitch)!

Greenville will always have a special place in my heart. I first moved there for a summer internship with GE in 2007 then returned during my time on program with IMLP in 2010, where it remained my home-base during my expat and repat time. The Upstate is a beautiful, growing area of South Carolina, and there plenty of gems to discover.

A few of my favorite places in Greenville:

Henry's Smokehouse off Wade Hampton for pulled pork and ribs. Peach cobbler or banana pudding - if I get there before it's sold out for the day!
Luna Rosa for gelato. Each new flavor I try, I'm blown away. I could eat a black chocolate sorbetto and almond gelato waffle cone each day and never get tired.
Falls Park on the Reedy River. The nearby gardens were beautiful in bloom.

Places from this trip that make me wish I could visit more often:

Pedal Chic - I could have spent all day browsing their shop/boutique and LOVE their slogan "Roadways are the new runways." Not only have they brought in a great selection of bikes and activewear, but it sounds like they've got an awesome calendar of events ranging from clinics to rides. Open one in the LA-area, please!
Kitchen Arts & Pottery - Liz has put together an amazing shop full of foodie treasures. I'm jealous of her collection of vintage prints and tea towels and wish I could be there for the tea (towel) party for the Queen's jubilee!
Art Crossing galleries - specifically Patti Rishforth's silhouette work, Guy Stevens' paintings and Christina Nicole's jewelry.