• Holidays

    How I Celebrated St. Patty’s Day

    Usually I’m working on Saint Patrick’s Day and after work my friends and I go to McGeary’s to have a drink under their tent. This year Saint Patty’s Day fell on a Saturday and I probably would have went to Albany’s parade or something like that. This year I happened to plan my vacation for my school’s spring break which happened to begin on Saint Patrick’s Day weekend, so it was a bit different this year. Saturday morning my parents, Chris and I headed over to Vero Beach, which was about a 20 minute drive from their house. They have a lovely farmer’s market we wanted to check out. It…

  • Food,  Restaurant Reviews,  Travel

    Lunch on the Ocean

    Today I just finished a 5.0 mile run in 75 degree weather! It was HOT and HUMID…and I felt a lot like I did when training for the Boilermaker this past summer. Phew!!! I almost quit at 2.5 miles. I took a lot of walking breaks, because it was necessary in this heat. I even stopped back at the house to change into my shorts and get some water. My body is not used to the warmth and I feel like my endurance is gone! But, I know it’s just the weather and once I’m back in the cold it will be easier to run. I’ve also realized that my…