My sister, Kate, and I went to visit our older sister, Mary, in San Jose last week. Mary has been working a temporary (6 month) assignment at a hospital there. Before she returns East later this month, we took the opportunity to spend some time visiting so we could have some quality "sister" time, as well as tour the region. We visited for 5 days (including two travel days....). After we arrived on Wednesday, Mary showed us her favorite local hangout, Santana Row, where we dined, shopped and had manicure/pedicures. While Mary worked on Thursday, Kate and I had an adventure traveling to the Big Basin Redwoods State Park and we went the the Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose. On Friday, Mary took us to her favorite coastal town, Half Moon Bay, and we drove along the coast down to Santa Cruz. On Saturday, it was off to San Francisco (by way of Palo Alto for breakfast).
We really packed a lot of sightseeing, shopping, dining and visiting into our time in California! It was a most enjoyable break from a hectic, busy fall schedule.
Check out my trip pictures to see everything we did!
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Thursday, October 16, 2008
LITA Presentation
Tomorrow, I'll be heading to Cincinnati to attend the LITA National Forum where Erik and I will be making a presentation on Saturday afternoon. Look for blog activity on the professional development blog for the library, and for pictures of the trip.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Wake the Library 5K at ZSR Library
For months, Erik and I have been planning the first annual Wake the Library 5K. As athletes, we've both competed in many races. But we quickly learned that coordinating a race is a complex, time consuming endeavor. So, naturally, we were nervous about all the things that might go awry. Weather, course, onsite registration, food delivery, volunteers, sponsorships, marketing, finish line timing - these were just a few of areas that had potential for disaster.
But the weather was gorgeous, 160 lovely people came out and ran or walked either the 5K or the 1 mile fun run, volunteers were superb, Greensboro Running Club did a fine job calculating results, the music sound system was loud, food was plentiful and The Demon Deacon came and worked the crowd.
The pictures show that a good time was had by all.
All in all, a very successful event. Whew, we were both relieved and delighted!
But the weather was gorgeous, 160 lovely people came out and ran or walked either the 5K or the 1 mile fun run, volunteers were superb, Greensboro Running Club did a fine job calculating results, the music sound system was loud, food was plentiful and The Demon Deacon came and worked the crowd.
The pictures show that a good time was had by all.
All in all, a very successful event. Whew, we were both relieved and delighted!
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Pinehurst Triathlon
Finally, after months of being sidelined, I competed in an Olympic distance triathlon in Pinehurst. The event took place at Lake Pinehurst where we visited with the Coburns to picnic and swim over the summer. The swim was 1500 meters and went well, even with the fog that made it difficult to see where I was heading. The bike portion was tough; Moore County is very rolling hills. The run, a 10K, was the longest race I had run in months, and it was difficult and slow going. But I did well overall, finishing 2nd out of 7 in my age group.
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