Father Winter sure stopped by this week around here. I don't know the exact totals, but something in the 8 inch range on Tuesday, and yesterday into today we got hammered with another ~12 inches. I envision a wintery, mythical creature like this waving a snow wand over Wiconsin: I've been generally feeling it! Yes,… Continue reading Snowy snowy Saturday…
I shared my fitness goals the other day, which are going well so far EXCEPT for one thing. My "do morning workouts" goal was based on the idea that it is the one time slot in the day that I can generally always count on. Everyone else is sleeping, there's no soccer practice then, etc.… Continue reading (Attempted) morning derailment….
This title perhaps sounds grander than it really is, because I don't have any crazy big goals for 2024. (I mean, I'm not trying to qualify for the Boston marathon like someone I know is! 😉 SO excited for her on this, by the way!) My fitness main goals are: 1. Keep strength training regularly.… Continue reading Fitness goals for 2024 and new strength program
Whew, we're home!! As alluded to in my last post, we did not actually make it home Friday night as planned. Womp womp. As soon as we landed in Guadalajara, Ivan pulled up the Aeromexico airline app, checked our next flight and it said... "In the air". So much for that. It was already after… Continue reading Home, Charlie reunion, setting 2024 intentions…
Wednesday, January 3rd Two days left on our trip! Wednesday was another pretty chill day, which worked out well since on Tuesday we did the volcano hike + spent the whole evening out at Ivan’s sister’s house. Ironically, not even 12 hours after we left her house, she went into labor! So by 8 a.m.… Continue reading Final days and homeward bound!
Aka: el Nevado de Toluca… On Tuesday January 2nd we finally hiked the local volcano! I’ve been to Toluca a million times now and yet we had never done this. The weather looked great and we had the time, so we did it! Just Ivan, the boys and I went; his parents stayed home. You… Continue reading Hike to the Volcano of Toluca
Sunday, December 31- New Year’s Eve! I think I last posted on NYE in the afternoon. Picking up there, we had a nice, pretty low key Mexican New Year’s Eve. I do not think we experienced Ivan’s childhood New Year’s Eve of “yesteryear”, when his whole family would get together and there would be a… Continue reading New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day
I got a little behind after writing my Mexico City posts! Fortunately, the last few days have been rather quiet and relaxing, so I don’t have a ton to catch up on, really. Friday, December 29 We have done a lot of lazing around since Friday. I don’t feel we over-exerted ourselves in our Mexico… Continue reading Catching up and Happy New Year!
Thursday, December 28 Backing up a couple days… (writing this on Saturday 12/30). We had spent Wednesday night in Mexico City. Thursday morning we got up and had a fairly slow morning while Ivan’s aunt and mom made tortas for breakfast. Basically like extra delicious sandwiches on telera rolls with refried beans and cheese and… Continue reading Mexico City Adventure #4: Castle of Chapultepec
Wednesday, December 27th (continued) Picking up where I left off…. So after the Basilica, we split up and Ivan, his dad, the boys and I continued on to the Historic Centro, or “Zócalo”. This where the Cathedral is, the National Palace, and more. Various historical sights are here (or near here) and it’s basically the… Continue reading Mexico City Adventure #3- El Zócalo + Palacio de Bellas Artes
GRATEFUL KAE 