Birthday
Topic: This and That
Happy (belated) birthday, Eva!
(I apologize for being a day late!) Hope it was a great one!
Love,
~Holly, Ryan, Larry

Sunset
Topic: This and That
I took this Tuesday evening. This was the view from the back room on the second storey of our house. It was a really great sunset.
I also wanted to let everyone know that I am working on our trip to Edinburgh. Anyone who has seen my original site knows I tend to write quite a bit. This is fairly time consuming, and not having a whole lot of spare time...
Hope everyone is having a good week.

Flag Day
Topic: Holidays
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Birthday
Topic: This and That
Happy birthday Rachel!
Love,
Uncle Larry, Ryan, and Aunt Holly

Happy Birthday
Topic: This and That
Happy birthday wishes to Liz Alvarado!

We're Back
Topic: This and That
Just wanted to let everyone know we got back this evening from our weekend in Edinburgh. Larry survived his first marathon. Quite a feat. We all had a good trip. More to come...

Birthday
Topic: This and That
Happy birthday JoAnna!
Love,
~Holly

Weather, Market Day, Etc.
Topic: This and That
(I took this picture of Ryan just yesterday.)
I would like to wish my friend Jenn's husband Fred a very happy belated birthday!
The weather has been really nice lately. It's been sunny and warm. Ryan and I have been going out for walks, enjoying the mild summer weather. Yesterday I took him to the Stray to run around for a while. From there, we went to the Victoria shopping area. I keep forgetting that the second Thursday of each month is market day. (I mean really, how are people supposed to remember something weird like a second Thursday???) I decided to indulge a bit. Everything is either hand made, or locally farmed, depending, and is pleasantly fresh. I bought some scones and some double cream, and some strawberries that were so fresh, their fragrance was wafting on the air. I also bought a heavenly tropical fruit smoothie.
Later on in the evening, I made strawberry shortcake with all my fresh ingredients. It went very well with some auslese wine.
I wanted to let everyone know that I won't be posting for the next few days. Tomorrow we are leaving early for Edinburgh. Larry's running the marathon there on Sunday. It will be his first marathon. Edinburgh is a wonderful city, so I'm sure Ryan and I will be able to keep busy while Larry's running.
We will be back on Tuesday.
Just to update, we never did find out what the "incident" on post was.
Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Run
Topic: This and That
Yesterday I ran for the first time in three weeks. I expected to feel pretty awful, but had the very pleasant surprise of feeling very good! I think I was sailing away on endorphins the rest of the day. :) Eager to repeat the experience, I ran again today, for a slightly longer period of time. I felt good while I was running, but instead of riding out the day on an endorphin high, I took a nap when Ryan napped and have felt unmotivated to do much the rest of the evening! Oh well. I think I might give myself a break and not run tomorrow.

Wine and Headphones
Now Playing: My Own Eclectic Mix
Topic: Stream of Consciousness
Larry got a really nice new set of headphones recently. I think he got them mainly for using Skype and for language training. Tonight I am borrowing them for the first time. I used to have several sets of headphones. I realized now I don't have any. Ever since Larry got his, I've been eying them. I mentioned in this blog a while back that I used to listen to music on headphones for hours, immersing myself in it. I don't get that opportunity much anymore. However, last night (after Ryan went to bed) I borrowed Larry's headphones, and for just a little while, got to relax and truly listen to some music. (Larry kept his ear out in case Ryan needed something.) It was just as enjoyable - if not more so - than when I used to do it years ago.