I never thought I would say this, but I ran a 5k AND I ran it in 33:14. For a girl who, until this summer, had never in her life run more than one mile at any given time, this was quite a feat. Two things were paramount to my success. First, my fiance, who …
Local Adventure: Geneva-on-the-Lake
We haven't been doing much or going anywhere since we're really getting close to the wedding, but I did get to sneak in a local adventure thanks to my bachelorette party! My amazing maid of honor/officiant/friend planned a wonderful weekend at Geneva-on-the-Lake, which is about an hour from us up on Lake Erie. I had …
Literary Travels: Vive la France
It must have been some residual subconscious that has me reading stories from/about/taking place in France-- it seems our recent trip there was an aeon ago and not just a couple months. I won't go into lengthy reviews of my recent literary pursuits--but I did enjoy them and they were very different from one another. …
‘Around the World’ Birthday Theme
What could be better than a BFF telling you to plan a night out for her birthday? Not much if you're like me: into food in love with trying new places in dire need of an excuse to actually go out on a Saturday night (wedding planning has been great for my savings account, not …
Travel-Themed Bridal Shower
I am still reeling from the most amazing bridal shower a girl could ask for. All our family and friends came together for one big shower to celebrate only a couple of months from the big day. I would be lying if I said I wasn't overwhelmed pretty much the whole time. I didn't feel …
Belated Birthday
This year my birthday was weird. Not because of anyone else--totally because of me. Usually I insist on a week-long (at least) extravaganza involving travel and excess. In that respect, I suppose I was on track-- we really considered my tagging along for the fiance's work trip to be my big birthday affair. But here's the thing; …
Mid-Year Review: New Year’s Resolutions
New Year's resolutions. How many of us keep them? Not me--I don't think I've even tried all that hard to be diligent. Until this year! I am making something out of 2013--it's the last year in my 20s, the last (almost entire) year I'm single, and the beginning of a new way of living life. …
Heather's Compass 