keeps the doctor away …is good for the soul!
look who’s in town!!!
my dear friend since we were age five!
i feel like i received another christmas present yesterday. gina is visiting her family for their annual christmas vacation, and we had consulted our calendars scrupulously in order to find a time for a get-together. wednesday morning at 9 a.m. worked for us both!
we met at cora’s in cambridge. this location was a new experience for me! (oops, that’s right! i’m not tabulating those anymore!). i’ve been to the waterloo cora’s once, with dad, as our august outing-of-the-month. the cambridge location is much smaller than waterloo, but otherwise very similar.
before we knew it, it was 11:30!!! i swear someone put the clock on fast-forward. i guess that is the sign of a successful visit!
another self-portrait for our collections!
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i made full use of my day off – and time in waterloo (no aunti day this week) – and met up with lisa in the afternoon “for coffee.” (i had water and a cookie as i had enough coffee/caffeine at cora’s! yes, i am forcing myself to consume coffee. you will see why on monday). the way the christmas school break fell this year, kids + teachers still have this week off. all the easier to plan a meet-up with teacher lisa!
une bonne visite, comme toujours, avec lisa!
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way back in early december, dad pvr’d the hawaii ironman triathlon for me. i LOVE watching this annual broadcast of the october world triathlon championships. ever since i saw julie moss stagger through the finish line of the 1982 race, i have been captivated by this monumental physical challenge. some may say that nbc’s coverage is too treacly, but i find inspiration in watching the elites and “regular people” tackle this three-part test of physical and mental stamina. after dinner with mom and dad, i got my yearly fill of ironman inspiration.
hellooooo from the couch!
this year’s show was the usual mix of drama, emotion, and tension – but i did love the artsy feel to the camerawork of the swimming portion, and the seniors shown near the end sure displayed tenacity! i sincerely doubt i will ever be an ironman…but i am a devoted fan!
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…and today, it’s back to work! with christmas gift returns slowing down, we are now entering a quieter time of year in the retail world. i miss the pre-holiday excitement already!
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what a nice day! I love day dates with girlfriends. I need to make more time for them. our store has slowed down this week as well. we’re still having some big bursts of high traffic, but nothing like the past 6 weeks.
i hear you, dorry. sometimes date-arranging is a little challenging, but always well worth the effort, and then you say, we should have done this sooner! today was funny – i was busy until 2 pm then it was SO QUIET from 2 -5 pm! so i understand the fits and starts you have noticed!
Sounds like a great day with great people!
I love days like that…and have had quite a few myself lately. Maybe that’s just what life is all about
Hope you’re staying warm! (I’m hibernating)
ooo, stay warm, lisa! coffee by your fireplace, maybe?! we are fortunat to have a wonderfully mild day here today!! and that should last a few days! glad you’ve enjoyed some social outings, lately! you’re right: those connections are life-fulfilling!
I have one complaint about the network coverage of Kona. It’s not long enough. I want more. Therefore, I am forced to seek out other types of coverage. Fortunately, lots of places have written stuff. I really enjoyed the Outside article. Worth a read, for sure. Yes, I subscribe to Outside.
i was TOTALLY thinking of you when i was watching the ironman, johanna, since we have discussed this race before!! and i agree – i would happily watch “real time” coverage (i guess that is what live, internet coverage is for!). hours and hours and hours…
i’m glad o hear that you subscribe to “outside” – beautiful and inspiring photography and interesting articles that awake the travel bug!
Looks like you had fun (more details on the cookie, please!).
I had no idea any triathlons were televised. I don’t know if I’d watch straight through, but checking in would be fun.
coffee culture does the best cookies! choc chunks, not chips! this time i went plain choc chunk but they also have a version with smarties (canadian m n m’s) that is very nice! for “mainstream” tv, nbc just shows the hawaii race. i think some smaller networks show other tri’s…nbc really condenses the race so it’s not a slog to sit through (ie shorter than a football or hockey game!).