4 days in 40 pics!

Okay, y'all. TIME TO UPDATE. Here is my blog post attempt, after having a nearly 2 year hiatus. Since the last time I've written, I've run 2 more half marathons & been to Disney World and Baltimore! Guess I'll have to backtrack eventually. ;-)

Here is the last 4 days of the 2015 Capitol Challenge, in roughly 40 pictures.

Day One- 7/15/15. Raleigh, North Carolina Capitol Building

Day One- 7/15/15. North Carolina, Pullen Park- Andi & Opie Statue!

Day One- 7/1515. Richmond, Virginia Capitol Building

Day Two- 7/16/15. Jamestown Settlement!

Day Two- 7/16/15. Jamestown Settlement Boardwalk.

Day Two- 7/16/15. Jamestown Settlement; trying' on some hardware.

Day Two- 7/16/15. Jamestown Settlement We-sie.

Day Two- 7/16/15. Jamestown Settlement- inside the Susan Constant

Day Two- 7/16/15. Colonial Williamsburg- capitol building

Day Two- 7/16/15. Colonial Williamsburg- Barbershop 

Day Two- 7/16/15. Colonial Williamsburg

Day Three- 7/17/15 Mount Vernon Welcome Center

Day Three- 7/17/15 Sittin' on George Washington's back porch with my BFF, pretending to have coffee while looking out at the Potomac River.

Day Three- 7/17/15 Mount Vernon jumping pic!

Day Three- 7/17/15 Mount Vernon We-sie

Day Three- 7/17/15 Mount Vernon Bowling Green

Day Three- 7/17/15 U.S. Capitol Building, Washington DC

Day Four- 7/18/15 Arlington National Cemetery  

Day Four- 7/18/15 Arlington National Cemetery. Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

Day Four- 7/18/15 Arlington National Cemetery.

Day Four- 7/18/15 Arlington National Cemetery. Can't believe I stood there!

Day Four- 7/18/15 U.S. Capitol Visitor's Center

Day Four- 7/18/15 U.S. Capitol Tour

Day Four- 7/18/15 Library of Congress We-sie

Day Four- 7/18/15 Library of Congress Where's Waldo

Day Four- 7/18/15 Library of Congress Floor

Day Four- 7/18/15 Library of Congress Ceiling

Day Four- 7/18/15 Library of Congress Reading Room

Day Four- 7/18/15 Library of Congress 

Day Four- 7/18/15 Crumbs & Whiskers Cat Cafe! Oh my. Brace yourself for kitty pics.

Day Four- 7/18/15 Crumbs & Whiskers- signing the "waiver"

Day Four- 7/18/15 Crumbs & Whiskers- getting' my orange kitty fix!

Day Four- 7/18/15 Crumbs & Whiskers

Day Four- 7/18/15 Crumbs & Whiskers 

Day Four- 7/18/15 Crumbs & Whiskers, Dory

Day Four- 7/18/15 Crumbs & Whiskers- camera shy, Dory

Day Four- 7/18/15 Crumbs & Whiskers- Idris

 Day Four- 7/18/15 One the waterfront in Georgetown

 Day Four- 7/18/15 Sunset in Georgetown!

More adventures to come!! Stay tuned.

Galveston Island: New Mercies I See

I am WAY past due to post photos from my August 3 mile run at Galveston Island. My mom, sister, and I headed down there for our annual girls trip. You just can't go wrong with a beach vacation. I got up about 6:30 one morning to catch the sunrise and nearly missed it. Check out these pictures I snapped of the brand new day.

As I look through these photos, a hymn comes to mind. An oldie, but a goodie:

Great is thy faithfulness, Oh God my Father

There is no shadow of turning with Thee

Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not

As Thou hast been, Thou forever wilt be

Great is Thy faithfulness! Great is Thy faithfulness!

Morning by morning, new mercies I see!

All I have needed Thy hand hath provided

Great is they faithfulness, Lord unto me

Listen to the basic tune here

More blog posts to come more frequently! I've signed up for another half marathon in February, and to prepare- there are a few runs to accomplish before that. :) 

YOLO, eh?

Yesterday, we arrived in Canada and headed directly to Niagara Falls. I got some great pictures last night but knew I wanted to come back at sunrise to get in a once-in-a-lifetime (probably) run and to see God wake up His masterpiece. You only live once, right? I ran down to Horseshoe Falls from our hotel, which I estimate is about a half mile. No one was up at 5:50 this morning. 

Then, I ran down past Rainbow Bridge, which was about another mile down the path beside the Falls.

I crossed over, farther into the Canadian side of the Falls and made my trek back up a very beautiful pathway.

Of course, I had to cross back over to run along closer to the water. The sun was just starting to come out on my way back up to where I started at Horseshoe.

After taking a few minutes of God-time, I headed back up the hill toward our hotel. I wasn't sure if I was going to be able to run all the way back because it was all up-hill, and I haven't trained on hills since March! However, I did it... 3 miles! Feelin' pretty good. 

So I'll leave you with an oldie but a goodie- God is good, all the time. And all the time, God is good. Onto my next adventure. 

Michelle's blog link; be sure to read! http://mixedupfilesofmoi.blogspot.ca/