The World Visits Richmond: UCI Road World Championships

UCI Women's Elite racing through the Fan

Over the past week, Richmond was the hosting city for the UCI Road World Championship bike race. This has been an event I've been looking forward to since they announced it about 4 years ago.

Long Weekend Basics: July 4th

Getting a little patriotic with our Sunglass Warehouse Sunnies — pretty sure Basil takes the cake here.

We were both able to take the long weekend and enjoyed the extra day — it's amazing just how big of a difference it can make when you haven't taken one for a stretch.

Weekend Basics

Mary and I had fun watching VCU bring their havoc to Brooklyn and kill it through 2 out of the 3 Atlantic 10 Championship games they played this weekend! While they didn't quite bring it all the way home in yesterday's game, we're both glad they will once again represent RVA in the big dance! I've been filling out March Madness brackets for as long as I can remember and have gotten Mary to join in on the fun ever since she moved back to Richmond 3 years ago — so this will be her 3rd bracket. Having VCU in the pool always makes things more interesting.

Too Hot for Baseball

Those who know me, know I love the Phillies. Needless to say, we'd been excited about our plans to go see them play the Orioles in Baltimore on Sunday. We left Richmond bright and early to head up to Maryland since we wanted some time to walk around the Inner Harbor and the ballpark before the game started.

Weekend Basics

1 All of Saturday we spent time with our family celebrating the amazing life of my Grandmother. She would have made it to 101 years this July, so there were lots of stories and memories to share as you can imagine.

Jettin' to Destin (Florida That Is)...

So a little working relationships had to get done last week and it just so happens the destination was Destin, Florida. Somebody has to do it, and it might as well be me. I had never been to Destin before and actually had never fished in the Gulf of Mexico — that all changed last week.

A few things...

...as we head into the weekend!

Hello there, Maverick

Did anyone else get a chance to see this heartwarming story about the rescued Weimaraner, Maverick, who went from Craigslist to Westminster?

Maybe we're a little biased on the weim side of things, but this was one story that really touched us. We both laughed at how Maverick leaps up to hug his daddy since that's exactly what he does to me every night as I get home.

There's just something about a good story with a happy ending...

Super Bowl Recipe Roundup

Who's ready for gameday? For those of you still looking for recipes to make for your Super Bowl party or take to another — you're in luck. I've been working on a special series just for gameday (well, you could really make these for any occasion), that rounds up go-to recipes full of flavor you can make with fresh ingredients.