It’s June?
Sheesh, how is it already June? A few weeks ago, we made a very last-minute decision to move. A house came up in a neighborhood we really like, and we decided to go for it. From there, it was a…
Taya Runs and Reads
Running, Reading, & Random Life Things
Taya Runs and Reads
Running, Reading, & Random Life Things
Category Life Updates
We’re moving!
Lots to do so keeping this short. We found a house a few miles from us that was in the neighborhood we really like. We decided on Friday to go for it! So how we’re frantically getting our house ready…
Disney Vacation | Day 2 | Animal Kingdom
We began our Animal Kingdom adventure bright and early—up at 6:30 AM to whip up a quick breakfast at our rented house. It was Joel’s bday, so we sang a round of Happy Birthday! By 7:30 AM, we were out the door to…
Disney Vacation | Day 3 | Magic Kingdom
We started the day with a minor miracle: both kids slept in until 7:00 AM! Miles snoozed even later, which felt like a huge win. While they dozed, Joel and his dad made a run for Krispy Kreme donuts—a special…
Disney Vacation | Day 1 | Pool Day
The kiddos did not want to sleep and were wound up from the day’s travel. Hailey was up multiple times and then I forgot to turn off the green lights on the kids’ Hatch alarm clocks, so at precisely 6:30…
Disney Vacation | Day 0 | Travel Day
The first day of our Disney adventure started with a whirlwind of last-minute packing. Joel took the kids to Lifetime with Gary, which gave me some much-needed time to get things done—though it also meant skipping my long run. Priorities!…
I’m a published author!
Link to abstract I authored a chapter in a textbook! The book (Handbook of Cardiac Anatomy, Physiology, and Devices) was published and was handed out in a class starting this week. It was pretty cool to see my name printed…
2024 in Review | Reading [plus December 2024 reads]
December was a good month of reading, the stats from December and how it compared to the rest of the year are below. Below is the year in review that Storygraph provided for me, I love it! Nothing was surprising…
Our weekend away
Weekend Getaway to Duluth A couple of weeks ago, Joel’s parents graciously watched the kids, giving us the opportunity to take a short break from work. We decided to take off from Friday through Monday and headed to Duluth for…