Wednesday, May 16, 2018

Race Recap: T9 Mermaid Run East Bay Virtual 5K

A couple of months ago, I signed up to complete the mermaid series T9 Mermaid Run East Bay on Saturday, May 12. Since I was working on that day, me and a friend decided to complete the run on the next day on Mother's Day. Since it was a virtual race, the race swag was sent prior to race day and it was pretty cool since in addition to the usual race swag of a shirt, bib and medal, it also included a necklace. Overall, it was a great day for a run and it was even better since I completed the virtual with my friend/co-worker. 



Me and friend after finishing virtual 5K


Collage of race swag, me and friend and race finish time

Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Showing southern hospitality to our east coast friends moving to the west

One of our favorite podcasts to listen to is Black Love Matters which is hosted by a married couple (Niram & Niambi) and focuses on love between black culture as well as black love stories. We have been long time listeners of the show and have even bought shirts to show our support.
Hubby and me showing love for Black Love Matters podcast

Last year, my friend from the 300poundsandrunning podcast came to California for work for a week during which time we jokingly called each other cousin since we have the same last name. As we hung out, he mentioned that it would be cool if he could move out to Cali versus where he was living (which was New England.) Fast forward to now and God blessed his spouse with a job in Silicon Valley. Being that I'm originally from Alabama, of course we had to show them some southern hospitality when they arrived in Cali.

Cousin Niram & Niambi
 We introduced took Niram & Niambi to the transit system as well as eating at one of our favorite vegan restaurants (Loving Hut at San Francisco Westfield Mall) as well as giving them a tour of the Bay Area including Fisherman's Wharf and the Martin Luther King Jr. Monument. We had an awesome time and are happy to become friends with a new married couple who are similar to us.

Den's excited that since Niram is into exercise and fitness, I now have a running buddy that I can do races with which will be fun for me as well. I'm excited because while me and Niram and running races, Den and Niambi can hang out and relax. We look forward to visiting them more often as they get settled and introducing them to all the wonderful things that Cali has to offer.

Evans' first family vacation to San Francisco/Fisherman's Wharf 

Martin Luther King Jr. Waterfall Monument

The 52 Book Club's 2024 Reading Challenge

Each year, I take on different reading challenges as a way to get outside of my reading comfort zone. For 2024, I plan to read a total of 10...