My Life & Things I Love
Jerry and I recently went on a road trip to visit the locations where Dirty Dancing was filmed: Lake Lure, NC and Pembroke, VA (you can click on each city to read more about each location). Of course you know me, I am going to make the best of every road trip and try to …
Although Dirty Dancing was filmed on a shoestring budget, it went on to become one of the most famous movies of all time! All of the scenes were filled in two locations - North Carolina and Virginia. You can read my earlier blog about the North Carolina scenes here. The location I will write about …
Every since I found out Dirty Dancing was filmed in Lake Lure, NC, I have wanted to go! We finally decided to make the trip! The real-life resort town featured in Dirty Dancing. Seriously? To stand in the same exact spot where Baby Houseman practiced her dance steps and carried a watermelon? Yes, please! It …
I’ve been watching The Andy Griffith Show since I was a child, and my husband, Jerry, still watches the show whenever he can find old reruns on TV. Now that we are stationed on the East Coast, we have been wanting to visit Mayberry - both Andy Griffith’s hometown and the inspiration for the show’s fictional location. …
Birmingham, Alabama was born from the iron and steel industry, and is known for playing a crucial role in the civil rights movement. However, to me, Birmingham is home! Jerry and I built our "forever" home here and we come back as often as we can to to relax and dream about the day we …
Birmingham, Alabama is referred to as the Magic City because the iron industry boomed so quickly following the Civil War. Birmingham has a park to match every running style, an eatery to match every appetite, and is home to some of the best coffee and craft beer. There’s no Ham like B’ham! In this post …
My friend, Maribeth, and I signed up to run the Wayfarer's Inaugural Half Marathon Saturday, June 2nd, 2018, and decided to make a weekend of the charming cobblestone streets lining the Chesapeake Bay in Annapolis, Maryland! THE WAYFARER’S RACE We originally signed up for the Half Marathon, but received notice on Friday that we had …
Valor Run, Inc. is a non-profit organization whose mission is to unite communities through running events to honor the U.S. military women who have served our nation 9/11, especially those who made the ultimate sacrifice while supporting combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Back in March my friend Katie and I signed up to do …
I had the honor and privilege to commission Ronnie Keegan from Senior Chief Petty Officer (E-8) to Chief Warrant Officer (CWO2). Senior Chief Ronnie Keegan enlisted in the Navy on 17 June 1999, and reported to Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois for Basic Training. Following recruit training, he completed Yeomen "A" School in Meridian, …
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What is a Ragnar? Run. Camp. Sleep? Repeat. For those that don’t know what a Ragnar is - let me explain that first. First of all there are two types of Ragnars - Road Relay and Trail Relay. In the road relay a team of 12 runners cover 200-ish miles of running from Point A …
