Last year, the women in my family started a tradition of meeting up in a new location to catch up before the year’s end and celebrate the holiday season together. This year, Nashville, TN was our destination of choice. Though I was born in Tennessee and grew up in the South, I had never been… [Read More]
Happy Thanksgiving 2018!
Happy Friday, friends! I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday last week. Did you celebrate locally? With friends and/or family? I flew down to Atlanta to spend time with both. I’m usually one of those travelers who takes the earliest flight out, but for this trip I left at 6:15pm. Out of JFK. On… [Read More]
The Friday Five 8.17.18
Happy Friday, friends! I can’t believe August (and summer!) is flying by. We are going to blink and it will be 2019 already! There are only a handful of summer weekends left sadly. The next few days for me are going to be full of fitness – Summer Streets, a running history tour of Prospect… [Read More]
Studying at the University of Cambridge
This time last year I was heading off across the pond solo to study history at the University of Cambridge in England. The University of Cambridge was founded in 1209 – meaning it’s over 500 years older than the country I live in! It’s where Sir Isaac Newton thought about gravity under his apple tree,… [Read More]
The Friday Five 8.3.18
PopFitLife: After a two year hiatus, I’m starting up the blog again! I love reading blogs. I love writing blogs. I love discovering new blogs. Why did I ever stop?! I’ll tell you why actually. I would compare myself to bloggers I adore such as Julia Engel and Kathleen Barnes – and I didn’t see myself as a “blogger” when… [Read More]
2018 Brooklyn R-U-N 5K
I’ve been taking a little break from long distance running this year. Last November, I injured my left knee at Mile 18 of the New York City Marathon. Except for the 2018 Disney Princess Half Marathon in February, all of my races this year are five miles or less. I must admit it’s been nice… [Read More]
Travel Tips for London
British accents. Princes and princesses. So much history. I’ve wanted to visit London, England for as long as I can remember and I finally got a chance to last month! Below I’m sharing my travel tips for London, so you know what to eat, do, and see while traveling across the pond: Where to Stay:… [Read More]
Travel Tips for Paris
I got the chance to visit Paris, France in 2009 after graduating college, and I jumped at the chance to return in September. This time I was in charge of the travel itinerary, so I read all the books and all the blogs! I couldn’t wait for shopping, pastries, and beautiful architecture. Below I’m sharing… [Read More]
Wyoming Family Adventure
Last summer, I annoyed my family by capturing our vacation in Yellowstone National Park on film. #sorryimnotsorry Over a year later and it’s now all worth it! I’ve compiled a short video of our amazing trip in Wyoming from hiking to enjoying s’mores around the camp fire. I hope you like it: I’m thinking of… [Read More]