what would you do...?

if preserved under the passenger seat in your zipcar (rent by the hour cars for us city folk) you found a forgotten, unopened block of organic cheddar?

REMATCH

Spring is springing and the ice is gone. the time has come once again to face some old foes...

1) Team Beck vs The Cayonlands Half Marathon
location: Moab, Utah
last ran it: 2008
chip time 02:07:49, pace: 00:09:45


handicap: been living at Boston sea-level's non-altitude for the past 2 years
secret weapon: running with both my brothers this time (vs alone). not to mention Mom, Nicole and Ashley who will be pulling for team Beck on the 5 mile course
REMATCH: Saturday, March 20th, 2010=SUCCESS :)

2) Team SweetFeet vs The Big Lake Half Marathon
location: Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire
last ran it: 2007
chip time 1:59:44, pace 9:08

handicap: last time I came into this race with a solid year of training, this time around my life is fuller, but the training is also patchier
secret weapon: running with two of my favorite people--leslie, best friend of wonder and jeff, brother of steel
REMATCH: Saturday, May 8th, 2010

WISH ME LUCK.

haiku for a rainy wednesday

oh to be curled up
on the slumbering belly
of a totoro

the HAVES and the HAVE-NOTs

yeah the T is now like a comfy old shoe. it's cheap, pretty decent as far as getting around the city and you don't have to park it. however, there are some things in life that really just want a car. things that normal (car owning) folks take for granted--day trips, temple trips, over ambitious grocery shopping trips, not taking 45+ mins to get home from pretty much anywhere (despite the fact I rarely travel outside a 5 mile radius), going to Target.

when you are one of the have-nots, every event outside of the city is a distant, foggy dream. and every offered ride home is a beacon from heaven.


them:

me:

RELIEF

What is our money
our blessings
for?

if not to help these?

There have been hundreds of thousands killed, injured and orphaned after the earthquake two weeks ago.

I've been a supporter of Partners In Health ever since I learned about their awesome work in public health and their philosophy of preferential treatment for the poor. They have been working in Haiti since their inception in 1987 and have had success that other health bigwigs told them was impossible.
I have no doubt they will make good use of our money to care for those affected by the earthquake.



And in case you want some other options or just want to spread your love around, American Red Cross and UNICEF children's fund for Haiti are two other great places to make your donation, as well as the LDS humanitarian fund (designate: Haiti).

love you-e

the opposite of love is indifference




And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour? Matt 26:40

welcome 2010!

you're looking good

For now we see through a glass, darkly, but then face to face:
now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.

1Cor13:12














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giveaway update--summer bummer

Pe-pum-can Pie!

This Thanksgiving, with a little inspiration from some online pie bloggers, I decided to try my own fantastical variation on a pumpkin pie. I've always been a sucker for the candy sweetness of pecan pie, but when I went to the books I found that pumpkin pecan pies leave out the sweet gooey goodness. So, I decided to right this wrong with the......

PE-PUM-CAN PIE!!!!!!

First, I created a simple whole wheat crust (we are on a whole wheat jive at our house lately and have gone about a month without buying any white flour)
Next, I made a half recipe of pumpkin pie filling and cooked it in the crust for about 30 minutes (just until firm)
Finally, I carefully added a half recipe of pecan pie (with all the nuts) to the top and baked it until set

The result...
see for yourself!

The pe-pum-can pie (which is really fun to say outloud, just please take a second and try it), was a heavenly mix of sugary carmelized goodness and the classic Thanksgiving pumpkin. Yes!!

on a side note: the whole wheat crust was really great. the whole wheat adds a nutty crunch that really went well with the caramelized top layer!!

It was fun trying out this month's pie challenge; if anyone else is interested, check it out here:

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

happy birthday little one

Thank you Tanya Pountney

for the good times at the Copley Square Westin. you wonderful you.

Thank you Katie Barratta

for the food storage inspiration. you rockstar.

These kids mean business.

just wanted to show off what cutes my little brother and his fiance are. I'm going to wreck my stockings dancing at that wedding I tell you


(photos by katherine loveless, www.katherineloveless.com)

My Happy Halloween!!

Oh what a glorious Halloween was had.
The festivities began the weekend prior to Halloween with Leslie, Mandy (out from Orem) and me getting gussied up for the YSA dance in Hartford, Connecticut. The theme was Hollywood and in honor of fake blood, we chose JAWS. Although we were too late to be included in the costume judging portion of the evening, it must be said we were the best.
Halloween morning, after a delightful sleep-in!! (oh I love sleep), Leslie and I donned our festive head costumes and went to the annual dog costume contest/parade at Faneuil Hall.

3rd place: Chicken Poodle Soup
(~chicken poodle soup! chicken poodle soup! chicken poodle soup with a carrot on the side!!~)

2nd place: The USS Minitz
(this one was my favorite, so creative and the poodle was very classic)

1st place: Shark attack!!
(way to represent!)

After the parade we headed back to our neck of the woods for the Vegetarian festival, taking place just a block from our house. All the free meat substitute tofu product samples a girl could want! Nobody seemed to mind that I was dressed as a notorious meat eater and we went home with two giant tubs of hummus a vendor was trying to get rid of. Success!!

When Leslie and I got home and got our year supply of hummus safely put away in the fridge, we decided to bike some vegan cookies we had just bought over to our good friend James' house to wish him a Happy Halloween. The weather had decided to pretend it was summer and our bike ride was lovely. A few blocks from our house I noticed I was feeling especially free and untethered on my bike, at which point Leslie suddenly asked me "where's your helmet?" Oops. For the sake of beating the dark I threw caution to the wind and we continued to James'. Going to turn down his street, Leslie again broke the silence with a "there he goes!" James was just turning down the street in his car. I've never thought of James as a wild driver, in fact, I often liken his driving to my grandmother's, however we chased him unsuccessfully a number of long blocks until he finally pulled over to let a cop pass by. Ahh, the exhilaration of chasing cars wildly through Dorchester without a helmet! Quite a thrill. When we finally met up with him, we found, to our delight, that James was looking for some Halloween cheer. So of course we invited him over to carve squashes, play Rumis, and eat hummus.


After James left we finished off the evening with the classic "Sixth Sense" (oh M Night Shyamalan. You silly thing.) and then this pooped little shark went to sleep.

Happy Halloween!! Hope yours was lovely too and if you live in the vicinity please stop by sometime for some hummus. muah!

NEW LEAF

=throw away deodorant when it's so low it starts to hurt to put it on.



(old leaf)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, kiddo!

Mama
Endearing laugher
Loyal
Athlete
Nice to nerds
Industrious homemaker
Ease (as in, puts you at it)

Wacky&wondrous

High school hippie
A+ baker
Runner
Reader
Interested in many things
Superstar

thy breath be rude!!

happy first snow boston

giveaway update--Aims

(yes, it is made with authentic packing string from Mike's Pastry shop in the North End, thank you for asking)