Category: Fun

February’s Soundtrack

I’ve been really quiet lately here on My Living Canvas.  I guess I’ve been trying to do more listening than talking.  I am still faithfully reading my Bible using the blended plan on http://www.youversion.com and I haven’t stopped writing. But I have been doing more observing and noticing and hoping that this pause will produce…

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Couch Potato to 5K: The Bright Side of Getting in Shape!

{Repost from my Daily Bright Side Blog!} About two weeks ago I had a dream that I ran a marathon. For some reason this dream has inspired me to start running again. I used to run a lot in my mid twenties, but after I got married my schedule changed and it was difficult to…

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Staycation: Cooking at Home

Picking up where I left off, on our staycation, we had some good eats over Labor Day staying home in the Washington, DC metro area.  Twice I cooked up something fierce. French Toast… as seen on Giada’s Weekend Getaways at Cafe Nola in Seattle.  See recipe here. I found the recipe to be delicious but…

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Bright Side Repost: Review of Julie and Julia

I really enjoy cooking. It’s therapeutic to me in more ways than one. I enjoy being creative with food, I enjoy following and learning new recipes, and I especially love EATING! Knowing this about me, it will come as no surprise that I saw Julie and Julia this weekend at the AMC theater down the…

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The Bright Side of Staying Home on Labor Day: Staycation!

{Repost from My Daily Bright Side blog from September 2009} This weekend Brian and I decided to unplug and have a good ole fashioned staycation. If you are unfamiliar with the staycation, this is when you stay at home during a time others typically go on vacation and treat the city in which you live…

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Staycation: Eating Out in Northern Virginia on Labor Day Weekend

Part of the fun of the staycation is discovering new places to eat right in your own hometown. For husband and me, we hit the town on Saturday night of our Labor Day staycation and found our new favorite restaurant in Arlington: Eventide Located on the Wilson Blvd strip in the heart of Clarendon, Eventide…

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The Bright Side of Travel

I am planning a big vacation. My husband and I are taking a tour of Italy and Paris in October 2010. This will probably be our last big trip before having babies. Next year will be our five year anniversary, and husband will complete his masters degree. So it seems like time to get on…

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The Bright Side of being a Foodie: Restaurant Week!

[Repost from my Daily Bright Side blog} On recently I had a friendship date with my dear friend and fellow UU alum Rachel Melton and we decided that it would be a good idea to partake of the DC August Restaurant Week! For those of you who don’t know, DC, New York, Chicago and other…

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My First 5K

I am so excited to share with all of my friends here at My Living Canvas that today I completed my first 5K!  I ran the Wolf Trap 5K for the Performing Arts.  Wolf Trap is “America’s National Park for the Performing Arts” and is a really cool venue where Brian and I enjoy seeing…

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