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weekly winners: my happy place

August 15, 2010travel, weekly winnersLauren @ mostly i run

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August 8-14, 2010

Hi! I just got back from a great week at the beach. Every summer my husband and I drive down to one of our favorite places — the Outer Banks, NC.

We’ve been staying on Hatteras Island every summer since 1998. We used to go with a group of friends, which shifted to a different group, which eventually ended up being just the two of us. It started getting too hard to work with everybody’s schedules. That’s fine with us!

We had a relaxing week reading on the beach, eating great food, and enjoying the sunset from our soundfront rental home. We had great weather, too. While quite a few nasty thunderstorms rolled through, none kept us indoors all day. I also fit in a lot of running and a couple bike rides (more on that later).

For now, just enjoy some of my favorite photos!

75* + 100% humidity = foggy camera lens

This is not a black and white photo!

I love the sunsets. See a few more over here.

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weekly winners: fourth of july

July 11, 2010weekly winnersLauren @ mostly i run

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July 4-10, 2010

We had a busy fourth of July! Bike ride, brunch, art and music street fair by day, BBQ and fireworks by night. Like last year, we were invited to a friend-of-a-friend’s in-laws’ waterfront home to watch the show!

Of course, I didn’t bring a tripod so most of my photos looked like this:

But I kept trying!

Even though I was using a point-and-shoot, I managed to do this on purpose:

The finale:

The fireworks show was a bit odd this year. There was a finale. And then they kept shooting off more. And then there was another somewhat smaller finale. And a few more random bursts …

And then it was over. But the neighbors kept it going. They put on a pretty good show, too!

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weekly winners: three-hour tour

June 27, 2010weekly winnersLauren @ mostly i run

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June 20-26, 2010

On Thursday night, I volunteered for the Chorale’s annual fund-raising cruise. I’ve done this the past few years. Fortunately my work is pretty much done early on, so I get to enjoy our time on the water!

It was quite hot all day but we were lucky — it cooled down a lot by the time we were boarding. There was a breeze and it turned out to be a beautiful night.

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weekly winners: soaking up the sun

June 13, 2010furry babies, weekly winnersLauren @ mostly i run

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June 6-12, 2010

There’s nothing like a patch of sun on the living room floor … or at least that’s what Jeter thinks!

Same day, different spot …

Stretch!

Meanwhile, Posey was hanging out on the stairs.

And Little Guy, a friendly stray, stopped by for a visit.

Changing the subject … my hydrangeas are in full bloom!

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May 23, 2010weekly winnersLauren @ mostly i run

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May 16-22, 2010

Last Sunday after the 5K, I headed outside to do some yard work. I had a lot of weeding and clean-up to do so we could lay down some mulch.

Later that afternoon I joined my husband and friends on my first bike ride of the season. It was a nice day, and my legs didn’t feel too bad out there! We all decided it would be a good night to barbecue, so we went home to shower, returning later with some food to throw on the grill.

Their kitties were chilling in a sunny spot under the piano, and I tried to get some shots of them.

I only got one, though, before Marcello decided to greet me!

We grilled catfish, shrimp, scallops, mushrooms and corn, with a yummy spinach and strawberry salad. Delicious dinner, and good company. What a great day!

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