The Adventures of Us
Enjoy our adventures below as we try to balance our lives between work, two kids, and ... relaxation.

Santa Pub Crawl

Saturday, December 12th was the eight’s annual Reno Santa Pub Crawl. It started off as a pretty snowy day and I worried about what the weather was going to be like that evening, but we had so much fun last year and with…

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5 Must-Have Ingredients for your Email Campaign

This little tidbit was something I wrote before we merged into One to One interactive. One thing I noticed while readings this is that mobile phones are getting more savvy in interpreting HTML email (e.g. Iphone), but this is still not standard. Catering…

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26.2- an extension of ‘We’re Marathoners!’

I had an upset stomach all week leading up to the race. I started eating things that I was used to hoping that it would help. I also thought that I may have become allergic to something. Finally on Friday I realized that…

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We’re Marathoners!

26.2. It takes a car almost 30 minutes on the freeway to drive the amount we just ran. And to be quite honest, it was the hardest thing athletically I’ve done to date. The trip started off with the Weaver family and us…

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It all adds up to this

I can still remember the day  Bridget came home with a bag in her hand. She escorted me to the bedroom, and I excitedly followed. She reached her hand in the bag, and pulled out my present…  I was hoping for something else,…

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Thanksgiving 2009- Food, Friends, Family and of course, running!

We started off the day with, surprise! A run!  The annual Turkey Trot is a 10K (6.2 miles) race that takes place at the Sparks Marina each year on Thanksgiving morning. Last year was the first time we did this race and we…

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Volunteer Work – Andy Style

The other day while at work I received an urgent request for volunteers. I glanced at the email, and realized that I definitely had the skills to be of assistance. And so did a few of my friends. So the next day, a…

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Who wants to be a mermaid?

I used to go to the lake when I was a kid. I’ve also enjoyed snorkeling a few times, and was able to scuba dive once in Hawaii. Not too shabby for a guy who can’t swim. Bridget always made fun of me…

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Halloween Kid’s Club Fun

As most of you know, Andy and I have been volunteering for the Angel Kiss Foundation’s monthly kid’s club and my mom has recently joined us. Within the past couple months, Angel Kiss and Keaton Raphael Memorial have merged to become the Northern…

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Travel Reading in Greece: Book Reviews

As with any traveling, there’s a lot of down time. Whether riding on a train or waiting for a ferry, this gives a lot of opportunity to catch up on some books. For our Greece trip, I brought two. The Art of War…

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