The Buerglers

It's the final countdown! I just finished the last two mile run with the girls.  We went back to the place we did our first training run back in November (pre-ankle situation).  Rosemary even brought Sadie.  As we ran (and walked) we remincided over the last three months: where we were physically and mentally going in to the race and where we are now. It's so great to look back and see the dramatic change for the better.  Katie and Rosemary looks great - super skinny these days.  And I can boast some really strong ankles and good looking calves :)  As for Amanda, well, she has some screws in her twist and has traded her cast for a splint.  Anxious to see how Caitlin is doing! When we arrived at the river to do our last run, we were all gleaming with the little treats we'd picked out for each other for the weekend. Rosemary had our running shirts that we had made for us, along with Epcot passports, Clif bars, and a Disney Princess CD...

While I work for the church running the middle school youth group, Eric volunteers for the high school youth group.  They usually have planning meetings on Wednesday nights, but one Wednesday a month is dedicated to the adult volunteers socializing.  Eric has stepped up and coordinates most of the activities.  We usually share a meal, but sometimes it involves an activity. For example, last month, we went out to dinner and played trivia.  We won second place and therefore won some housecash.  In turn, we "raffled" off the housecash to one person at the table for them to use on a date night or another fun return trip. Last night we went to Sweetwater Brewing Company in south Buckhead. This was perfect for me since I had the Foursquare special which Eric and I both used. Two WHOLE dollars off our night! Pardon this blog post for this commercial interruption (no I don't get a kick back, I just love foursquare that much): Click to add Swe...

President's Day Weekend. Possibly my favorite holiday of the year.  Why?  Because January is filled with holiday anticipation letdown.  Oct-Jan 1 are filled with four over-the-top holidays.  Each with their unique decadent dishes and cocktails.  Some with gifts.  Others with an abundance of parties. But President's Day? It comes when you're not looking.  No fanfare. No desserts.  No decorations.  No black dresses. But a whole day.  Yes, a whole day off from work that is not used to shop or bake.  A whole day off to DO. NOTHING.  Amen. How'd we spend our President's Day weekend? We had tons of plans going into the weekend.  We were supposed to meet friends for celebratory drinks on Friday night.  I had a bit of a head cold so I stayed home to catch up on my shows, but Eric still went out.  We were also invited to do a few different things Monday night , but we canceled all of them so we could...

You're probably asking yourself, what is Dunwoody Dip? And it's a great question! It's easy to make. Melty. Cheesy. Meaty. A little bit spicy. And everyone LOVES it!  The origin, though, it's a more difficult to nail down.  My grandmother, who is from Dunwoody, Ga, actually heard about this dip when she was visiting friends in Denver.  Urban legend has it that some guy brought the dip to a party in Denver and when prompted for a name he stalled and said "Dunwoody Dip." Because, apparently he was from Dunwoody.   Who really knows? All I do know, is that this dip is yummy, very easy to make, and is always the first gone at a party or family get together.  Also, Eric might have married me because of this... Dunwoody Dip Ingredients: One tube of Jimmy Dean Hot Sausage Two cans of Rotel Tomatoes - Hot Two bars of Cream Cheese Big bag of Fritos Scoops Directions: Preheat oven to 325. In a large frying pan over medium-ish heat, brown the sausage. ...

Wednesday, the one and only Rosemary Walsh and I drove from the A-T-L all the way to Charlotte, North Carolina for.... a sandwich, a bird garden, a beer, a burger and a basketball game. Lunch at Dean & Deluca They make a darn good sandwich.  And chocolate.  Yum!  We split two deli sandwiches, each had a Strawberry Lemonade and then treated ourselves to a few chocolates.  Don't mind if I do. Wing Haven Gardens St Therese "the Little Flower" how fitting :) The home and garden was in the middle of a suburb in Charlotte.  We walked in some lady's backyard.  The story of the home and the garden was incredible.  This woman cultivated three acres with literally nothing on it, turn the street into a bird haven and beautiful prayer garden.  She has since passed and the facility requires two full time gardeners and over a hundred volunteers to keep it running as beautiful as she did.  Can you imagine the joyful labor she spe...

I don't just ride my  bike  to work, I ride it to the farmer's market, grocery , church, and even an air show.  I'm not sure where to start with why I ride my  bike  so much. Maybe I should go with  environmental  reasons because being "green" is certainly in right now.  I hate the term "green" and that it is trendy.  Forget that!  I believe I have a responsibility to respect God's creation and I don't think pollution is a great way to hallow God.  I'm going to stop here before I get too negative. I should probably have started with  economic  reasons (seriously is anyone seeing a trend with these Friday question posts).  Because I  bike  to work and all of those other places, we have been able to lower our car insurance to the lowest mileage per year insurance.  While that is certainly part of it, we have been able to save more by saving about a tank of gas per month.  With gas pric...

I have been wanting to participate in *miscellany monday* for a few weeks but never had much to say.  Carissa's post was all about Valentine's Day.  I thought I would post a few bits of my Valentine's day too. The Weather Has it not been gorgeous outside, Atlantians?  The day time weather has been almost pushing 60.  Which, in my book, it's warm enough to open the door for a half an hour and let fresh air in the house.  It's warm enough to wear a skirt and tights.  It's warm enough to crack the windows in the car on the commute home. And the skies are blue.  Clear, blue. My Joyfulstar Etsy Jewelry  The owner of this shop is my dear friend Ashley over at OurLittleApartment .  She and I went to college together.  She lives in Ohio with her husband and little baby with precious rolls, named Gabe.  Ashley not only does awesome graphic work (she designed our wedding invitations) but she makes cute earrings, bags, and coff...

I had a nice little Saturday. I mean, who doesn't start their day cheering for a 10k and end it by going to Monster Jam 2011? C'mon. First of all, yesterday was one of the prettiest days we've seen in Atlanta in a while.  I do believe it was 55 and sunny. Mmm, Spring is in the air. Right? ?!?! Katie and Rosemary ran the Chattahoochee Nature Center 10k along the 'hooch in Roswell.  The course was no more than three miles from Eric and I's place, so I met the girls to cheer them on.  They CRUSHED their goal times by several minutes.  I mean seriously, these girls dominated!  Just two weeks until Disney, and they are SO ready. We finished the morning with some yummy French press coffee, French Toast, and BACON! Mmmm Aren't my pink polka dot PJs cute? The rest of my afternoon spent catching up on computer work for my on-line class, icing my ankle (I failed to mention the parking lot, packet pick up, and start line were a good 2 miles r...